On a news article from the homepage I read this post by dalydose:
It got me thinking that we could be so much more influential if we coordinated our contacts to developers so that they don't get the first person contacting them in December and the second person in March. We hit them all at once over a short period of time. They will take notice!
Instead of just a long list of developers contact accounts, I feel we will have better results by focusing on one or two at a time. I don't have the time to ping 50 developers at once and I don't expect that of anyone else. So please help us stay organized by following the simple guidelines below.
Also, please keep the thread clean and on topic. You may complain about lack of apps or how pointless this is elsewhere.
To participate, please leave a simple comment formatted as such:
1) App name, description, contact info
2) App name, description, contact info
Try to find relevant social media links, submission forms on websites and verified twitter accounts.
Please limit it to just your top 2 so I can make sure to represent everyone at some point. Also there is likely to be some overlap.
I'll update the OP with one app per week (this has increased to two apps with one "Up Next" for more participation!) but feel free to look through the other comments and contact those developers as you please. When an app rotates off of the OP, feel free to continue to reach out to them on whatever schedule you wish. It isn't necessary to SPAM them.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Please remember to keep all communications professional and cordial We want to give a good impression to these companies that will be doing us a favor. Don't be jerks/brats/angry about it. Just kindly request the application and move on! Use spell check if you feel you need to, there is nothing wrong with that.
APP REQUEST OF THE WEEK:
Starbucks
Web: Mobile Applications | Starbucks Coffee Company
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/starbucks/
FB: http://www.facebook.com/starbucks/
TheEconomist
https://m.facebook.com/TheEconomist
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheEconomist
Mail is for subscription services only.. Might not be appropriate to mail them
customerhelp@economist.com
SPECIAL ADDITION: CHASE Bank
Even if you don't use Chase as your bank (I don't), please send them a request to keep the Windows Phone application. Remember, keep it civil. They say we don't exist, well let them know we are here, but be respectful and use spellcheck please! We want to be taken seriously.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseSupport
Phone: Chase Customer Service (US only) 1-877-CHASEPC (1-877-242-7372)
Outside the U.S.: 1-713-262-3300
TTY/TDD machines:1-800-582-0542
Someone was gracious enough to start a webpage to further help gain some visibility: Check out www.wishapplist.com/ and vote for your app there. Just takes a moment to create an account and then vote away!
It is a challenge which is why I bug anyone I do business with to make a Windows Phone app. It doesn't really do much good to complain about it here. Your bank, retailer, local wine club, etc., ain't following the happenings over here. Email, call, Tweet, post on Facebook, comment on their blog, etc. I have called and had reps tell me that I'm the FIRST PERSON that they've heard from requesting a Windows Phone app. True story. If we spent less time repeating the same complaints to people who can't do anything about it and spent more time addressing the content owners and app makers, we might have more nice things.Just sayin...
It got me thinking that we could be so much more influential if we coordinated our contacts to developers so that they don't get the first person contacting them in December and the second person in March. We hit them all at once over a short period of time. They will take notice!
Instead of just a long list of developers contact accounts, I feel we will have better results by focusing on one or two at a time. I don't have the time to ping 50 developers at once and I don't expect that of anyone else. So please help us stay organized by following the simple guidelines below.
Also, please keep the thread clean and on topic. You may complain about lack of apps or how pointless this is elsewhere.
To participate, please leave a simple comment formatted as such:
1) App name, description, contact info
2) App name, description, contact info
Try to find relevant social media links, submission forms on websites and verified twitter accounts.
Please limit it to just your top 2 so I can make sure to represent everyone at some point. Also there is likely to be some overlap.
I'll update the OP with one app per week (this has increased to two apps with one "Up Next" for more participation!) but feel free to look through the other comments and contact those developers as you please. When an app rotates off of the OP, feel free to continue to reach out to them on whatever schedule you wish. It isn't necessary to SPAM them.
Thanks for stopping by!
-------------------------------------------
Please remember to keep all communications professional and cordial We want to give a good impression to these companies that will be doing us a favor. Don't be jerks/brats/angry about it. Just kindly request the application and move on! Use spell check if you feel you need to, there is nothing wrong with that.
APP REQUEST OF THE WEEK:
Starbucks
Web: Mobile Applications | Starbucks Coffee Company
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/starbucks/
FB: http://www.facebook.com/starbucks/
TheEconomist
https://m.facebook.com/TheEconomist
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheEconomist
Mail is for subscription services only.. Might not be appropriate to mail them
customerhelp@economist.com
SPECIAL ADDITION: CHASE Bank
Even if you don't use Chase as your bank (I don't), please send them a request to keep the Windows Phone application. Remember, keep it civil. They say we don't exist, well let them know we are here, but be respectful and use spellcheck please! We want to be taken seriously.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseSupport
Phone: Chase Customer Service (US only) 1-877-CHASEPC (1-877-242-7372)
Outside the U.S.: 1-713-262-3300
TTY/TDD machines:1-800-582-0542
Someone was gracious enough to start a webpage to further help gain some visibility: Check out www.wishapplist.com/ and vote for your app there. Just takes a moment to create an account and then vote away!
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