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# Address-Saving Social Networks
Glintter is a New Address Book App for Sharing Discoveries

By Alyson Wyers | Published 2018-01-30 | Social Media
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/address-book-app
References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/glintter) & [glintter](https://www.glintter.com/)

This address book app wants to inspire your future outings and enable you to share more of your favorite discoveries. Currently in beta, [social media startup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-networking1) Glintter is a mobile application compatible with iOS as well as Android devices.

In addition to having the practical address book app side, Glintter functions as a network to [give and receive recommendations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-sharing-platform). You can organize your addresses by numerous categories, such as restaurants, sports, bars and landscapes. The platform also makes it easier to [extend invites to your friends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/momentitos-app), whether you are making plans in advance or making it up as you go. Glintter is an essential tool for travelers too, especially with the ability to snap photos of your favorite places to recall later.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.9/10
- Popularity: 4% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Europe

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialmedia)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Social Sharing:** Glintter's address book app feature enables social sharing and recommendations to encourage user engagement and growth.
- **Location-based Networking:** By categorizing addresses and enabling invites to friends, Glintter is disrupting traditional networking methods in the travel industry.
- **Visual Memory Log:** The option to snap photos of your favorite places and store them in your address book opens up visual memory log trend to explore for startups.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Social Media:** Glintter's social networking element presents an opportunity for growth and disruption in the crowded social media industry.
- **Travel:** Glintter's travel-friendly features and address book app opens up disrupting traditional travel planning and networking methods market.
- **Photography:** Glintter's visual memory log feature is disrupting traditional ways of storing travel memories, creating a new market for photography startups.

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