Archive for the ‘Rummble Announcements’ Category
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Rummble Launches Swedish Language Version For Android
Not a native English speaker? Don’t worry here come some native languages for you!
You can now use Rummble for Android in Swedish. Android language settings are specified by the native language you’re running on your device, so if your Android O/S is set to display Swedish, Rummble for Android will now appear in your native Swedish language.
Rummble for Android is the first part of the Rummble service to be translated. Rather than wait until the website is done we’d thought we’d get it out to you as soon as possible!
The translations for the Rummble website,
Rummble for iPhone and the Rummble mobile website will be launched soon and with more languages on the way.. We have already done German and Polish version!
Why not help us?
If you want to see Rummble translated in to YOUR local language, please contact us and in return for some translations we’ll give you a big bag of Rummble swag!
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Rummble Launches Polish Language Version For Android
Not a native English speaker? Don’t worry here come some native languages for you!
Angielski nie jest Twoją mocną stroną? Nie przejmuj się, mamy dla Ciebie polską wersję językową!
You can now use Rummble for Android in Polish. Android language settings are specified by the native language you’re running on your device, so if your Android O/S is set to display Polish, Rummble for Android will now appear in your native Polish language.
Już od dziś możesz używać polskiej wersji Rummble dla Androida. Ustawienia językowe w tej aplikacji są określone przez język jaki masz uruchomiony na swoim telefonie, więc jeśli jesteś posiadaczem systemu Android z językiem polskim, Rummble dla Androida automatycznie pojawi się w języku polskim.
Rummble for Android is the first part of the Rummble service to be translated. Rather than wait until the website is done we’d thought we’d get it out to you as soon as possible!
Rummble dla Androida jest pierwszą z aplikacji od Rummble, które zostaną przetłumaczone. Nie czekając dłużej na tłumaczenie naszej strony internetowej pomyśleliśmy, że tak dotrzemy do Ciebie najszybciej!
The translations for the Rummble web site,
Rummble for iPhone and the Rummble mobile website will be launched soon and with more languages on the way.. We have already done German version!
Tłumaczenia naszej strony internetowej, aplikacji Rummble dla iPhona i strony mobilnej Rummble zostaną uruchomione wkrótce i to nie tylko po polsku… Mamy już dostępną niemiecką wersję językową!
Why not help us?
If you want to see Rummble translated in to YOUR local language, please contact us and in return for some translations we’ll give you a big bag of Rummble swag!
Chcesz pomóc?
Jeśli chcesz widzieć Rummble w TWOIM lokalnym języku, prosimy napisz do nas, a w zamian za pomoc w tłumaczeniu dostaniesz od nas w prezencie wielką paczkę z gadżetami Rummble!
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
The new version Rummble for Android 1.2.1 now supports sharing a picture from your gallery to create a new rummble.
Just select a picture in the Android Gallery, tap share, select Rummble and the application starts with the Add Rummble process – with your picture already included! This saves you time when rummbling a place.
The updating of your location has also been improved, to give a precise location for your recommendations. It is now easier to set the location for new rummbles on the map.
You can download the new version from the Android Marketplace now!
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Rummble Launches German Language Version For Android
Not a native English speaker? Don’t worry here come some native languages for you!
Ist Englisch nicht deine Muttersprache? Keine Angst – hier kommen native Sprachen für dich!
You can now use Rummble for Android in German. Android language settings are specified by the native language you’re running on your device, so if you’re Android O/S is set to display German, Rummble for Android will now appear in your native German language.
Du kannst jetzt Rummble für Android in Deutsch benutzen. Die Android Spracheinstellungen werden durch die Systemsprache, die auf deinem Handy läuft, gewählt, also wenn dein Android Betriebssystem auf Deutsch gesetzt ist, wird Rummble für Android jetzt in Deutsch angezeigt.
Rummble for Android is the first part of the Rummble service to be translated. Rather than wait until the website is done we’d thought we’d get it out to you as soon as possible!
Rummble für Android ist der erste Teil der Rummble Dienste, der übersetzt wird. Anstatt zu warten, bis die Website fertig ist haben wir uns gedacht wir bringen es so schnell wie möglich raus!
The translations for the Rummble web site,
Rummble for iPhone and the Rummble mobile website will be launched soon and with more languages on the way..
Die Übersetzungen für die Rummble Website, Rummble für iPhone und die Rummble mobile Website werden bald veröffentlicht und weitere Sprachen sind auf dem Weg…
Why not help us?
If you want to see Rummble translated in to YOUR local language, please contact us and in return for some translations we’ll give you a big bag of Rummble swag!
Warum hilfst du uns nicht?
Wenn du Rummble in DEINER Sprache übersetzt sehen willt, bitte kontaktiere uns und als Dankeschön erhältst du eine große Tasche von Rummble-Goodies!
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
As a developer it’s important to know what exactly what happened when the application crashed. On Android Crash Reports were introduced with Android 2.2, but a lot of devices are still on Android 2.1 or below and will probably never get an update.
So what about these devices? A user can only tell you what he was doing where the crash happened, which is important. But a lot of errors are not reproducible, because they happened on a different device or under special circumstances. If the user has installed aLogcat he could send his log file, but a lot of users have not installed this application. Another problem is that some users just see that the application crashes, uninstall it and give it a bad rating.
We’ve solved this problem by using acra – a library, which sends crash reports to a specified Google Doc. Acra works with all versions of Android and sends more detailed device information than the standard Android 2.2 solution. Also you can show a notification, a toast or just send the report automatically when the application crashes. The integration is very easy – just follow the introductions on their Wiki Page. We have integrated this feature in Rummble for Android 1.2 – released later today!
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
To follow on from a recent post that explains how to publish your rummbles and check-ins to Twitter, it’s also worth sharing that Rummble has been rocking Twitter API OAuth for a couple of months now.
So what does that mean for Rummble users? OAuth is more secure and you won’t have to tell us your new password if you change it on Twitter.
Photo credit: Some rights reserved by paulswansen
How does OAuth work?
Think of it like a car valet parking service for web services, where for each Twitter user OAuth keeps a record of which apps and permissions that are allowed and handover the keys after a securely signed handshake giving authorisation to go and park your car (i.e. authorising an app to connect). Connect your Twitter account here.
Why is OAuth better than just logging in using my username and password?
When you want to share something you like from a site in another site like Twitter, you click share, they ask you to enter your username and your password. When you do this, the site has the right to see your information. Just like giving your credit card and your password to the cashier. Is that really a safe way of sharing? The answer is no, that’s why we have introduced the OAuth API to Rummble.
You can now share the places you’ve liked or loathed even more safely than before!
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Sunday, August 1st, 2010
There is an email we’ve seen recently prentending to come from Rummble, requesting you to open an attachment.
We will never send you an executable or ZIP attachment by email.
These are scam emails, which target you the consumer while claiming to come from a trusted community such as Rummble. Usually they get caught by your spam filter, but incase not, please delete it. Here is a spam email I received just yesterday, which prompted this post (the email below is NOT from Rummble):
The example above is SPAM, not a genuine email from us.
The key things to remember are:
- We will never send you a .ZIP, .COM, or .EXE attachment to open.
- All links will be back to http://www.rummble.com/ or a child page of that domain
We will only ever send you:
- Bi-weekly personalised community activity email with content from your trust network
- A monthly Rummble newsletter containing updates about functionality and featuring fun recommendations
- A password email reset if you request it (with a link which takes you back to http://www.rummble.com to rest your password)
- Notifications of messages, comments or a new friend connection, with a link back to the www.rummble.com/ domain
We’re all used to the viagra spam and invitations from your bank, credit card or paypal, to click a strange looking link and open up a website to donate your private details to a spammer, or to infect your computer with a strange .ZIP file attached. I guess one of the perils of being a popular site is spammers targeting our community in the same way as other popular brands.
Please double check any emails which may look like they’re from us and if in doubt, please contact us.
Thanks!
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
There are over 2,171 medals for Local Heroes up for grabs in America, but as of July 2010 the hardest of all to win is:
Local Hero for Restaurants
in San Francisco’s Financial Disctrict
With over 70 other users competing to be the most influential gastronomic advisor in the Rummble community, it’s knives and forks at dawn for those who enjoy their food!
If you’re not familiar with Rummble’s medals, you can read more about becoming a Local Hero here, but here’s a brief explanation:
What do the medals represent?
Rummble uses its unique trust algorithm to work out who are the most influential people in each area for specific topics. By influential, we mean who is trusted most for their opinions, by the rest of the community.
You can view the medals on any of our Rummble mobile apps and of course on the mobile website (m.rummble.com).
How does Rummble decide who wins?
When you Rummble (add a rating, review or check-in) in a specific area related to the topic (e.g. restaurants and eating out in San Francisco) you will be competing with other users who have reviewed places in that area. Whoever has the most trusted ratings in that area becomes Local Hero.
Why are some harder than others to win?
How hard each medal is to win, depends on the number of places in that subject in an area and the number of people reviewing.
How are the areas split up?
What’s really cool is that Rummble medals are calculated for real-life area boundaries in the US and UK. We hope to add more countries soon.
The financial district in San Francisco – there’s a war raging for the influence of opinion of restaurants in the area!
Why do the winners change?
As peoples opinions change about your reviews – because places change too! – you may win or lose the medal to someone who does ratings which are more accurate, more trusted or more up to date … So you will have to keep Rummbling in order to retain your medals!
Why do I want medals?
Being a Local Hero is cool because it demonstrates that you know your area really well
The medal is meaningful because it is based on other peoples trust in your opinions, rather than just how often you go to a venue or the number of times you check in
It’s really helpful for people arriving in an area to find a great trustworthy resource from one person about the types of place they’re interested in
It’s a great excuse to check out the latest bars, restaurants, parks – or whatever floats your boat – in your area
It keeps owners of places on their toes as their ratings change over time
Helps venue owners know who the influential reviewers are for a specific area ..which may help make sure you get that special table next time you’re eating out perhaps
Very soon, Local Hero’s will earn special privelages and the medals will become more valuable 
..so watch this space!
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
There are over 5,186 medals for Local Heroes up for grabs in the UK, but as of July 2010 the hardest of all to snitch is…
Local Hero for Pubs in Finsbury
..with over 143 other users competing to be Finsburys Local Hero for Pubs. If you’re not familiar with Rummble medals, you should read more about becoming a Local Hero, but here’s a brief explanation:
How Do I Win Medals?
Rummble uses its unique trust algorithm to work out who are the most influential people in each area for specific topics. By influential, we mean who is trusted most for their opinions, by the rest of the community.
You can view the medals on any of our Rummble mobile apps and of course on the mobile website (m.rummble.com).
When you Rummble (add a rating, review or check-in) in a specific area related to the specific topic (e.g. rate a pubs in Finsbury in London) you will be competing with other users who are reviewing and checking-in in that specific area; whoever has the most trusted ratings in that area (whoever has the most reviews agreed with) gets to be the Local Hero.
How hard each medal is to win, depends on the number of places in that subject in an area and the number of people reviewing.
Finsbury, London, UK
What’s really cool is that Rummble medals are calculated for real-life area boundaries in the UK and US.
Finally, as peoples opinions change – because places change too – don’t forget that you will have to keep Rummbling in order to retain your medals!
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
Recently the Rummble team to took part in London’s biggest ever Facebook Developer Garage and Hackathon.
Andrew and Callum started from scratch and developed the concept, core functionality and pitch during the day on Sunday. Having won the evening pitch, judged by none other than Mark Zuckerberg to be a “simple solution to a problem which needs solving”; Alex joined the party at Dare Digital’s office to code through the night to prepare for live demos on Monday.
The idea, which spawned from a brainstorm with Alex’s non-technical sister, Sophie, is to allow Facebook users to ask for personalised recommendations for places from their trusted Facebook friends.
Pitched as the ”laziest way to get recommendations of places to go”, the lazy part is where Rummble’s tech ninjas got stuck in. After selecting a location, the app suggest friends that should be able to offer great place recommendations, based upon the information connected to their profile in Facebook.
We are truly excited to bring this simple gem of an idea to life to share with fellow Rummblers and Facebookers. So, we hear you ask, how does ‘Recommend a Place’ work?
Here’s how it works
- Tell us the city you want recommendations for
- We find which friends know the city
- You select who you want us to ask
- We post to their wall asking for recommendations
- You get a list of awesome places to go!
So head on over to http://apps.facebook.com/recommendaplace to ask your friends for great recommendations for this beautiful sunny weekend!
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