App Alert: ‘Jelly’ Expected To Revolutionize How We Exchange Knowledge

Biz Stone, the Twitter co-founder, has developed a new way people exchange information. His new app called “Jelly” is a platform which expands how we ask questions and  receive answers.

Developed for use on the iPhone and Android, the Jelly app allows users to ask questions using photos. The user snaps a picture with their camera phone and immediately post it along with a question. Someone in their network (or within the app’s community) can then immediately answer the question. The photo gives the person added clues as to what it is they what to know. Some may view this app as being in the same realm as Twitter and Facebook. But, Stone’s says it’s much more.

“In a world where 140 characters is considered a maximum length, a picture really is worth a thousand words,” Stone wrote in a post on Jelly’s blog. “Images are in the foreground of the Jelly experience because they add depth and context to any question.”

Stone’s passion for helping others is why he created Jelly.  After asking himself, in a connected society, what is the true promise, the notion of “helping one another” made sense.  The concern, however, is how this app will prosper in the future. In order to secure privacy of shared information, there will have to be some form of setting options to block other users (or social networks) to see questions and answers. Also, will Jelly become another form of Wikipedia? What will the app do with all of the information it will collect over time?

Jelly has been in development for over a year now. Ben Finkel is the cofounder.

Source: Mashable