I launched Abuzz last Thursday and heard lots of nice things from those who downloaded it. From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you. :) The app was born out of my own need for it. I actually went into the App Store one day looking for something like it and was astonished that it didn’t exist. So I got to work – mapping out the app and its various features. I brought someone in to put it together and, in three months, I had a finished product.
But I failed to get Abuzz significant coverage, and that is my fault and my fault alone.
Other than Louis Gray’s great write-up, I couldn’t get a single other blog to run with it. That tells me more than anything that the app isn’t as polished as it should be. I had considered pushing out incremental updates, adding features every few weeks, but it’s clear to me now that those would only be bandages on a much bigger wound. So the next iteration of Abuzz to see the light of day will be 2.0 (it will, of course, be released as an update, not as a separate app – I’m not pulling any Tweetie stuff, here).
I’ve listened to feedback and had a lot of great ideas come my way. The interface will get an enormous facelift. The user experience will be vastly improved. The app will stand on its own both as a social media search tool and as a Twitter client. I don’t want to let too much slip, but I’ll say this – I’m going to make sure the app is everything it should be.
Be sure to follow @abuzzapp for updates.
