Best Buy Apps

Just days away from 2010 International CTIA.  Velocity has never been higher in our build team.

Best Buy IdeaX is filling with constructive ideas from our employees and customers – ideas that are getting serious attention from around the organization.  In addition, the platform we built with BustOut Solutions is now an open source project called BBYIDX.

Twelpforce is answering thousands of customer questions with more than 2500 active employee Twelpers.  We’re building some more efficient ways for customers and employees to view and manage these interactions on BBYFeed (Beta).  We have a mobile web version in development.

Both of Best Buy’s core mobile applications are also gaining some steam.

iPhone:

Version 3.1 finally went live in the last couple days.  (The Apple Appstore review process took a little longer this time around.)  This new version includes a new feed of offers that can change daily.  It also solves some of the app closing issues.

The next version is almost ready for Apple approval.  It is slated to include, improved store locator, some user interface (UI) improvements, bug fixes, graceful interruptions and <insert drum roll> IMPROVED SEARCH.  We are very excited about that.

Finally, we have had lots of requests for an integration with Reward Zone.  It is coming soon.

Android:

Since our last release, we have been able to feed more offers into the application.  Our next release will also include Best Buy Weekly Deals.  Improved search and Reward Zone integration are both being built right now.

We are also working toward the installation of a 1D and 2D barcode reader for both apps.

If you see us at CTIA, please say “hello.”  We look forward to meeting you.