On Saturday, Microsoft pulled the awning off of Snipp3t. This chargeless iOS app looks a lot like any added endlessly scrolling account reader, but it doesn't accumulated based on trending topics, specific outlets, or Facebook acquaintance "likes." It's absolutely based on people.
Famous humans to be exact. Snipp3t acts as a automated interface for Bing search, but with a narrowed focus on celebrity news. Acquisition a celeb, bang on their acclaimed and finely-chiseled mug, and you're beatific every bit a account that name drops them.
Download the app on iOS7 or higher, and you're greeted with the all-over "Personalize with Facebook" question. If you accept to opt out of abutting your FB contour (with yet ANOTHER app), Snipp3t basically transforms into a bound Bing interface carrying celebrity new you apparently don't affliction about. The app will not let you stalk, I beggarly "subscribe," to celebrities until you've accustomed the inevitable.
Once you've synced with Facebook, the app will cull up celebs—living or dead—that you've admired and automatically subscribe you. For me, this alone added columnist Aldous Huxley. I don't know. I don't use Facebook a lot.
From there you seek for a brace added acclaimed friends, and Snipp3t updates your account feed. I will accord Microsoft some credit, the dev accession created a appealing adorable interface and the accumulation plan on anniversary alone column is in fact appealing good. For instance, I stumbled aloft an commodity about Steven Seagal assuming in Crimea and Snipp3t provided assorted account sources and accompanying images, tweets, and videos.
But the app aswell has a few shortcomings and aboriginal adopter frustrations—chief a part of them getting "trending posts." If I'm traveling to guiltily download an app to advice me chase the affluent and famous, I do not charge "trending" Kim Kardashian account worming its way amid important posts on Wu-Tang Clan's new individual and David Duchovny's divorce.
Also, the analogue of "celebrity" is, of course, a abstract one. I couldn't acquisition lots of musicians, such as M. Ward or Ty Segall, banana book creators, or even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (though they did accept Bill Gates). Luckily, if Snipp3t can't acquisition your star-studded query, it will alert you to either "search the web" or "send us a appeal for a celebrity." So maybe over time, this action will be added useful.
As far as account accession goes, Snipp3t doesn't suck. If Microsoft can abound on what they accept here—and acutely accompany it to Android and, I don't know, Windows Phone—Snipp3t could accompany a baby bulk of success because, as we know, everyone loves their celebrities. [TUAW]
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