Taking a Break allows you to easily schedule breaks from Facebook & Twitter, and it auto replies to your incoming communications while you are on break. — The ONLY way to take breaks from Facebook and Twitter without risk of losing your friends and followers and your contacts.
You need it for any of these reasons:
✓ Need a Break, short or long, from Social Networking
✓ Don't want to Ignore Friends and Followers (
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✓ Complete Project or Personal Goals, or Focus on School
✓ Spend More Time with Your Family
✓ Increase your Productivity
✓ Hooked on Facebook or Twitter
✓ Going on Vacation
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TaB auto replies to Facebook Comments, Wall Updates, Messages, and Event Invitations, and to Twitter Direct Messages.
Auto Reply
Customize everything in the app, every feature is easily customizable to suit your needs.
Easily Customizable
Add alert Reminder; set Breaks to Repeat; view and mange your Breaks in the iPhone Calendar; and more.
Calendar and More
Setup separate or simultaneous Breaks from Twitter and Facebook. You can add unlimited breaks.
Facebook and Twitter-
If you have a difficult time staying away while you are on Break, TaB will help you.
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Taking a Break is super easy to use and it has an elegant user interface.
Easy to Use & Elegant
About
interHaptic developed the first-of-its-kind app, Taking a Break, an iPhone app that manages your Facebook and Twitter accounts while you are away or unavailable.
InterHaptic creates mobile apps and rich media applications (including touchscreen applications for large screen displays), and we design compelling user experiences and user interfaces.
Contact Us here, or at apps@interHatic.com.
Taking a Break is available in the Apple App Store starting July 14, 2011, for $2.99 for only 10 more days.
Taking a Break introduces a new social networking etiquette by allowing users to schedule breaks from Facebook and Twitter, while it politely sends auto replies to all incoming communications on behalf of the users.
FAQ
- 1. Why is my email address needed?
Your email is needed to setup your account, it will be used as your unique identifier, so you can access your breaks, recover your password, and more.
- 2. Which social networking accounts can I take a Break from?
You can take Breaks from Twitter and Facebook.
- 3. Can I take a Break from Facebook and Twitter at the same time?
Yes. And you can also take Breaks from Twitter and Facebook separately.
- 4. Can I change my Break after I confirm it?
Yes. And you can also delete Breaks.
- 5. Can I add multiple Breaks?
You can add as many Breaks as you like, you can even set the breaks to repeat at some fixed interval.
- 6. Can I customize my Break?
You can customize everything about your Break, from the before-break message to the auto-reply message, and more.
- 7. Does Taking a Break require a password?
When you create your account, we will send your password to your email, but you do not need the password to get started.
- 8. Can Taking a Break integrate with my iPhone calendar?
Yes, this is a standard feature.
- 9. If I delete a Break event from the iPhone Calendar, will it delete the Break from the app?
No. You have to delete the Break from TaB for the Break to be deleted. You also have to delete the Break from the calendar, to remove the break from the iPhone calendar.
- 10. What is the minimum amount of time I can set a Break for?
The minimum length of a break is 1 hour.
- 11. What is the maximum amount of time I can set a Break for?
There is no maximum time limit for a Break. And because of the auto replies, you will not risk losing your social networking accounts because of inactivity. You can take a very long break and have a peace of mind.
Contact/Support
Please fill out this form, if you have any any comments or questions about Taking a Break.
We will respond to your email promptly.
Note that the FAQ section provides useful answers to most common questions about the app.
Press
We have compiled a detaied Press Kit, which includes a press release, our company biography and logo, a sample news story, an intro letter, and five high resolution screenshots of the Taking a Break app. You may use the enclosed material in relevant publications and reword the written material as necessary.
Please download the Press Kit here.
For more information, please reach us at apps@interHaptic.com