How a Great App Recommendation “Engaged Me”, Thanks to TechCrunch & Animoto
Those of you who know me know that I’m engulfed by two passions: great app recommendations (at OpenCandy) by day and my incredible girlfriend Gracie the rest of the time. A combination of the two serendipitously led to my engagement (to my aforementioned girlfriend-turned-fiancé) last night. And I owe it all (well the successful proposal part) to a great web app: Animoto.
Almost one year ago to the day, I was reading a post entitled “Happy Birthday Animoto. You Guys Make Me Happy” by an unusually upbeat Mike Arrington which was as strong a recommendation as I’ve ever read on TechCrunch. Fast-forward a year of serious app-crushes/gushes on Animoto by not only Mike, but a few of the other TechCrunch guys (Erick Schonfield, Jason Kincaid and MG Siegler) as well as some non-blogger, real-life friends of mine; and I was convinced this was “the one” (the app that was going to help me create this special moment).
So, when I started planning the perfect way to propose, I decided to accept the recommendation, fire up Animoto, and created a montage from 133 photos and 2 songs that epitomized the seven years that I’ve known Gracie. I then loaded the “beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video piece from my media” (as Animoto describes so humbly) onto my iPhone. Gracie and I took an afternoon trip to Sea World yesterday and I proceeded to rely on technology to help me close the most important deal of my life… and it worked!
The moral of the story? Apps don’t only solve problems; great apps can change lives. So don’t stop recommending the great ones to one another!
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by bryc3 / September 1, 2009
Awesome to hear you closed another important deal! Gracie is a catch and you two are clearly smitten with each other. Really happy for you guys!
by Guest / September 1, 2009
Where is the animoto link?
by aliciamessinger / September 2, 2009
Where's the video?? I want to see it now! lol.
by jrnuerge / September 2, 2009
I was hoping to see the video also.
JR Nuerge
by elliottng / September 2, 2009
Congratulations Bro!
A good decision. No, a great decision! Animoto guys should be happy with this endorsement!
by chesterng / September 3, 2009
Thanks everyone for the kind words!
Sorry, I'm just sharing the app recommendation, not the video. Although I've received several press requests; I decided leaking my video in exchange for coverage, site traffic, or link love might not be the best way to kick off my first day with my new fiance. :-)
But, its *super* easy to load up your pics, videos, music and make your own video on Animoto. Go try it! :-)
by Yogi84 / September 8, 2009
Congrats Chester!
by davisfreeberg / September 9, 2009
What a great story, congrats on the engagement. Hope the next seven years are just as good as the last.
by Silicone bracelets / January 2, 2010
yeah apps are very useful for everyone. i want apps that will entertain me to the optimum level.