May 2012
2 posts
Designing Stamped - A look at the design process,...
A couple weeks ago we posted an in-depth look at our backend engineering, and today we wanted to give a behind-the-scenes tour of the other pillar of our product: design.
We have taken design seriously since day one, and we’re fortunate to have an incredibly talented design team. The designers came on board as some of the first employees, when all we had was an idea and a really jenky HTML5...
The Engineering Behind the Stamped Backend
As the Stamped platform continues to grow and evolve, we wanted to take an opportunity to share a glimpse into the technology behind our product for all the developers out there interested in learning more about how everything really works. Our small team of four engineers has logged many hours building a production backend, and the following will explain the various components and how they work...
March 2012
1 post
Introducing Stamped 1.1 -- New Maps, More Stamps
We launched Stamped a couple months ago as the new way to share and discover the best things from only the people you trust. We’ve been excited to see so many people connect with our message, and just recently crossed 100,000 stamps on the platform! But we’ve also heard some consistent feedback since launch: what if I’m looking for a restaurant or bar in a city where none of my friends have been?...
January 2012
1 post
Sending stamps to Twitter/FB: Now more useful
Today we rolled out an update to the stamp page on the web, so when you send a stamp to Twitter or Facebook, it will now include more information from our database. We hope this helps your friends get the most from your recommendations.
For example, if you stamp a restaurant we will now add location information, a map, and a shortcut to OpenTable if it exists. Here’s one for Boxing Room in...
December 2011
1 post
Stamping iOS Apps in v1.0.2
One of the enhancements in the new Stamped v1.0.2 is full support for iOS apps. We noticed soon after launch that a lot of people wanted to stamp their favorite apps so we added iTunes apps to our database to make it as easy as possible. We also added a new details page specifically for apps so you can view more info and download them:
Fully supporting apps continues our efforts to make...
November 2011
2 posts
Introducing Stamped
Today, after months of hard work, we’re very excited to announce that Stamped is now available in the App Store. It’s been a fun journey building this product, and we wanted to take a moment to explain why we made it. We built Stamped because we think social products can be useful, as well as fun. We want Stamped to solve a problem, not just be another app that asks you to share for the sake of...
Hello world (almost)...
We are working on something new, and are getting ready for our launch. Sit tight for an exciting announcement from the Stamped team.