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The 21st Century ContributorThe latest announcement from Facebook – new app to socialize energy use…huh? Don’t be fooled, it’s actually pretty cool.
Which list is growing more rapidly, the number of apps available across platforms, or how many different things you can share with friends on Facebook? Well, add another tally for both, as energy consumption will soon be one more thing to disclose with social media pals.
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The name behind the capability is OPOWER, a software-as-a-service company that creates customized energy reports and offers energy-saving recommendations to customers. The company hopes to use game mechanics of their Facebook app to push people use less energy in their homes.
While “energy talk” probably wouldn’t make for the most exciting in-person conversation, the new app – expected to be available in early 2012 – will be promoted to help bring the energy-consumption topic to life; with the overall goal of promoting competition between friends to see who uses less energy and to “hold each other accountable for energy-use-reduction goals” according to Ogi Kavazovic, an OPOWER spokesman.
With the ability to see who in your social network is using the least amount of energy per day, while also being able to compare your own consumption to others who have comparable homes in terms of size, the app can upload consumption info and data if the user chooses.
The bottom line is the app looks pretty cool. Plus, its creation is further evidence that even with tons of apps being built every day, from making games for the iPhone to learning Android app development, there will always be more to explore; more to create.
It’s an exciting time for kids and teens, who can take any idea, no matter how imaginative or far-fetched, and create an app to share with the rest of the world. From games and other apps used for entertainment, to those that promote ideas for the greater good, the opportunities are virtually endless.
October 18th, 2011 | Tags: app summer camps, create your own app, Facebook apps, how to save energy, iD greening, make an iPhone game, social awareness, social awareness apps
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