jReviews suitable for Social Checkin product like Foursquare/GetGlu/Unttapd

August 17, 2012 at 03:47 PM

jReviews is by far the best component out there to create Directories/Listings.

It comes with Reviews, Maps, Custom Fields, Related Field, PaidListing, Comparison, Flexible Modules and so on.

Next version will take it to a new level bringing strong Media capabilities.

My suggestion for a the version to come, let's call it 4.0, is to make jReviews suitable for creating Social Check-in products like:

http://untappd.com/

http://getglue.com/

https://foursquare.com/

http://www.vivino.com/

People are crazy about these products and use it very frequently after they discover it. JReviews is already a big step ahead to make it possible, lacking some features that could be integrated to the package or sold as an add-on.

Here is what I see is needed (just an overview):

1) Integration with Foursquare and/or Facebook Places API, to get the places nearby

2) Integration with Facebook and maybe Google+ to get the list of friends that are together doing the same activity

3) Creation of a some action buttons - Check-in / Eating / Drinking / Watching / Visiting / Wishing / etc, associated with the listings

4) Integration with Facebook Open Graph actions, so the actions that are done on the site are also shared on Facebook in a structured way

5) Integration with JomSocial/CB activity stream, to show actions that were done

6) New modules to show TOP Items per action, TOP places by Action, TOP people by action

7) All the front and back end, database changes, etc to support the new features

If you like the idea, post your "+1" comment here.

August 17, 2012 at 04:06 PM