New app connects users with college students based on major, interests, residence hall, and more
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the most popular apps and websites used based on frequency, according to a recent survey by Niche.com of 7,000 high school students graduating in 2014.
In the age of instant communication it is perhaps unsurprising that teens were also three times more likely to text than make phone calls.
As millions of students gear up for college this fall, the usual mix of excitement and apprehension can be expected. However, what if there were an application which combined the best parts of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to help alleviate these emotions by giving students a jump start on their college experience?
Enter JoinU, a new mobile app for college students to network with other students based on mutual interests.
University of Miami alumni Dan Thibodeau and Justin Gaither launched a beta version of this new app on April 20, 2014. JoinU is available for iOS and has over 24,000 downloads from over 50 countries. The app will be available for Android in the fall 2014.
Dan and Justin’s passion for ed-tech entrepreneurship dates back to their dorm room loft-building business while in school. After selling 600 lofts to students, they used the profits to start eCampus Ventures in 2009 and launched their first product, Roomsurf (roommate matching) in 2010.
In 2011 they created TextSurf (for students to save on textbooks) and their latest vision with JoinU is to create one universal user experience where students can find roommates, save on textbooks, and connect with fellow classmates.
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