What’s On My Cell Phone: Part 4

Welcome to another installment of “What’s on My Cell Phone!”  For today’s post, we’ll talk about all of the apps in the “Social” folder on my phone, as well as a brief overview of the Chrome app that came pre-installed on the phone.  So let’s hop right in!

Folder: Social

Twitter:  Probably my favorite social media site, I check Twitter multiple times a day, so it is the first thing that is in my social folder.  However, as much as I love this social media outlet, I definitely have waves of tweeting periods (all of my twitter followers know this).  I want to get better at this, but I don’t want to tweet meaningless things like “ate a sandwich” (sorry, first thing that came to mind!).  Want to follow me on Twitter?  @allisoncomments

Messenger: This is an app that takes Facebook’s messages and puts them into an app all by themselves.  It is definitely the more preferable way to use Facebook messages when on the go. 

Snapchat:  I only do this with one of my friends, and am a relatively new user, but I’ve enjoyed it so far.  It’s pretty pointless, but it’s fun to send creepy and silly pictures to your friends at random moments throughout your day and receive them in return.  (Sorry, my Snapchat is private!)

Hangouts: Another way to use Google Chat (or GChat), this enables you to stay constantly connected with your friends on the go.  I don’t use this too too much, but it’s nice to have just in case, or for the few times that I have used it.  I do prefer to use GChat on the computer through my gmail account though.

Facebook: The basic Facebook app for your phone.  While I’m not a huge fan of Facebook anymore, I will say that I prefer using Facebook on my phone to using it on the computer.  I just find the setup and design to be more clean and easy to navigate.  Have any of you experienced this or felt like this?

Pinterest:  I don’t use this much anymore, but I used to be on this site and app multiple times a day.  Pinterest however, holds many collections for me that will help me plan my wedding one day, as I’m sure is true for many girls.  However, This is another app that is very well designed, almost more so than the actual website.

YouTube:  I go back and forth with whether or not I actually like the YouTube app.  However, I do use this app when I am at the gym in order to catch up on my “Watch Later” list when I am on the elliptical.  If you can get a good Wi-Fi connection or a good 4G connection, you’ll have a good video quality, if not, forget about it.  But, it’s convienent to have for people like me who want to check video stats, and things like that, or for watching videos on the go provided good connections.

LinkedIn:  A must have for any job seeker, LinkedIn is the Facebook for the professional world (to put it simply).  I am on this app constantly, checking connections, looking for new job postings, etc.  If you are looking for a professional job, or are in college about to enter the job search, I highly recommend getting a LinkedIn account, but be sure to use it properly and wisely. 

Goodreads:  Perfect for any book-lover, Goodreads is an incredible site for tracking reading progress and gaining recommendations for new books to read.  I also have a Goodreads account (linked in the sidebar), feel free to check it out and follow me!

Blogger: This is a must have for me- it enables me to post blogs on the go, check my blog stats, and pretty much everything relating to my blog- all from my phone!

Tumblr: I admit, I’m not a ‘proper Tumblr.’  I really only just reblog things that I think are neat or interesting.  I don’t create content of my own.  That being said, I still really enjoy the site, and am quite proud of my collection of posts – recently hitting 3,000!  If you would like to check out my Tumblr, it is linked in the side bar for your enjoyement.

Chrome (app): This is your basic web browser, Google Chrome.  This app came pre-installed on the phone, and is my preferred browser (it’s what I use on my laptop as well), so I kept it on the phone as my main browser for surfing the web when needed.  As I haven’t used another web browser on a phone before, I don’t have much to go on here in the way of reviews.  However, I do like the way it runs compared to the Safari browser on my iPod Touch.

So that is everything!  I hope you all enjoyed this fourth installment of “What’s on My Cell Phone!”  As always, if you have any comments, or suggestions on how to better my use out of my phone, or any awesome apps that I should be checking out, feel free to let me know in the comments below!

Happy Reading,

Allison