View this page "Category Suggestions"

[wimbet]

I'm making a static page in the group to organize the category
suggestions. We can leave comments on the page to discuss changes.

Click on http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-suggestions
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.

[wimbet]

I took out Travel and temp replaced it with best UI design. I think
travel is similar to GPS. Maybe travel can be combined with reference?

[Antonio Wells]

Don't think we have rights to edit this page.

[Androidworld.nl]

Can't edit either...

Missing one categorie, the 'news apps'. i.e the dutch app nu.nl
(Biggest newssite in the netherlands). Or like CNN's (unofficial) app?
Or maybe even a Android site Android app?

Just a suggestion..

[Taylor Wimberly]

Antonio, can you try again?  I changed your status to manager and I think  that should allows you to edit.  I can make anyone manager that wants to edit the document.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Antonio Wells <nam...@gmail.com> wrote:

Don't think we have rights to edit this page.

--
Taylor W.

[Taylor Wimberly]

I think there should be a news category.  I thought we had one.

I think we can remove a category like best use of barcode or best ui design.

--
Taylor W.

[Scott Webster]

I think barcode apps are going to be all over now and not just shopping... I say yank it. 

[Taylor Wimberly]

Agreed, I think it is overlapping.  There are quite a few news apps.  I will switch those categories.

--
Taylor W.

[Andrea Baccega]

i agree with scott .. Barcodes aren't only for shopping .. Think about torrents, books and so on..

[Antonio Wells]

I've added a few

Click on http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-suggestions?hl=en

[AndroidPT]

Hi,

sorry for not being to active in ANA but we are starting up our
website (http://androidpt.com).

I've one question about the way the apps are selected. It's by vote of
all members? Can we suggest apps? For example for the Best Media
Player i'll suggest RockOn (http://abrantix.org/rockon-
screenshots.php), for Best fitness app i'll suggest SportyPal, for
Best Organization/Productivity App i'll suggest Note Everything and
for Best GPS app i'm using NDrive but is only in beta release for the
moment.

Best regards,
Miguel (AndroidPT 2.0)

[Baccega Andrea]

I would like some apps to this page.. like:

24. Best shopping app :
Compare Everywhere

Best custom build of Android
nk02 ion

[Antonio Wells]

Yes, you can suggest apps. I'll also ask Taylor to change your status
so you can write them directly on the page. For now I will add yours.
At some point in the next few days, we as a group are going to have to
refine all categories down to 5 nominees and allow the community to
suggest the 6th & 7th.

[Antonio Wells]

Hey Group Members, please add your app recommendations to this
categories thread. According to our dates, categories and up to 5 apps
per category should fill each category by the 20th. Since some have
more than 5, we'll have to narrow them down.

[wimbet]

Thanks for updating the list Antonio and Scott. If anyone else needs
access to edit the page let us know.

The easiest method is to simply leave a comment with your
suggestions. Multiple people are watching this page and can add them
to the list.

Looks like we might have trouble with a few categories.

6. Best VoiceMail App
7. Best News app
10. Best Reference app

There are also a few with only 1-2 entries. Maybe we will end up back
with 25 categories if we don't have enough entries to vote on.

[Nicholas Gray]

I just hate that I can't access google groups from work. 

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[androidpub.com]

Some etnries here

Reference
-Google Sky Map
-Translate
-Wapedia
-ColorDict
-State Capitals

News
-USAToday

WOW
-Layar

Utility
-Color Flashlight
-Bubble

Entertainment
-Bubble Wrap Game

Social
-Wertago

[Maliek M]

Suggestions:

Google Places Directory
Cestos
GDocs
Abduction
aTrackDog

Best Widget:
Battery Status

Best utility app:
EboBirthday

Best Social Networking App:
Facebook Sync

Best WOW Factor App:
Gmote

Best utility app:
MemoryUp
Snap Phote

Best Card/Casino game:
Spades w/ Ads

Best Casual game:
Trap!

Hope this helps

[AndrewKam]

I can’t think of anything for Security. We may need to include that in
utility. The same appears for Casual, Card/Casino and Puzzle.
Hopefully other people can come up with something or we might have to
combine some.

1. Best Widget
Beautiful Widgets
Battery Widget (mippin version)
Tech Buzz
Twidgit Lite
Sticky Note

2. Best Media Player
Gmote
Last.fm
RockOn Music Player
TuneWiki
Meridian Media Player

3. Best Entertainment app
Movies by Flixster

4. Best Social Networking App
Babbler
Bloo
Brightkite
Pixelpipe
Pingdroid

5. Best Finance app
Budget Droid
Checkbook Genius
Funky Expenses
Google Finance
Quote Pro


6. Best VoiceMail App
??? can we expand this to communication apps in general? Voicemail
seems too restrictive.

eBuddy
Palringo
Phonebook (Voxmobili app)
SMS Pop Up
YouMail

7. Best News app
Express News (Handmark)
Doggcatcher
Greed
NewsDroid
NewsRob
USA Today

8. Best Weather Utility
AccuWeather
WeatherBug
Weather Channel
Weather Widget – Donate (HTC Hero replicating one)

9. Best Twitter App
iTweet
Twidgit Lite
Twidroid
Twitta
TwitterRide

10. Best Reference app
Google SkyMap
Transdroid
Translate
Wapedia
WikiMobile

11. Best WOW Factor App
Gmote
Layar
ShopSavvy
Transdroid/BarTor/Torrent Droid (pick one that is best)
Shazam
Wikitude

12. Best E-mail app
???
Gmail
K9

13. Best Organization/Productivity App
3banana
ActionComplete
Astrid
DataViz Docs to Go
Note Everything
Text Edit


14. Best security app
???

15. Best sports app
FotMob
NBA Gametime
Plusmo College Football
Scoreboard
SportsTap

16. Best GPS app
Co-Pilot
Google Places
MyTracks
NRU
TeleNav
Waze
Where

17. Best streaming music app
Imeem
Gmote (streams from comp if that counts?)
Last.fm
Streamfurious

18. Best utility app
Advanced Task Manager
Astro
AnyCut
MyBackup Pro
Power Manager
Toggle Settings

19. Best fitness app
CardioTrainer
Calorie Tracker
SportyPal
Wheeler
WorkItOut

20. Favorite developer or dev team
Better Android (BetterCut, Open Home, BetterKeyboard, POI Search)
BigInJapan (ShopSavvy)
Froogloid (Keyring, A2B)
Jeff Sharkey (Compare Everywhere, Forecast Widget, Google I/O event
guide, iTunes Remote)
XDA Dev Community (if this counts?)

21. Best custom build of Android
Cyanogen
JACHero
nk02 ion

22. Best hack
Root Access
Custom ROMs
Apps2SD
WiFi Tether
PDAnet

23. Best home replacement app
aHome
dxTop
Open Home
SweeterHome

24. Best shopping app
CompareEverywhere
Keyring Barcode Scanner
Grocery List
Pkt Auctions eBay
ShopSavvy
Shopulator

25. Best camera app
Snap Photo Pro
Camera Pro

26. Best Casual game
Bonsai Blast
Buka

27. Best Arcade game
Air Hockey
Cestos
PAC-MAN
Robo Defense
Retro Defense

28. Best Puzzle game
Aevum Obscurum
Ex Reversi
Puzzle Blox

29. Best Card/Casino game
Texas Hold'em Online (Westtek)
Solitaire (ZenTech Labs)
Texas Hold'em - Chat & Play (Red Poker Club)

30. Best UI design
Babbler
Brightkite
ChompSMS
Fotmob
NBA GameTime
USA Today

[Nicholas G]

1. Best Widget
Weather Widget - Donate (Android Apps)
Audio Manager Widget (Smart Android Apps)
Twidget Lite (Twitter Widget)
SMS Unread Count
Overclock Widget


2. Best Media Player
imeem Mobile
TuneWiki
LukLuk (not sure if this apps content it totally legal though)
MixZing Music Player


3. Best Entertainment app
Movies by Flixter
Dilbert Droid
Musical Pro
Shazam

4. Best Social Networking App

Bloo
Myspace Mobile
fBabble
Babblewr for Facebook

5. Best Finance app
aCurrency
PayPal
Finance (Google)


6. Best VoiceMail App
Visual Voicemail
YouMail Visual Voicemail


7. Best News app
USA Today
Express News

8. Best Weather Utility
The weather Channel

9. Best Twitter App
Twidroid
Twidget Lite


10. Best Reference app
Wapedia: Mobile Wiki
VirtueBible FE
Aldiko

11. Best WOW Factor App

Qik
ShopSavvy

12. Best Email App

13. Best Organization/Productivity App
Astrid
Notepad with Sync

14. Best security app
Mobile Defense (Neevo, LLC)

15. Best sports app
Pro Basketball Scores
Pro Football Live
Scoreboard

16. Best GPS app
Waze
Telenav
Orienteer
CoPilot Live

17. Best streaming music app

imeem mobile
tunewiki
lastFM

18. Best utility app
Astro File Manager
OI Safe
Better Cut
Backgrounds

19. Best fitness app
MyTracks
Buddy Runner

20. Favorite developer or dev team

21. Best custom build of Android

CyanogenMod

22. Best hack
MultiTouch

23. Best home replacement app
aHome

24. Best shopping app
ShopSavvy

25. Best camera app
Camera Pro
SnapPhoto

26. Best Casual game
PacMan
Abduction
Market Millionaire
Bonsai Blast

27. Best Arcade game
Retro Defense (Larva Labs)
Craigs Race
SNESroid

28. Best Puzzle game
Smart Tac Toe
Battleships
Coloroid
Brain Genius Delux
WordUP!


29. Best Card/Casino game
CF video Poker

30. Best UI design
USA Today
Cooking Capsules

[Antonio Wells]

I've added everyone's suggestions, seems we still need suggestions in
alot of categories, narrow down a few and possibly still "Best Utility
App" to that and "Best Tool App".

Click on http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-suggestions

[AndroidWorld.it]

For Security app I suggest SIM Checker

On Jul 18, 3:22 pm, Antonio Wells <namy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've added everyone's suggestions, seems we still need suggestions in
> alot of categories, narrow down a few and possibly still "Best Utility
> App" to that and "Best Tool App".
>

> Click onhttp://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-su...

[Maliek M]

I think Google Places Directory can be loosely put under GPS
category. Also maybe we should have a cutoff time, say Sunday at
Midnight, where if there aren't 5 apps i that category, we cut it?

On Jul 18, 11:29 am, "AndroidWorld.it" <androidworld...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[AndroidGuys.com]

I agree. If we can't come up with 5 good apps between all of us, then
how can we expect typical readers/voters to?

[clojita]

Few more suggestions:

3. Best Entertainment app
Comeks
E! Online

14. Best security app
Lock 2.0 (kind of a loose fit but it looks like this category needs some more choices)

[Peli]

I'm missing OpenIntents applications!
Ok, not all of them need to be there, but so far there is NONE???
In total we have over 400,000 downloads from Market, so they can't be
too bad...

Here are the applications:
http://www.openintents.org/en/download

I would put them into the following categories:
7. Best News app:
- OI News Reader

13. Best Organization/Productivity App:
- OI Notepad
- Timesheet

14. Best security app
- OI Safe
- Obscura

18. Best utility app
- OI File Manager
- OI Flashlight
- OI Countdown
- OI Convert CSV
- OI Voice Notes
- OI About

20. Favorite developer or dev team

- OpenIntents (OI Notepad, OI Flashlight, OI Shopping list, OI File
Manager, OI Safe, OI News Reader, OI Countdown, OI Update, Obscura,
SplashPlay, Timesheet, OI Voice Notes, OI Convert CSV, OI About, OI
TimeXchange for Timesheet)

- Peli :-) (OI Notepad, OI Flashlight, OI Shopping list, OI File
Manager, OI Countdown, OI Convert CSV)

24. Best shopping app
- OI Shopping list

I'm further missing a category for "SplashPlay" (guitar tuition
application) - where could this be put into?

Thanks for taking our applications into consideration :-)

Peli
www.openintents.org

On Jul 18, 9:41 pm, clojita <cloj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Few more suggestions:
>
> 3. Best Entertainment app
> Comeks
> E! Online
>
> 14. Best security app
> Lock 2.0 (kind of a loose fit but it looks like this category needs some
> more choices)
>

[AndroidPT]

I've suggested NDrive for BEST GPS app but there is not anymore in the
market. So I think it should be removed. Maybe it can be inserted in
the next ANA as this version was in private beta testing.

[Androidworld.nl]

Pretty complete list already..


16. GPS App
Buddyrunner

7. News app
nu.nl (Dutch)
Androidworld Reader (Why not?:-))

[Android UK]

Hi All,

I am pretty much in agreement with the exception of a few applications
and there is one more category that I feel we need to add.

My app recommendations:
3. Best Entertainment app
* Magic 8 Ball
* Fortune Cookie
* Beebplayer

11. Best WOW Factor App

* IBM Seer
* Metal Detector
* Beeb Player

13. Best Organization/Productivity App

*Shuffle


14. Best security app

* Secrets by Google
* Auto Lock


16. Best GPS app

* Qype


30. Best UI design

* News Rob- for simplicity and ease of use.

For me the most glaring omission is that we are not acknowledging
websites who make custom versions for mobile as there are clearly some
that do better than others. This is the future of the mobile web and
I believe it at least should be included as an award.
My suggestions are the following:

31. Best Mobile Website
* BBC Mobile
* Yahoo Mobile
* Wikipedia
* Twitter
* Google Mobile

I did a review and overview of the browser market and some of the top
websites- although am sure that there is more around.

here is a link to the post:
http://androidbloke.co.uk/mobile-browsing-is-exploding-are-the-top-websites-android-ready/

[Andrea Baccega]

Best Wow Factor

Google Sky Map...

I love it

[garsim]

1. Best Widget
BatteryLife

3. Best Entertainment app
GameBoid

9. Best Twitter App
Twidroid

10. Best Reference app
Google Sky Map

16. Best GPS app
Google Places

18. Best utility app
SetCPU
Taskiller
Useful Switchers
Profiles (http://www.cyrket.com/package/
net.eggenstein.android.profiles)

> >http://androidbloke.co.uk/mobile-browsing-is-exploding-are-the-top-we...

[clojita]

Good pick on Google Sky Map, that is definitely high on the WOW factor

[AndroidPT]

I've two more suggestions for Best GPS app. It's AndNav2 (its free and
use OpenStreetMap - http://www.andnav.org) and a2b (http://
www.androlib.com/android.application.com-froogloid-android-gspot-FAD.aspx).

Best regards,
Miguel (androidPT 2.0)

[Antonio Wells]

The apps per category increases, yet we haven't nailed them down yet.

Click on http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-suggestions?hl=en

[Michael Martin - Google And Blog]

Are we solid on the categories so we have clarity now?

Antonio, you should probably make that final call

Michael Martin
Google And Blog - http://www.googleandblog.com/

[AndrewKam]

Agreed. i really think its time to end this stage.

On Jul 21, 11:49 am, "Michael Martin - Google And Blog"

<mi...@googleandblog.com> wrote:
> Are we solid on the categories so we have clarity now?
>
> Antonio, you should probably make that final call
>
> Michael Martin

> Google And Blog -http://www.googleandblog.com/

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: android-net...@googlegroups.com
>
> [mailto:android-net...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Antonio Wells
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:19 AM
> To: Android Network Awards
> Subject: View this page "Category Suggestions"
>
> The apps per category increases, yet we haven't nailed them down yet.
>

> Click onhttp://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-su...

[Scott Webster]

Totally down with that too.  We don't need to have 25 categories as much as we'd like to.  We can always add more next time around.  Let's nail it down and make an announcement!

[Maliek M]

I concur. Wasn't this stage supposed to be done Monday?

[Antonio Wells]

Nailing down categories was the goal by Monday 7/20. Populating the categories with 5-7 nominated apps was this Monday 7/27 goal. We do have some work to do in trimming. After we get 5-7 per category, an announcement is appropriate...

On Jul 22, 2009 11:27 AM, "Maliek M" <triplemw...@gmail.com> wrote:


I concur.  Wasn't this stage supposed to be done Monday?

On Jul 22, 10:59 am, AndrewKam <and...@gmail.com> wrote: > Agreed. i really think its time to end t...

[Scott Webster]

Is it as easy as running some of the categories through our poll and take the top 5?

[Taylor Wimberly]

We can do internal polling if that is what you are implying.

--
Taylor W.

[Antonio Wells]

Actually the internal polling makes sense, slightly more work though,
but gives us our 5-7 apps per category, plus they can be reset and
used for the big vote.

[Taylor Wimberly]

Sounds ok to me.  If we do it, we need to make sure it stays internal so people are not confused about the actual vote.  I'd suggest trying to complete them in 24-48 hrs.

--
Taylor W.

[clojita]

I agree, keeping it internal is going to be VERY important. If our pre-poll polling leaks it out it would really confuse the average user.

[Scott Webster]

yeah - let's do a "dry run" for ourselves and give a window for voting.  At least for the categories where we have more than 5.  Send out an announcement from here, give 24 hours or so to vote and then pull it down.

After that, we get ready to release the nominees and turn it over to the fans.

Scott

[Taylor Wimberly]

Ok I will look over the categories page today and make sure everything is up to date.  If you have any more suggestions/nominations then get them in today.  We can make the polls later tonight and then make a new post like Scott said to send out the internal announcement. 

http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-suggestions

--
Taylor W.

[Android UK]

Nice job all, I think we have a good representative sample.

On Jul 22, 6:10 pm, Taylor Wimberly <wim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok I will look over the categories page today and make sure everything is up
> to date.  If you have any more suggestions/nominations then get them in
> today.  We can make the polls later tonight and then make a new post like
> Scott said to send out the internal announcement.
>

> http://groups.google.com/group/android-network-awards/web/category-su...

>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Scott Webster <chewi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > yeah - let's do a "dry run" for ourselves and give a window for voting.  At
> > least for the categories where we have more than 5.  Send out an
> > announcement from here, give 24 hours or so to vote and then pull it down.
> > After that, we get ready to release the nominees and turn it over to the
> > fans.
>
> > Scott
>

> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM, clojita <cloj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I agree, keeping it internal is going to be VERY important. If our
> >> pre-poll polling leaks it out it would really confuse the average user.
>
> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Taylor Wimberly <wim...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>> Sounds ok to me.  If we do it, we need to make sure it stays internal so
> >>> people are not confused about the actual vote.  I'd suggest trying to
> >>> complete them in 24-48 hrs.
>

[admin.and...@googlemail.com]

Thanks for including our Camera ZOOM product in the best camera app
category.

Could we request you change the casing on all documentation to Camera
ZOOM with capitals. Small point I know, but some people have been
confused by the naming of the app in the past thinking it just relates
to a zoom feature on the stock camera - so we think the casing makes
it more obvious that this relates to a separate application.

[Peli]

Hi,

thanks all for your work, but to me the selected applications still
look random and arbitrary. I may be biased towards OI applications,
but leaving that aside, why should a group of few pre-select what the
broader audience likes to choose as the winner? Tastes can be very
different.

Aren't there any hard criteria that would tell: this application will
take part, and this will not take part? For example, based on Market
downloads, or Market rating? This would give a far more neutral pre-
selection and less biased by the tastes of a few who happen to run
this "Android Network Awards"...

For example:
Who decided that "OI Safe" should be included in your list, and not
"OI Shopping list", even though both have comparably good ratings, but
OI Shopping list has far more downloads?

Peli
www.openintents.org

[Scott Webster]

I think that for the next one around, we'll be incorporating a "nomination" of sorts.  This way, we're not the only people deciding who gets in. 

Also, I believe that the bigger the network is, the better in terms of finding great apps.  For about a week or so, we've been compiling names of apps.  If it hasn't been closed down, I see no reason why we can't add it.

[Al Sutton]

If you can let me know what the nomination process is (when it's finalised), I can add links to the apps listed on AndAppStore so people can vote/nominate.

Al.

 

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