FRANKFURT, Germany and DUBLIN, November 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
- "Human to human" replaces B2B and B2C
- Free networking app BRDGE to be unveiled at the Dublin Web Summit
- Layer provides the in-app communication features
Networking with common platforms such as LinkedIn can be extensively time-consuming. "Today, networking takes place on mobile devices and from human to human," says BRDGE-CEO Daniel Putsche during the Dublin Web Summit. The summit brings together the masterminds of the internet industry, and BRDGE presents a new dimension of networking: a global networking app that pools the right people and allows quick and easy business. The US-based company Layer adds the communication functions integrated into the app, which will initially be rolled out for iOS-devices. The app is available at http://www.brdgeapp.com/download.
When using the app to search for potential contacts globally or just around the neighborhood, a simple swipe on smartphone screen enables users to select somebody who is of interest to them. Users are only connected with the people they select if, when these people subsequently make their own searches, they too show an interest in connecting. No more time consuming messages of undesired contacts, and no need to sort through invitations to connect - which are often sent by people of no relevance. The app enables the search radius to be adjusted from worldwide to "on location", a mode that only conducts searches in the user's immediate vicinity. This means that digital networking can even be carried out at trade shows and events, making it easier to forge new contacts and saving visitors from having to hand out their business cards. What's more, a built-in messenger feature allows users to start chatting with the matches right away.
H2H is the new B2B and B2C
The app creators see themselves as continuing a logical trend and instead of categorizing their development as a B2B or B2C platform, they have designed a human to human or H2H solution. "When it comes to networking or business, it's people that count. We make decisions based on facts and personal impressions. That's the heart of our app, which connects people to people with matching interests," says Daniel Putsche from BRDGE. The Dublin Web Summit is the perfect location for launching the app. In fact, during the run-up to the event, the developers from Germany and their networking app were already becoming the secret stars of the show. In contrast to traditional networking solutions, the BRDGE app is not an add-on to a web platform but a stand-alone product which has been cleverly designed for optimum usability. By creating an app solely for use on mobile devices, BRDGE has ensured that the profile information is kept to a bare minimum, matching with the credo "efficient and accurate" which emerged during the development process.
Registering via LinkedIn
The initial version of the app allows users to register for BRDGE via LinkedIn, making it easy for them to import the required data, such as name, profile picture and skills. "We want to save our users time which they can then invest in making valuable contacts," explains Daniel Putsche from BRDGE. "In the long term, we intend to become a digital business card that automatically establishes new contacts with a few swipes," states Putsche, describing his vision for how he wishes the app to be used.
BRDGE (http://www.brdgeapp.com) is an innovative mobile networking app that allows users to expand their network. Relevant contacts can be searched for and selected in just one swipe by adjusting the search radius from worldwide to as narrow as the user's immediate vicinity. Users are only connected if they express a mutual interest in being linked when conducting their own searches. BRDGE saves users time by dispensing with the need to read contact request messages or reject uninteresting prospective contacts. Furthermore, a built-in chat feature using Layer technology allows contacts to communicate with each other immediately after connecting.
More information: BRDGE UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Waldschmidtstr. 19, 60316 Frankfurt, Germany, email: [email protected], web: http://www.brdgeapp.com.
Press kit available at http://www.brdgeapp.com/press
PR agency: euromarcom public relations GmbH, tel. +49-(0)611/973150, email: [email protected]
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