Media Lab Students Create Mobile Marketplace App
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![peddl The Media Lab grad students behind Peddl.](/sites/default/files/slice/uploads/2012/03/peddl-150x150.jpg)
You know how it is for students at the Media Lab. You get an idea, you write some code, you create a company, or a stellar app. Grad students Matthew Blackshaw, Tony DeVincenzi, and Dávid Lakatos spent last summer talking about online marketplaces. A mere six months later, Peddl was born.
Peddl aims to address the space of mobile marketplaces. The trio wondered why it was so difficult to buy and sell items on eBay and why posting an item on Craigslist meant managing an overwhelming number of emails in a personal inbox. They wanted a personal storefront for the things they wanted to buy or sell in one place—that almost manages itself. In geek speak: "We’re building a marketplace supported by proximal transactions, intelligent post matching, and friendly user experience with a specific focus towards privacy and trust."
Watch how Peddl works.
Alumni, have you created a noteworthy app? Tell us about it in the comments.
Comments
aaditya
Wed, 06/20/2012 2:39am
seems to be a great idea and very easy to use.
Tom Humphrey
Fri, 03/16/2012 7:51pm
Versaries is a personal time machine that helps you remember past and future milestones like birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. And what's great is it will find milestones you would otherwise miss, like the moment you turn 1 billion seconds old, or are half the age of your parent, or when you have been married longer than you were single. Check it out on the iTunes store. It's free!