Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, has come up with a question-and-answer type of social networking app called Jelly.
The new San Francisco-based startup is designed to deliver something that the present social networking sites do not, and that is answers to mind-boggling questions. Stone got its name from the "jellyfish." Other apps he co-created include Xanga, Blogger, Odeo, The Obvious Corp., and Medium.
Like a Jellyfish with a loose network of nerves, the app will host a site where users can post a variety of questions with images captured from their own devices. The questions can then be answered by random Facebook and Twitter users through the application. Additionally, those questions can also be answered by the user's friends with a text, a drawing on the original photo, or with a link without the need of downloading the Jelly app.
On the startup's blog, Stone stated, "In a world where 140 characters is considered a maximum length, a picture really is worth a thousand words. Images are in the foreground of the Jelly experience because they add depth and context to any question. You can crop, reframe, zoom, and draw on your images to get more specific."
Stone, along with his friend Ben Finkel, the co-founder of a similar app named Fluther, has been working on Jelly for almost a year now and finally, they were able to launch the startup on Tuesday.
He added on the blog, "No matter how sophisticated our algorithms become, they are still no match for the experience, inventiveness, and creativity of the human mind. Jelly is a new way to search and something more-it makes helping other people easy and fun."
The app is available for free download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
