La-La

La-La
Original author(s) La-La App, Ltd
Developer(s) Jason Hadjioannou
Initial release July 9, 2014
Written in Objective-C, PHP
Operating system iOS
Platform Mobile, Website
Type Social Network
Website www.la-la.com

La-La is a social network / music messaging application for iOS that uses audio instead of written words. Users communicate by sending each other audible song snippets which include music lyrics to conduct their conversations.[1]

History

La-La was created by Jason Hadjioannou, originally as a way to message his girlfriend in a more interesting way. In an interview with Softonic, Jason is quoted saying: "just thought it'd be cool if I sent her a short audible song snippet instead of writing it".[2]

An early version of the "messaging app" was developed in beginning of July 2014 and the first La-La message to be sent via the service was a stream of the 17 second chorus of ‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie.[3]

Reception

Since it's summer release, La-La has been reported to have passed over 40,00 users and has been featured in respectable technology publications including "TechCrunch", "Product Hunt", "RTTNews" & "About.com".[4][5][6][7]

On La-La's official blog, there are screen captures from twitter users expressing their joy for the app - "Finally, a messenger that understands my love for music", "New favourite app: la-la lets you send song snippets", "So perfect; we all need @la_la_app" - to mention a few.[8]

Similar apps

La-La is often mentioned alongside the other single-task messaging apps: "Yo", "WhatsApp" & "Snapchat".[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Dormehl, Luke (16 July 2014). "La-la is a musical messaging app that lets you chat with song snippets". cultofmac.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Barranger, Daniel (8 September 2014). "Why single-use apps like Yo could take over your smartphone". softonic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Barranger, Daniel (8 September 2014). "Why single-use apps like Yo could take over your smartphone". softonic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Butcher, Mike (16 July 2014). "Music Messaging App La-La Lets Users Chat With Songs Snippets". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Ria, Blagburn (17 July 2014). "La-La lets users chat with audio snippets". producthunt.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Staff Writer, RTT (17 July 2014). "La-La App - Music Is The Message". rttnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Walker, Leslie (1 August 2014). "5 New Social Networks Launched in 2014". about.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Blog, La-La (20 July 2014). "The Good, the Bad and the Moody". blog.la-la.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Staff Writer, RTT (17 July 2014). "La-La App - Music Is The Message". rttnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Dormehl, Luke (16 July 2014). "La-la is a musical messaging app that lets you chat with song snippets". cultofmac.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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