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WhatsApplebee's: the premiere Applebee's-based social chat app
- pessimizer 12y ago10 years from now we'll be mourning the demise of apps that would work in more than one restaurant:)
- couchand 12y agoI'm kind of amazed it got in the app store. I would have figured there's a trademark check, but apparently not.
- Tyrannosaurs 12y agoGet it before it's pulled...
- joezydeco 12y agoWatch this thing actually take off and become a hit. Then Applebee's sues to take over control of the app.
- onedev 12y agoThis is absolutely amazing, just what I was looking for. I'm not even joking.
- bredman 12y agoI love the "I LOVE ENGAGING WITH BRANDS" text in the screenshot.
- robmcm 12y agoOr the mention of the other similar apps T.G.I Friendster or Olive Grindr.
- Ryel 12y agoApplebees: "Hello we would like to buy your app. How does $3Billion sound?" OP: "Nope. Worth much more." 1 year later... adds video support and valuation jumps to 10B.
- fizzbar 12y agoAwesome, hope it blows up. Perhaps this should be what season 2 of Silicon Valley is about. The only thing more awesome than this is the fact that the author's last name is freaking LAZER-WALKER.
- jordan_clark 12y agoForgot the quotes, but yes, "LAZER"-Walker. Love the idea. Good jorb.
- brianbreslin 12y agoIs this a month late April fools joke?
- buraksarica 12y agoI don't even understand how this got on first page. I submitted a link, even i did not see it on new page after an hour :P
- buraksarica 12y agoReality did not changed by downvoting my comment guys.
- MattBearman 12y agoAlways good to finish the week with a smile, shame there are (to my knowledge) no Applebees in the UK otherwise I'd give this a try. Also, please someone make Olive Grindr
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- willis77 12y agoUnlimited breadsticks :-/
- hvperborea 12y agoHahaha. I've met some great (shitty) pasta enthusiasts on Olive Grindr
- krallja 12y ago"I like to make things that bring happiness and deeper meaning to people's lives" -- Mike Lazer-Walker
- iambateman 12y agoHalf-priced apps after 9, every night!
- rrrx3 12y agoThis. I love this.
- wil421 12y agoSo is this going to replace the massive amount of Spam emails restaurants send me? Or will it be in addition?
- samstave 12y agoGiven the quality of the food the last time I ever ate at an applebee's -- I really think they should be focusing on food, as opposed to apps.
- izzydata 12y ago"Not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Applebee's International, Inc., or any of its subsidaries or affiliates."
- samstave 12y agoYeah - I didn't really look at the site - took it at face value one the first glance at it, scuffawed and closed it. :)
- smugengineer69 12y agoI'm glad Mr. Lazer-Walker is taking on the person corporatehood that many app-makers appear to be content with these days... It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, except for WhatsApplebees.
- sagarwithshah 12y agoall good apart from the punch line. You should change it because when you say "But Only At Applebee's" means you are underestimating user's power. Ignore if it's annoying.
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- DavidBradbury 12y agoI really don't get what is interesting about this. Do people really go to Applebee's often enough to care about this sort of thing?
- mattgreenrocks 12y agoIt's amazing that this app seems to have flown completely over many commenter's heads here. Sort of shows the SV bubble for what it really is.
- thearn4 12y ago... This is satire, right? I'm finding it harder and harder to tell these days
- stephengillie 12y agoJoke, satire, serious? Why not all 3?
- gutsy 12y agoThis is amazing and awesome and I've totally installed it on my phone. I don't want to actually go to Applebees to try it out, though.
- awwstn 12y agoFantastic. But, am I limited to anonymously chatting with people in the same Applebee's as me? Or can I chat with Applebee's diners across the globe? With the current trend of unbundling [1], it seems clear that a great approach would be to start out unbundled and rebundle later. I can't tell if I'm joking or not. Is Walmart on your roadmap? [1] http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2014/05/06/large-tech-companies-hopping-app-unbundling-trend/ http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2014/05/06/large-tech-comp...
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- micahgoulart 12y agoIf you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can get some apps that spoof your location so you don't even need to go to Applebee's physically to use the app and chat with others. LocationHolic and FakeLocation are a few of the location spoofing apps you can get on Cydia.
- rosem 12y agoIt's a little frustrating that I can't get anyone to pay attention to my location-based social chat app and this has 118 points. Haha.
- InclinedPlane 12y agoWhat's Applebees? It's a chain of pseudo-restaurants where instead of having fresh food prepared for you (as at a real restaurant) premade food is reheated in microwaves (this isn't a joke). I'd honestly rather eat at Denny's.
- dec0dedab0de 12y agoI usually refer to Applebees as a nicer version of Mcdonalds, and Denny's as an expensive laxative.
- buckbova 12y agoApplebees has a full bar.
- beachstartup 12y agoapplebee's and similar chains like tgif are popular with college kids because they have a full bar w/ happy hour and very cheap food. college kids aren't generally old enough to be food snobs, either.
- Falling3 12y agoI think they're both abominable. At least Applebee's has a bar though. I'm also fortunate enough to live in an area teeming with wonderful local bars, restaurants, and cafes. So I try to avoid places like these at all costs.
- thisjustinm 12y agoToday I learned two things: there are very few Applebee's in Los Angeles and with people like Mr Lazer-Walker in the world we're all gonna be just fine.
- huntleydavis 12y agoPretty sure this is just delay from their intended April 1st launch
- mead5432 12y agoBecause of the App Store approval process??
- mrfusion 12y agoI never understood why location based chat isn't more popular. (A location based instagram would also be really neat, see photos and comments of wherever you currently are.)
- todd3834 12y agoThis app has me concerned about restaurant neutrality, the government needs to protect us from these types of ideas. (Obviously joking)
- jonmc12 12y agoAnyone else see this hilarious Applebee's facebook 'fan'? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/this-guy-has-had-a-months-long-facebook-conversation-with-an-applebees/282819/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/this-g... The app may be a subtle PR campaign playing off the satire. Can't go wrong with app puns either.
- lazerwalker 12y agoAuthor here: the app is absolutely not a PR campaign. However, I can't speak for http://beesmeetup.com http://beesmeetup.com.
- JohnTHaller 12y agoAnd now I have a hankering for a tasty microwaved steak.
- borplk 12y agoFacebook is so insecure next week they will buy them for half a billion dollars, just in case
- jqm 12y agoThis is some serious bootstrapping disruption. I hope the pivoting synergies really take off.
- snorkel 12y agoNow would be a good time to invest. Applebee-centric apps will be the next Google killers. Amazon should get ahead of this before it's too late.