On Monday, hi5 launched its new Developer Platform with an initial batch of 65 new applications for hi5 users. We began making these apps available to hi5 users in phases throughout the week, and are now pleased to announce that all 80 million hi5 members now have access to our new Application Directory. In it, there are over 150 new ways to enjoy hi5, with many more to come!
Among the many interesting apps that developers around the world have launched on hi5 are (in no particular order):
Developers:
Thanks for all the great apps you've submitted so far! Check out our blog for developers to stay up-to-date on the latest hi5 Platform news, and learn about how to optimize and spread your apps on hi5.
Detailed information about building apps for hi5 users is available at http://developer.hi5.com/. The hi5 Platform team is also available for chat via irc://irc.freenode.net#hi5dev.
- PixWall: Decorate a bulletin board with photos, stickers, videos, notes and fun gifts, whether on your profile or those of your hi5 friends
- Heritage and Flags: Show off your ethnic, cultural and national pride
- MyMiniLife: Bling out your ‘home’ and show off your style using music, pictures and videos, or impress your friends by leaving them sticky notes and gifts
- Mi Ingles: Mejora tu nivel de inglés, y supera el de tus amigos (Improve your level of English, and exceed that of your hi5 friends)
- BuboMe: Pimp your photos by adding themes and bubbles and be the celebrity or superhero you always wanted to be; now available in English, Portuguese, Chinese and Vietnamese
- Music iLike: Add music and videos to your profile, list your favorite artists, and test your skill in the Music Challenge (over 23 million users across the Web, with nearly four million on hi5)
- MyCauses: Show the world what are you passionate about
- TypeRacer: Compete against your friends and the whole world in this first-ever competitive typing game
- TheVerb: Engage your friends in real life by planning things with them on hi5
- iThink: Express your deepest thoughts, share opinions, banter and comment
- Superlatives: Tell the world what you think about your hi5 friends
- Chuck Norris: Deliver a roundhouse kick, Chuck Norris-style
- Bible Verses: Play the Bible Verses quiz with your friends, or post a prayer and your favorite Bible passages
- Buddha Quote of the Day: Amazing and inspiring quotes from Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
- My Footprints: Leave virtual footprints across the globe - be it your own cozy home, your favorite restaurant, your last vacation spot or any place worth a mention
- Texas Hold’em Poker: Compete in the biggest, free Texas Hold’em Poker game on the Web (with over seven million players)
- Books iRead: Organize your favorite books, rate and review them, and browse what other iReaders and your friends are reading
- Sketch Me: Create stunning sketches from your photos and post them to your profile
- Restaurants: Find and share opinions about local eats throughout the world
- Ammas: Trade your knowledge, earn real rewards and find quality answers to questions in over 500 categories
- Spanish – Word of the Day: Learn Spanish with a new word every day (includes audio pronunciation)
- Soccer Fan Badges: Add crests from champions, premier, series A, MLS, and world national teams
- Honesty Box: Enable your friends to tell you honestly (and anonymously) what they think about you
- IQ Test: Take a free 15-minute intelligence test to find out your IQ and compare it with the rest of your hi5 friends to see who is the smartest
- Hangman: Play this classic game to brush up your vocabulary, with various levels of difficulty and associated scoring
Developers:
Thanks for all the great apps you've submitted so far! Check out our blog for developers to stay up-to-date on the latest hi5 Platform news, and learn about how to optimize and spread your apps on hi5.
Detailed information about building apps for hi5 users is available at http://developer.hi5.com/. The hi5 Platform team is also available for chat via irc://irc.freenode.net#hi5dev.
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