Since it was created, there have been several updates to the Whistle dog monitor, including features that add social sharing features to the collar and now, a pet-centric social network available within its app.
Within the whistle app, pet owners now have the ability to connect with other dog owners, add photos and notes about pets to track their well-being or progress towards a specific goal. Entries appear in a timeline-like format, which makes it super easy for owners, or friends and family members to look at a progression of events in sequence.
The newsfeed and app are a great way to make note of a pet's age, weight and daily activity goals on a regular basis and it provides a nice place for all of the data collected by the Whistle dog monitor to be presented and shared.
Pet Newsfeed Apps
The Whistle App Neatly Presents Data from the Whistle Dog Monitor
Trend Themes
1. Pet Social Network Apps - The Whistle App is now a pet-centric social network with data presentation features, creating opportunities for other pet social network apps to innovate personal pet tracking.
2. Timeline-style Display of Pet Data - The timeline-like format of the Whistle app shows a progression of events, inspiring other pet service apps to incorporate this intuitive display feature.
3. Social-monitoring Technology for Pets - The Whistle dog monitor's social sharing features and data presentations reflects greater demand for social-monitoring technology in the pet industry, creating opportunity for complementary innovative services.
Industry Implications
1. Pet Tech - The launch of the Whistle pet social network app reflects continuing innovation in the pet tech industry.
2. Social Media - The Whistle app reflects a unique way for the pet industry to integrate social media, and inspires compatible industries to consider developing more niche social media platforms.
3. Health and Fitness - Pet fitness tracking and data presentation features of the Whistle app place it within the larger fitness tech industry, creating opportunities for improvement or innovation through adjacent industries.