Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. Crook is fascinated with alternative energy production and greentech. She is now a writer for CrunchGear. → Learn More If you haven’t heard already — perhaps because you live outside of the San Fran/NYC area or maybe because you’re averse to having fun — Picksie is a location-based app that helps you figure out what to do. But it gets way more intensive than a Yelp!-style app because Picksie takes everything it can possibly learn about you and your surroundings to determine your options for the evening. This includes current weather, location, time, past ratings, biographical information from your user account, reviews, and search information. The app’s been on iOS for some time now, but Read More

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. Crook is fascinated with alternative energy production and greentech. She is now a writer for CrunchGear. → Learn More If you haven’t heard already — perhaps because you live outside of the San Fran/NYC area or maybe because you’re averse to having fun — Picksie is a location-based app that helps you figure out what to do. But it gets way more intensive than a Yelp!-style app because Picksie takes everything it can possibly learn about you and your surroundings to determine your options for the evening. This includes current weather, location, time, past ratings, biographical information from your user account, reviews, and search information. The app’s been on iOS for some time now, but Read More

Posted 01/31/2012 at 9:39am | by Will Herring Speaking as someone who spent my formative years in a small Southern suburb, I have always been baffled by the idea of big-city dating. I’ve tried (and have subsequently been frustrated by) the dimly lit, dubstep-droning bar scene, and it feels like most career-driven twentysomethings spend more time in front of their MacBooks than they do mingling at mixers. Like many iPhone-slinging singles who have grown sick of crowded clubs, I’ve turned my attention to a handful of novel apps to help steer me toward a meaningful relationship. And while I certainly understand the hesitation that might come with waving an iOS device around like a date-demanding divining rod, I’ve come across a few urban dating apps that make meeting new people a bit less complicated. OKCupid’s Locals feature makes location-based meet-ups a breeze. Popular offering OKCupid (free) boasts an iOS app that’s Read More

...@AvrilLavigne: So excited to be at @picksies 2.0 iPhone app launch tonight! Download the new version at http://t.co/yfB6KvGO #PicksieV2... Read More

...@AvrilLavigne: So excited to be at @picksies 2.0 iPhone app launch tonight! Download the new version at http://t.co/yfB6KvGO #PicksieV2... Read More

...@AvrilLavigne: So excited to be at @picksies 2.0 iPhone app launch tonight! Download the new version at http://t.co/yfB6KvGO #PicksieV2... Read More