Killer App
When at
the click of a link sent via an app, someone’s digital device is
virally infected or disabled, often with
the terrorist sender or hacker able to retrieve the data stored on the recipient’s phone, tablet, or watch.
killer app
by Papy Jojo on Mar 20, 2007 07:40:59
"An application that proves the usefulness of the underlying technologies"
Defined by Jawed
Karem in the speech "YouTube: From Concept to Hyper-growth" held at
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ACM Conference,
Oct 21, 2006. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=nssfmTo7SZg)
Example:
A typical killer application:
- the first
spreadsheet application
Killer apps in the internet domain:
- Wikipedia
-
LiveJournal
- MySpace
-
Flickr
- YouTube
Killer app
by n.tex on Jan 26, 2021 07:48:23
Mobile application with
doubtful usefulness that gets
downloaded and used by a very large number of people, often without a valid reason.
Example:
Hey, once you are done with
Candy Crush, check out
Quads and
Flappy Bird, they are the latest killer apps to hit the App Store!