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Glastonbury Mobile App

In a time when almost every big brand out there has some sort of mobile app just for the sake of having one, Orange has come up with one that's actually extremely useful for anyone going to Glastonbury this year. I quite like seeing this festival communication frenzy among mobile operators - and Orange seems to be winning at this point. Remember the Vodafone charging truck announced about 2 weeks ago? Orange has charging tents, but which are available for everyone (not just its customers).

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The app's features include:
  • Schedule and programmable ‘My Planner’ in association with the Guardian Guide allowing the user to customise their own line up for the weekend
  • Interactive map with one click ‘now and next’ listings for stages and ‘mood map’
  • News section featuring up to date content from Glastonbury Festival and The Guardian including direct updates from the festival over the weekend
  • Ability to share line-ups via Facebook before and during the festival

And it's available to everyone for free on the App Store, the Android Market and the Ovi Store. Check out a video of how it works right here.

 

Awesome musical improv

From Think-Work-Play: Daniel Pemberton writes music to briefs. An unusual job that requires a rare talent in that his output has to represent what an audience is looking at – a performance on screen, an event in a video game, an interlude. We spotted an inanimate band of potato men, fat cats and stormtroopers round at Daniel’s and asked him to write their first track as a musical outfit. Full post here. More on Daniel Pemberton here.