Times are changing. And so is aka-aki. After three years it was about time to finally create a fresh new aka-aki video trailer. The production took place over the summer. And now the all-new movie clip can be watched on our website and the YouTube channel.

So far, there’s only a version in German with English subtitles. But an all-English version is on it’s way and will be available soon.

We want to thank all the extraordinarily talented creatives who supported us with this project. You were amazing! Here is the credits list:

Producer and Idea
Boris Spyker

Today we want to recommend the upcoming Social Media Week, which starts Monday the 19th in 12 cities worldwide. In aka-aki’s home town Berlin there will be over 50 great events, all of them free.

Topics include social, political and business impacts of social media. If you only have time for one event, go to this one: SMW Main Event – “Everything Is Amazing and Nobody is Happy”

Register now for FREE at http://socialmediaweek.org/event/?event_id=570

See you in Berlin next week!

Unfortunately, our social game “LiftLoft” has never been able to attract as many users as we hoped. And by far not enough users that would have been necessary to pay server costs and developers. That’s why we had to say “Good Bye!” In July 2011 we closed LiftLoft down and removed it from the app store.

From now on, we will focus again on where we came from: the mobile social network aka-aki. Everything we learned from the game project, the elements that have been developed yet – we will keep them in a warm and save place. And who knows, maybe we’ll integrate them into the social network at a later time. Or will come up with a new game project after the (mobile) world wil have turned a bit further.

Stay tuned!

 

Social networks are a well known phenomenon, and various electronic systems to support social networking are known. Growing a social network can mean that a person needs to discover like-minded or compatible people who have similar interests or experiences to him or her. Identifying like-minded people, however, often requires a substantial amount of and time and effort because identifying new persons with common interests for friendships is difficult. For example, when two strangers meet, it may take a long and awkward conversation to discover their common interests or experiences.

This is a statement from Apple, found in a patent application filed in on June 16th. Well, we couldn’t agree more! That was, back in 2006, the beginning of the aka-aki project actually.

The sketch from the application (shown above) looks familiar in a way. The guys at Apple call this “Ad hoc networking based on content and location.” Groundbreaking!

We call it aka-aki. What about saving some development time and pre-install aka-aki on every iOS device? Even the green icon looks great together with the text and phone apps!  Just give us a call or write an e-mail )

 

Maybe you won’t recognize your aka-aki at first sight after you did this update.

In version 1.8.0, which is now available in the app store, aka-aki for iPhone and iPod Touch comes with a revolutionary new main navigation tab! Here you cannot only arrange the icons like want it. But you can also add icon short cuts for easy and quick access to your favourite contacts!

Enjoy and download aka-aki 1.8.0!

 

Easily tell profile pictures from stickers: stickers now show with a folded up corner

The brand new version of aka-aki for iPhone is now available for free download from iTunes. Upgrade to aka-aki 1.7.2 today and enjoy…

… New Features

- in Berlin and Paris: aka-aki recommends you cool venues, events, exibitions nearby (in association with the folks at unlike.net and their super cool event website!)
- connect aka-aki to your Facebook: signup more easily and update your Facebook status directly out of aka-aki’s app
- new designed activity feed: see stickers and open profiles directly from here
- swipe to delete unwanted entries from the list of your past status updates

… Fixed Bugs And Interface Improvals

- now showing all mutual stickers and friends (instead of only up to 25)
- easily tell pictures apart: profile pictures have a lineout now, stickers a folded up corner
- online status shown on profile again
- not cutting off the profile screen on bottom anymore
- background encounter notifications fixed
- background encounter settings don’t show on devices that don’t support the feature anymore
- fix for crashes that were happening while the app was in background
- fixed non-saved credentials happening in some cases after signup

 

aka-aki is finally available for Android. To celebrate that, we give away a beautiful HTC Desire HD Android smartphone among the fans of our Facebook page.

Just follow this link, like us on Facebook, fill in the form and with a bit of luck you can be the winner!

And everybody who already has an Android phone – you’re invited to get our Android app for free. Just follow this link.

 

 

Instead of playing Easter games we just give you a game: For the Easter holidays you can download LiftLoft for free from the iTunes App Store!

Just install it on your iPhone and start playing against the people nearby. And the best thing about it, if you get your LiftLoft now you will also get the future updates for free.

Just as a reminder: LiftLoft is the mobile location-based social game from aka-aki. Take this way for more information and the download from iTunes.

Have fun and a happy Easter!

 

 

First thing first: now aka-aki remembers your username and password again, after the app had been shut down. That was an annoying bug. It’s fixed now and we apologize again. The new version also comes with this…

aka-aki 1.7.1 is now available for free download in the iTunes app store.

 

Our mobile location-based social game is called LiftLoft and now ready for worldwide download from the iTunes App Store. We want to celebrate with you! During the LiftLoft WInner Weeks, starting tomorrow, you can win promocodes for the game each day!

Potted plant? Muffin? Heating? Shower?

Each day at 2 pm CET we will post a picture  on our Facebook page. The picture shows a detail of one of those paper items you have to hunt for in the LiftLoft app. With a comment on the picture you can guess what the item is. We will give away the promocodes among everybody who guessed with a comment that day.

Don’t Miss A Competition Round

Every morning at 11 CET we will disclose the right answer for the day before and announce the next round. So make sure to follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook, so you won’t miss any update.