The Week in Review: Forbes and More…

December 13, 2014Active Lifestyle, Activities, Meet Like Minded Peoplebrandon steinerVanessa Branco

The Smacktive team has been working around the clock to get the Smacktive Android App ready. We should be available on Android within the next couple of weeks.

On Thursday, December 11th, Sam Feuer and Vanessa Branco went to a power breakfast at the Hudson Theatre where Brandon Steiner interviewed Mark Cuban and Derek Jeter. With their deep love for the Yankees and for business, it was quite the experience. Look out for the picture of them with Derek and Mark next week on Smacktive’s Facebook page!

To finish the week off in grand style, Smacktive was featured in Forbes on Friday. Smacktive is something that every person on the team envisioned, it is something we all needed. We built something that we can use ourselves, and we do. As of today Smacktive has thousands of active users. We are currently focusing our distribution in the NY and NJ area, but the app is available throughout the US on iOS. Our CMO visited Oklahoma and saw four people near her in the area. Our CEO noticed someone near him who wanted to go bowling. Our business development lead connected with someone near him in LA to play a sport.

Ilya Posin from Forbes writes about how Smacktive helps solve the “paradox of choice”. Smacktive allows users to do exactly what they want at any given time. Smacktive connects people online to do things offline. He finishes up the article with a powerful statement about Smacktive, “Smacktive isn’t alone in the space, and users have lots of options to find people nowadays. Of course, a lot of the other meetup apps out there seem to have a focus on dating. Smacktive seems to take the approach that if it can help users get out and find something to do, then new social connections will follow on naturally. That, to me, seems like a natural choice, and not a paradox at all.”

You can read the full article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/12/12/from-a-new-activity-to-a-new-friend-smacktive-wants-to-help-you-discover-whats-right-next-door/

Smacktive in Forbes!

October 22, 2014Smacktiveairtame, android, angel, app, applause, communities, forbes, forbes.com, ilya posin, ios, mirage, SmacktiveVanessa Branco

Smacktive app is on Forbes.com today as one of “five companies that are tapping into the power of crowds and communities“. Ilya Posin writes about important factors needed for the high potential to scale such community-based companies, and how they are making their mark in this space.

The companies featured are: Applause, Mirage, Airtame, Angel and Smacktive.

Here is the article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/10/22/five-companies-that-are-tapping-into-the-power-of-crowds-and-communities/

Smacktive is available to all iOS users, and will be available for Android soon.

Smacktive – Activity-Encouraged Apps on TrendHunter

October 16, 2014news, Smacktiveboard games, cutting edge, gym, instant messaging, Smacktive, sports, Trend Hunter, Trendhunter.com, Vasiliki MarapasVanessa Branco

Smacktive has been featured on Trend Hunter, the world’s largest collection of cutting edge ideas. Smacktive thanks Vasiliki Marapas, Contributing Editor at Trendhunter.com!

Here is a quote from the write-up:

"How many times have you wanted to head to the gym with a friend, only to remember that all your pals are hopeless couch potatoes? The same goes for sports or board games. If your current friends don't like the same things you do, the only solution is to find more who do! Smacktive's instant messaging feature makes it easy to chat and make plans with strangers who are soon-to-be friends. "

Full article is here:

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smacktive

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Smacktive on CNN

October 14, 2014Smacktiveactivity, app, article, cnn, cnn money, cnnmoney, friends, ios, launch party, loneliness, sam feuer, Smacktive, visionVanessa Branco

At Smacktive’s launch party last week, Sara O’ Brien from CNN was in attendance. She immediately saw the Smacktive team’s vision, resulting in an article published yesterday on CNN Money. We are very excited to share our vision with the world, and deeply thank Sara O’Brien for such an incredible article.

Quoting our CEO, Sam Feuer, from his Facebook Page:

“CNNSmack….And it begins! Thanks so much for seeing our vision Sara O’Brien and thanks to our entire team Ayelet Noff, Pete Moore, Vanessa M. Branco, Marcelo Moyano, and all the Smackers for making this dream come true. Now to keep building…Here we GoSmackkkkkk”

From the article:

One may be the loneliest number, but with Sam Feuer’s latest app, there should be no excuses for finding new friends.

Smacktive, which launched out of beta on Monday, could help remedy loneliness — and counter another epidemic while it’s at it: obesity.

The app helps people find others nearby to do completely platonic activities with. Think Tinder meets Meetup.

People post 140-character statuses about the type of activity they’d like to do, set a time frame, and either wait for people nearby to respond or check out what others are up to. Users can filter by gender, distance, age — and in-app messaging lets users coordinate details for meeting up. It’s currently available around the country, but Feuer imagines it’ll be most popular in major cities. (It’s currently just available on iOS but versions for Android and the web will roll out soon.)

Read the full article here: http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/13/smallbusiness/smacktive-loneliness/