Thumb App for iPhone
Have you ever wondered if those trousers make you look fat? Does that hair cut really work for you? Are you too old to be watching Pokemon? Need an honest, unbiased opinion? This is the place to get it.This application was fun for the first week or so, but I lost interest pretty quickly, after that. I got tired of scrolling through questions that weren't actually questions at all. Questions targeted toward a specific person (Hello, these are all publicly posted, why would you do that?), and tons of "Am I hot?" "Do I have Swag?" and "Who is cuter, me or my friend?" questions.
I'm going to cover the basics of this application to give you an idea of all the content and customization involved.
After creating your account you can upload a photo of yourself or use a picture from the internet. Maybe a cover from your favourite Beatles album. You can start asking questions right away, but I suggest not plunging into the deep end right away. Baby steps...
Clicking the "Vote" button at the bottom will load a random question. You can give the question a thumbs up, a thumbs down or a neutral vote. You can also add a comment along with your vote, if you want to. However, type your comment first. Once you press the thumb, it loads a new question.
If you don't like the questions you're getting you have some options. Clicking the "Vote" button again will sometimes load a new question. Sometimes it'll just keep loading the same one, even if you've already voted on it. You can select neutral to skip a question. You can also select what categories you want in your search. Don't want political questions? Uncheck them. Want to only get questions about fashion? Uncheck everything but the Fashion option. It is 'supposed' to only give 25+ age people questions asked by other 25+ age people, and the same for people under 25. However, everyone in the community has noticed that this doesn't happen. Someone needs to get off their bum and fix the coding.Each question requires an image. So sometimes people will just grab a random image to go along with their question. If you are asking a question and don't have an image you want to add, it allows you to grab one from the internet through the application. You can do a search for a word or phrase and it will load a few images that are related to that. Choose the one you want to use and stick it on your question.
The Get Opinions button is where you go to ask questions. Once you ask something you can keep track of the votes by clicking the "Response" button at the bottom. It'll update with every vote. When people add comments you have the option of replying to the comment or even giving them a star. A star is added if you liked their comment. The amount of stars people get are listed on their profile. The more stars, the more comments of theirs that people enjoyed. Getting a lot of stars in a certain category can make them in expert in that category!
Sometimes commenting on questions, or replying to comments is really great. You can share ideas, discuss opinions and even make new friends. However, sometimes you'll end up regretting it, and wondering why you bothered to try talking to someone that obviously seemed like they weren't someone you should be associating with. Comment with care. However, you can always block people that you don't like. You can also close a conversation by clicking the stop icon in the top right of the conversation page. This will stop you both from people able to make any more comments in that thread.
Want to see if any of your comments on questions have gotten replies or stars? Click the "Your Comments" tab under Responses to do this. Scroll down and see how it went!Your profile is where your avatar and a brief description you write goes. It lists how many stars and ratings you've tallied. You can also add thumb up and thumb down icons to the bottom. These aren't questions. This is a "Likes and dislikes" style area. If you like sushi but hate beef, make a Thumb up for sushi and a thumb down for beef! people that visit your profile can see your thumbs and even add them to their own profile. Likewise, you can visit other people's profile and add their interests to your profile.
There is also a friending system. Whenever someone on your friend list asks a question it will show up in a special section. You can choose to answer it or delete it if you don't want to.
I think this is an interesting concept. I feel like the application, minus a few issues (Like the age divider not working), is solid. The community is a bit lacking, however. When it comes to social media, it always boils down to the community quality. For me, it just wasn't a high quality. There are some gems in there, but most of the users are just there to get attention or cause problems for other people.
Not sure I recommend this application. I feel like maybe it'll improve as it grows and the community matures. It'll be interesting to watch and see how it goes. If you decide to try it out, let me know how your experience was.
Rating: 3/5
- Free
- Category: Social Networking
- Updated: Dec 12, 2012
- Version: 3.8.3
- Size: 8.1 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Thumb, Inc.
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