Whrrl v2.1 iPhone Application Available Now

Since launching Whrrl 2.0, we have received some great suggestions about ways to make our new product even better. We’ve listened intently to your feedback and are thrilled to announce many of your suggestions have been implemented in our latest release, Whrrl v2.1.

Whrrl v2.1 for the iPhone is available starting today and has several of the most requested enhancements, including:

Easily add people into your stories

• Now you can add friends and family into a story in just seconds from your phone contact list or through networks on Whrrl, Facebook and Twitter.
• Adding people into stories is the easiest way for them to immediately begin posting photos and updates to your shared story. No more tracking down photos after the fact!

Been there? See who else has, too

• When you create a story from a location, you can also see other Whrrl users that have visited that same place.
• What should you order at dinner? No problem. What seats are best at the sports arena? Simple. Check out past Whrrl stories to discover fun, interesting information about the places you frequent and new locations you’re visiting.

More Control – right from your phone

• Stories can now be customized by adding a story title and captions to your photos.
• Whether you’re having a bad hair day or wrote an update you don’t like, simply delete it from your phone.
• We want you to have the control right at your fingertips – and you can continue to edit stories from the Web, too.

Thank you to everyone who provided us feedback, with special thanks to some of our greatest contributors:

@anthonystevens – Anthony Stevens
@anwith1n – An Bui
@bmw – Brian Westbrook
@claidheamdanns – Gavin Anderson
@daddyclaxton – Donald Claxton
@daniellemorrill – Danielle Morrill
@daveschappell – Dave Schappell
@debrauson – Debra Uson
@dm5272 – Diogenes Martinez
@ericmaino – Eric Maino
@firewallender – Cassie Wallender
@HannahS1 – Hannah Summerfelt
@hardlynormal – Mark Horvath
@hsukenooi – Hsu Ken
@jennfowler – Jenn Fowler
@jessicaknows – Jessica Smith
@jessicagottlieb – Jessica Gottlieb
@Lulau – Stephan Noll
@momfluential – Ciaran Blumenfeld
@mulka – Kyle Mulka
@raygsmn – Ray Schiel
@ReneeJRoss – Renee Ross
@skiphunt – Skip Hunt
@spacecowgurl – Amy Devon
@VikDuggal – Vik Duggal

We have an exciting wish list of features planned over the next few months as we continue to make storytelling a part of your everyday life. However, we’re always looking for feedback and I look forward to your continued emails, phone calls, tweets and commentary. You can also feel free to email me personally at johnkim (at) pelago.com.

See the press release here.