INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): If you head to the Indiana State Fair, there's a new tool to help enhance your visit – a smart phone app for your iPhone and Android devices.
It will help point you in the right direction for just about anything you can imagine, concession stands, ATMs, exhibits, first aid, and for the forgetful among us, where you parked your car and its GPS empowered.
And if you are stoked about selfies, you can even share your photos o Facebook and Twitter, through the app.
from an Indiana State Fair press release:
The colorful app also includes listings of every fair event for each of the 17 days of the fair; a special listing of all the Shane Co. Coliseum Concert Series shows; a special listing of all the Free Stage concerts; general information on hours, admission and special discounts; and a sharing feature that allows users to post comments and photos to their Facebook friends and Twitter followers. It even allows users to purchase discount admission tickets through July 31 with a few simple touches.
The app's newest feature, an interactive map using a smart phone’s Global Positioning System, is what makes the app a “must have” for all fairgoers.
As long as a user has the GPS system turned on in the phone’s settings, the app will indicate where that person is in relation to items in six different categories:
*Exhibits & Attractions
*Food Vendors
*Parking areas
*ATMs
*Stroller/Wheelchair Rentals
*First Aid
The updated app is the most recent way fair officials have been keeping current on new technologies. An early adopter of social media, the State Fair now has more than 140,000 people following its messages through Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. It also frequently sends out news and behind-the-scenes information through its Blue Ribbon Blog andYouTube channel. All of these outlets can be found on the fair’s web site, www.indianastatefair.com.
