Behind the Curtain: Pintley 3
A few weeks ago, we unveiled our new initiative to help you Discover a Better Night Out. Today, we’re ready to give you an exclusive look behind the curtain at how this philosophy will manifest itself in the next version of the Pintley iPhone and Android apps.
Location, Location, Location
When we started Pintley, we had one simple goal—to help you drink better beer. We believed that giving beer recommendations based on personal ratings was the best way to help people discover beer they’d love. And it’s really working! You’ve added over 1.3 Million ratings to Pintley, and we’ve served up tens of millions of recommendations.
With Pintley 3, we’re taking this experience to the next level. A few months ago we launched a new feature called BeerTrack that lets you keep track of what you’re drinking and where. We’re now integrating BeerTrack directly into the ratings system to make tracking even easier.
This is a first step in a larger push towards integrating location data into our recommendations engine. This data will allow us to better track where beer is available at any given time, so we can help you find exactly what you’re looking for. In fact, we’re even working on a strategic partnership to bring you the most up-to-date and comprehensive beer location information available. While I can’t tell the full story just yet, expect some exciting new features on the horizon.
Levels
Pintley loves its users. To show you just how much we love you, in Pintley 2 we added points and prizes to reward you for trying new beer. Pintley 3 is going to take points one step further with a new feature we call Levels.
New users will begin their Pintley lives as lowly Beer Novices. As you try and track new beers, you’ll earn points, which will promote you through the ranks. You’ll be able to follow your progress and compete with your friends on the new leader boards.
Much like with BeerTrack, adding levels is just a first step. Over the next few months, we’ll be adding more opportunities to win prizes, play games, and discover the world of beer. More on that to come.
The Feed
One of Pintley’s best features is the news feed, which lets you both share your recent obsession with IPAs and talk about the great new harvest ale your friends just discovered. Since we launched this feature, it’s seen some very heavy use, so we thought it was time for an upgrade.
With Pintley V3, we’re making the feed even more robust. With new filters for Friends and “Me,” it’s easy to separate your own activity on Pintley from what your friends are doing. While we’re at it, we’ve also decided to show you what’s going on in the Pintley stratosphere, with a global option which allows you to see who’s trying what up to the second.
These are just three new features that are coming in Pintley 3. Keep hitting that check for updates button, because the timer is running down and you’ll want to get it while it’s still hot!
