W3 Americas Apps

This app is the first of its kind. It catersto a niche business market in an area which is by its very nature,a truly mobile environment: The Texas Oil and Gas Industry,specifically the area of Texas called the Eagle Ford Shale which isfollowed by businesses and people all over the world. This is thefirst app dedicated to the Eagle Ford Shale and it basically putsthe Eagle Ford Shale in your pocket. The mission is to enhance thelives of people who work and live in this community and change theway business is done in this area/industry.The app will be an online information hub that will cater to thismobile business environment by doing the following: (1) Providing anews feed and helpful tips/information section; (2) Connectcustomers with businesses using a new, innovative platform based onuser-location; (3) Provide access to tools for managing andimproving existing businesses in the mobile environment; (4) Allowusers to access information on available jobs and equipment forsale; (5) CDL Monitoring; (6) Social Media Sharing: the app willact as a mobile hub for communications between people who live andwork in the Eagle Ford on a hyperlocal level; (7) provide a mobileplatform for businesses to market their products/services to theEagle Ford Shale business community, and; (8) encourage UserFeedback to let users have a say in how the app is updated anddeveloped to serve the needs of this community.Specifically, the “Industry News/Tips” section will provideinteresting news topics and also provide users with helpful tipscentered on small business and other topics. The "Oilfield SurvivalKit" Section will allow users out in the field to track downspecialty companies based on user location. The relevant companieswill appear on the screen based on which ones are closest to theuser. So depending on user location, different companies willappear when using this section in different areas. The companylocation and contact information will appear and be actionable sothat users can communicate with companies immediately by phone oremail and determine how far away the companies are from the user.All of this will save time and this is crucial in the oilfield astime is money when trying to finish a job. Field workers will haveaccess to information on jobs, equipment and all kinds ofinformation that interests them. In the “Business Survival Kit”business owners will have access to tools and information (too muchto list here) to help them start, grow, and/or help them run theirbusinesses more efficiently. Drivers will have access toinformation to help them maintain their CDL’s, buy/sell equipment,access roadside assistance and other information that is importantto them. The “Eagle Ford Connect” section will provide social mediaintegration providing a forum for specific topics to be discussedand addressed based on the interests and concerns of the people whomake the Eagle Ford community what it is. Businesses of any kindwill for the first time have a truly mobile platform dedicated tothe Eagle Ford to get their products/services in front of thepeople who have traditionally been so hard to reach.