BANGKOK, THAILAND, May 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) Facebook application maker Whowish has officially launched its newest social media application, Squeks. Whowish began beta testing the "Love it or Hate it" application in March and has added and updated several features prior to this week's launch. "Squeks is more than just an app that lets you vote on the people, places, and things that you love or hate," says Sam Kittayapong, CEO of Whowish. "It also creates a fun forum where fans can gather and share thoughts about a particular celebrity and where you can make new friends who share similar interests."
One fun feature that Squeks has added is the ability of users to take ownership of their favorite Squeks page: be it for a singer, movie star, music group, travel destination, TV show, product, or whatever. To "own" a celebrity or topic, users need to bid for ownership of that page using the Squeks points they have earned by voting and commenting on different pages. After taking ownership of a page, the owner can upload photos, add links, and edit the page as he or she wants.
However, other users can challenge for ownership of any Squeks page. Each Squeks celebrity or topic page is assigned a minimum worth. To make a challenge users must therefore have earned enough points to make the minimum bid, after which a bidding war can start for control the page. According to Kittaypong, Whowish wants to eventually integrate an advertising feature where page owners can share in the ad revenue generated from the page that they own"EUR" which will create an incentive for users to want to own pages and maintain control.
Squeks has already attracted Facebook users from around the world. It therefore is an interesting place for people to discover what others are loving and hating from Tokyo to London to New York and beyond. Using Google translate, Squeks users also find it a fun place to practice communicating in a foreign language with users from another countries.
Whowish handles privacy concerns by allowing users to enjoy Squeks anonymously. However, many current members use the Facebook application publicly so that they can follow what their Facebook friends are loving and hating via the Squeks live action feed. Anonymous users also show up in the Squeks feed for their Facebook friends but their identity remains hidden. Their friends are thus left guessing who they really are.
The Squeks website and Facebook application was built by Whowish's tech team led by Tanin Na Nakorn (CTO), Tanun Niyomjit (VP of Product Design) and Nilobol Ariyamongkollert (VP of Engineering). Based in Bangkok, Whowish has quickly become a prominent player in the Facebook application market. Previous applications the team has released during the past few months include the e-commerce apps SwapSquare and CollegeSwap, and the online meeting organizer 2Meet4.
For more information, please visit: www.Whowish.com.
Whowish is a new tech firm based in Bangkok, Thailand. Our team is dedicated to creating Facebook apps and online platforms that make your life easier, more productive, and more fun. To date the company has launched 4 Facebook applications: SwapSquare, CollegeSwap, 2Meet4, and Squeks. The core executive team includes CEO Rungrith (Sam) Kittayapong, CTO Tanin Na Nakorn, Tanun Niyomjit (VP of Product Design) and Nilobol Ariyamongkollert (VP of Engineering).
New Startup Launched: Squeks Love it or Hate it by Whowish
Facebook application maker Whowish has officially launched its newest social media application, Squeks, a "Love it or Hate it" polling app where Facebook users can share their feelings about a particular celebrity or topic.
2011-05-13
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[Press-News.org] New Startup Launched: Squeks Love it or Hate it by WhowishFacebook application maker Whowish has officially launched its newest social media application, Squeks, a "Love it or Hate it" polling app where Facebook users can share their feelings about a particular celebrity or topic.