Let's Get Frankly

This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are completely my own. 

We live in a generation filled with people who don't want to or feel too uncomfortable to get to know each other on a deeper level. I definitely feel that way around some people as well. I just want to have closer friendships with people!

That is when I discovered the app, Frankly! If you have ever used SnapChat, it is similar to that, except you can have text conversations too. It is a lot more than that, but that is the gist of it. It is free at the app store for iPhones and Androids.

Here are some of its features:

• Disappearing Messages. When you send a message, it is blurred until the person presses on the message. Afterward you are given a few seconds to read it before it disappears. This gives an opportunity for complete honesty and you don't have to worry about people reading your messages!

• Delete Messages Sent on Accident. Have you ever sent that text that you immediately regretted after sending it? Well, Frankly offers the option of deleting your message before someone reads it. It's really convenient!

• Anonymous Group Messages. When in a group message, it is completely anonymous! It allows everyone to talk comfortably with each other because no one knows who said what. It's confusing but it's fun. 

The app is a lot nicer than what I expected, and I like it. My only trouble that I ran into with it was finding and adding friends. It allows the option to invite and add friends from your phone book, but you aren't allowed to search for friends' usernames. Other than that, I'd really love to see this app become a thing! 

Do you like what you're reading? Download it! Still not convinced? Still download it and see for yourself! DO IT. Download Frankly here. 

What are you waiting for? Invite your friends to be frank with you with Frankly. Your secret is safe with me [;

Happy chatting!

Chau for now♥

Taking Safety to Another Level with React Mobile

I remember my freshman year of high school when I was walking home with a friend of mine when a couple older girls stopped us. They had asked us if we lived in the area before threatening us with a gun, so they went through our bags and stole all the cash we had on us (thank God it wasn't much) and my iPod, worth about $300 at the time.

Eventually, the girls and their accomplices got caught, but not before they were able to rob a few other people from my school as well. Thankfully, none of us got hurt in the process, but it was still a terrifying experience.

The Home page

Robb Monkman created a free app for the iPhone and some Android devices to prevent incidents like mine from happening after he, himself was held at gunpoint while in college. React Mobile is an app that was launched earlier this year to help protect students from becoming victims of crimes and to prevent other crimes from happening, if spotted from afar. The app turns your smartphone into a safety tool for you to have the ability to inform close contacts and/or your social media sites of your whereabouts at any given time, if you allow the app to do so.

With the push of a button, one is able to send an SOS alert with your GPS location to the authorities, and to whoever you decide to tell. Users also have the option of posting the alert to Facebook and Twitter. The app automatically dials 911 if an SOS alert is triggered.

The screenshot just after sending an SOS
alert.

React Mobile, however, doesn't need to be used just for emergencies. The app has been created so that it is available for everyday use as well, if necessary. The "Follow Me" feature allows users to notify friends and family of their location in real-time if they are every concerned for their own safety. Friends and family have the ability to view the user's location and track them until they get to their destination. This feature would be especially useful if someone was running around at night or if they were meeting someone for the first time or going to an unfamiliar place. I hope that I will never have to use this app, but it is very comforting to know that I have a way to safety, if necessary.

I always say that classic quote, "it's better to be safe than sorry," and I honestly hold that to be true. I encourage downloading the React Mobile app to have it handy if (God-forbid) you were to be placed in an unsafe position. You never know, it just might save your life.

The "Follow-Me" feature

The map of someone tracking you using
the "Follow Me" feature

Still not convinced?
Visit React Mobile's website: http://reactmobile.com
Blog: http://reactmobile.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ReactMobile
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ReactMobile.com

Chau for now, & stay safe!

This post was sponsored by React Mobile. 

My First Giveaway! (CLOSED)

This month, the seven of us have teamed up to give one of our lovely readers a Kiel James Patrick bracelet (any bracelet of the winner's choice, $40 or under) and $15 store credit to Brenda's Etsy Shop! 

One of my personal favorites by KJP. Buy here.

The Sponsors: 

Rachel at Sunshine & Sinatra // Kriselle at Through the Eyes of a Cali Girl // Hannah at Words as Palindromes // Jacky at Keep Calm & Blog On

Dylan at Sartorial Spice // Brenda at From Me With Love  // Ashliegh at The Darling Prepster

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