asapLocal

Description

APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
You are about to become even more connected to your neighborhood! Meet asapLocal, a nifty application designed to deliver relevant local content that is being created in real time. asapLocal mines locally relevant information posted to Twitter and organizes that data into usable categories such as Jobs, Traffic and Weather. There is not a faster or easier way of accessing relevant local information in real time as asapLocal!

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YOUR CITY IN REAL TIME!
asapLocal checks for new local content every 20 seconds -- you simply cannot print a newspaper that quick! Hear about breaking local news, upcoming city events, restaurant reviews and more by keeping an eye on the stream of updates being posted about your neighborhood.

JOBS
With so many people looking for jobs these days, keeping on top of new job postings in your local area is becoming a full-time job itself! asapLocal provides a robust listing of local jobs that have been posted, allowing you to get an extra jump on new job postings before they are published elsewhere.

TRAFFIC ALERTS
Check asapLocal's Traffic category in your city to find out if there are any major traffic problems, accidents or road closures being reported. You will find helpful traffic warnings posted by city officials, local media and your neighbors that will surely make your commute a little less hectic.

SPORTS
Stay connected to local sports scores, recreational league postings and more by accessing the Sports category in your city.

WEATHER
Is there a nasty storm approaching? Has the power gone out? Looking for up-to-the-minute information during a weather event just got easier. If there is a weather event happening, asapLocal is the fastest way to find out what public officials, weather professionals and your neighbors are saying about what is going on -- even if the power is out!

AMBER ALERT
If an AMBER Alert has been issued in your city, asapLocal connects you to the real time breaking information that is available at the time. Because asapLocal updates every 20 seconds, having access to late breaking details in an emergency situation could be the difference in helping find a missing child.

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ABOUT ASAPLOCAL
asapLocal builds upon the Twitter social networking platform by organizing and presenting relevant local information that is being posted in real time. By adding additional levels of categorization such as Jobs, Traffic and Weather, asapLocal aims to provide users with a service that makes it easy to stay connected to the things going on in their city.

Take a look at what people are saying about things going on in your city. You'll find local news, job postings, and other interesting tidbits of information that are directly connected to your life. We think you're really going to like this. For more information on how Twitter works and how you can get involved in the next big thing in the media industry, visit Twitter.com and browse the various "plain English" tutorials designed to educate the general public about this fantastic application.

ABOUT CHARISMEDIA
Charismedia Web & Mobile Publishing is a Guelph, Ontario based publisher of interactive applications to assist with your day to day life. Our web and mobile applications focus on a number of categories of interest such as shopping, sports, live entertainment and local media. Visit www.charismedia.ca for more information.

REQUIREMENTS:
Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch
Requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later