Influential websites dealing with my topic
I found a few sites, not many because I am creating an iPhone app, and my app is not really something you could create a full website with, but I was able to find a few.
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/
This first site is really similar actually to what I want to do, but they incorporate a little more information jsut because it is a full website. Im not trying to overwhelm the user by having loads of information on my app, thats not what they are for. But this site allows you to actually create your own flash cards, like my app is aiming for. They also allow you to browse already made flash card sets. They allow you to print out your cards etc. They also allow you to share your flahs cards. The more I think about it this site actually is what I am doing, but I am creating the mobile app for it!
http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/
This site is similar to the one above, but they dont allow as much possibilities, although you can still create and print your own flashcards, and access them from any computer which is pretty cool. This is why designing an iPhone app would be so beneficial, ease of access from anywhere for anyone, and the ability to create, share, and view pre-made card sets, or your own. Seeing these sites make me a little more excited about doing this project. Because I know how versatile an iPhone app would be!
I would think that both of these sites generate a lot of traffic in terms of users coming to this site that have this very specific need. Because the topic is so specific, I wouldnt think its a site that everyone knows about, but what its geared for, it delivers that need very well.
Let me know what you guys think!
Chris, I think this is a really good idea for an app. These sites seem to work well to give you a better idea of what you want to do. I found out the same was true for me while doing my research. I found sites that did similar things to what I want to do, but definitely not everything I want to do together in one place. I did find a lot of good content, and it helped to see sites that did things that I don’t want to do (design and content).