Craigfetch: A teaser in screenshots
December 20, 2009The Craigslist experience on the iPhone sucks. The website is poorly formatted for mobile safari, and the apps are just garbage. (That's right Craigsphone, I'm talking about you.) So I got to thinking, maybe the iPhone doesn't need a new Craigslist app — it already has a rock solid app built-in that can handle messages arranged in hierarchical folders. It's called the Mail app.
Then the more I got to thinking about it, the more it just made sense. Respond to a posting via email by simply hitting "reply." Respond via phone by tapping the auto-linked phone number. See where it is by clicking the auto-linked address.
Searching, check. Photos, check. The smallish Craigslist photos actually fit the iPhone's screen perfectly.
This is just a teaser, I'll have a full project page for this up soon. And, if you want to try it out yourself (as simple as setting up a new IMAP account at craigfetch.com) let me know and I'll give you demo account credentials. ✜
