21 questions with Neil & Frank from Urbankite
Summary
Frank Sykes, lead the first online job matching system 12 years ago and ever since has been applying technology in inventive and approachable ways, working with large organisations such as PwC and smaller Entertainment companies. UrbanKite is a free LBS currently for iPhone and Android devices that allow people to quickly find places around them based on tips of local experts. UrbanKite also makes great use of built in features of the iPhone and Android devices to help the users find the places including annotated maps, routing and soon augmented reality 3. The simple answer is nothing, we chose iPhone and Android platforms initially because they have easiest route to market through their stores, have a limited number of handsets to test on, have a rapid development process and a proven track record of rich touchscreen LBS service apps. Initial response has been brilliant, similar downloads on each at the moment as Android had a head start but iPhone will be taking over shortly as we are currently being featured in UK iTunes “New and Noteworthy” section.