Android Apps
Google’s Pool Party isn’t much of a party yet [App Preview]
July 12, 2011 | by Andrew Kameka
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UPDATE: Google has discontinued Pool Party. So much for that.
Have you received your invitation to Pool Party, the photo-sharing app made by Google-acquired Slide Party, yet? No? Well, don’t feel too bad because you aren’t missing much.
Pool Party is an app that creates photo pools of images taken by a group of people. So when you take that next road trip to Vegas, all attendees can take pictures with their Android phones and have all of the images shared between the group in a pool. Friends in the pool can then comment on pictures, get notifications when new photos are uploaded, and an activity stream monitors it all. Sounds awfully familiar to Cooliris Liveshare, no?
At the moment, Pool Party is just another photo-sharing app that may be enjoyable in the summer time. It’s useful for people who want to take and share pictures that’s just a bit of a break from the norm; just a little something to break the monotony of manually sharing photos to Facebook or Twitter. However, there is an option to upload photos to other services through the Android share function.
The Pool Party app has a similar design to the Google+ app. So if Slide is making a photo sharing app that clearly has similar DNA to Google Plus, why doesn’t Google just integrate the two? I’m not sure, but it looks as if Slide will be allowed to operate as its own app. I’d be more interested in this becoming a + feature because it would be cool to have all of my photos in one place and be able to pool images from events I attend with other friends.
Either way, there’s nothing amazing about Pool Party, but it wisely doesn’t over-complicate things. The app is invite-only for the time being, so don’t worry if you’re not at the party yet. It will be a good app to use once registration is open. Thanks for the invite, Stephen!
P.S. I have one invite left to share. I’ll give it to a random reader who leaves a comment below from an account that can be reached: Facebook, Twitter, or tied to a valid email address (do not post the address in your message. I can see it from the admin panel).
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When I Google "Pool Party" the first result is "Police: Boy, 11, dies at pool party in Detroit" #BrandingFail
oh, and this picture: http://goo.gl/LTi39
Thanks for the info, this looks like it could be kinda fun
i think this could be a pretty sweet app eventually…hopefully invites start rolling out soon!
I was excited to get the invite then, um……….. yeah but intergration with G+ in some fashion would be nice.
Ohh, I've downloaded the app already, but so far no luck for invitation. I envy on Instragram so I'd like to use this app so badly! Please share your invitation with me!
Interesting review. I downloaded this app when it hit the market and have been waiting for an invite to check it out. Also interested to see how Photovine shakes down as well and if either app integrates into Google+ at all.
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Looks pretty cool. Definitely interested to try.
An invite would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'd love to try it out if you still have an invite. Like the comments above I found some weird stuff when even searching for a website. Is this project that secret?
I'm very interested in trying out anything that google is pushing, so far loving google+ would love to try out this new function which will most likely come to it soon.
I guessed this is going to be awesome app coupled with the G+ integration. Cheers~ Appreciate if I could get an invitation.Thanx..
can I get a pool party invite?
You are right, if Pool Party can be part of G+ that will be great. There still a lot of Google Products G+ can integrate with. An invite will be kool, nice review!
I won't be a kiss ass, but I'm interested in the technology and Android. I just got invited to Google+ and I'm all for it. Anything similar, that Google owns, is just a step away from being one in the same. Let's see what happens.
Who got the invite? Was it me?
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Its an interesting feature. Being in the Google ecosystem, I'm assuming those in my contacts can be picked rather than another unique id etc right?
I'd love an invite to Pool Party…
Looks fun, have recently been converted to android (long time symbian user) and on the look out for apps to add.
Someone have invites to give away? (Or tradefor Spotify or Google+) my gmail is gogander
I have some Pool Party invites – leave you email at my Google+ post or send me an limited post – http://adf.ly/2JjIh
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