Best Buy Apps

Here are couple of screen shots of the next version of the Best Buy Weekly Deals app for the iPhone scheduled for release to iTunes on August 4, 2009.

New features:

Search for / browse all products

Get reviews

Sort by…

Purchase via m.bestbuy.com

Add to favorites (later integrated to a central/shareable wishlist)

Link to bestbuyideax.com

And of course, waaay better, user interface

Thanks especially to Joakim Sternberg and Mike Haeg for the hard work and thanks to all our users for the feedback. Keep it coming.

Note: We’re rolling a version 2.0 release for mid September that will have some of the key features a lot of you have been asking for – namely being able to log in using your Reward Zone ID.

There’s an update on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10482 Due to a problem on Mozilla’s web site, you have have to create an account first (on Mozilla’s site), log in and then you can install (after clicking on the appropriate checkboxes)  (Otherwise, you’ll get a cryptic error message when you try to install the addon)

You should probably remove the existing Giftag add-on before installing the new one (just in case there’s a conflict).

twitter.com/twelpforce

It’s been just over a week since the launch of Twelpforce, Best Buy’s new Twitter based customer service platform, but it seems like we’ve been doing this forever!  As one of the Leads for Twelpforce, I play sort of an Air Traffic Control role, and since it’s soft launch on 6/19, let me tell you, it’s been a fantastic experience so far.  One of my first learnings was that we need to be OK with the fact that there’s simply no way to organize an effort like this behind closed doors.  I started comparing it to getting dressed in a glass house.  Everyone sees everything

We’ve gotten a lot of great suggestions and feedback on the app here as well – thanks. BTW, take a look a look at these, comment and vote on em if you like em.

The Best Buy Weekly Deals mobile app allows iPhone users to view weekly deals and mobile-only specials and find the nearest Best Buy store.

The current version doesn’t have all the cool features we want but it’s a start. Look for product reviews, exclusive content and click-to-buy features (among others) in the coming weeks and months.

Let us know what you think of this version and tell us what you’d like to see in future versions.

-Fixed a number of memory issues
-Catalog caching implemented, catalog will only download if it’s newer than the cached version
-Store location detail view, with map & call buttons
-Store Location distance, hours and full address display
-Various tweaks to item detail display

Thanks for all the feedback – 60 reviews and almost 2000 ratings. Today we’re at two and half stars – shooting for at least three and a half by end of summer. Keep the feedback coming