With the 21st Annual Webby Awards coming up in a few days, we’re excited to be rolling out a new Staff Picks series featuring the best apps, services, and connected products, as chosen by staff members at some truly awesome Webby-Winning companies. We’re kicking things off with GIPHY, which is taking home 3(!!) Webbys this year. From art-gallery-hopping to note taking and more, check out their picks below.
See Saw
Alix McAlpine / @alixmcalpine Director, Content Strategy, GIPHY Studios Interests: men, wine, contemporary art Favorite App/Web tool: See Saw "Galleries in LA (like most everything else) are pretty spread out, and when I moved here I found myself really missing going from gallery to gallery on Saturday afternoons like I did back in New York. See Saw is super easy to use and the recommended shows are always on point. I love the map option so I can visualize which clusters of galleries I should head to in which order. It’s also simple to toggle to other cities I’m visiting to find out the must-see shows there, too."
Mike Nolan / @__nolski__ Full Stack Engineer, GIPHY Interests: motorcycles, computers, reading, beer Favorite App/Web tool:Authy "2-factor auth can be a pain in the butt sometimes. Which app do I use? Is it via text? How do I do the QR code thingy? Do I need my phone? Who knows. Authy makes it easy. It has an app on your phone that connects with an app on your computer. It even has a copy button because typing is for scrubs."
Johanna Kenney Senior Product Designer, GIPHY Interests: dogs, NYC life, playing music Favorite App/Web tool:VOX "When I want a no frills, high-quality way to listen to the music collection I put so many years and money into, I reach for VOX. No Apple upsells, no algorithm recommendations. Just me, my CD rips, and my college FLAC torrents walking down memory lane."
Fiona Condon / @fioroco Search Engineer, GIPHY Interests: reading, eating & tweeting Favorite App/Web tool:Google Keep "Google Keep finally got me into the habit of writing down the ideas and interesting quotes and useful recommendations that I used to instantly forget. It seems silly, but the ability to choose the note color from a limited set does a lot for find-ability without overcomplicating the note-taking process. Plus the desktop web UI is awesome."
Danny Chang / @thedannychang Technical Partnerships Manager, GIPHY Interests: music, (watching) mixed martial arts, graphic novels, sneakers, getting PAID Favorite App/Web tool:StockX "StockX not only tracks the trends in market value of virtually every sneaker that’s released, but it’s also a marketplace for sellers and buyers. It’s an incredibly helpful tool for sneaker collectors like me to get a good idea of a fair price before buying or selling them on the secondary market."
