QUICK APP IDEAS

IT'S LIKE this, BUT FOR that.

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Considering a lot of successful websites,apps and services are just mashups or tweaks of a few core services, I believe it's not completely stupid to do this exercise. For example, LinkedIn is Facebook for professionals, Khan Academy is Youtube of educational videos and Snapchat is ephemeral Whatsapp.

Pick a service from the left column and scan through the options in the right column till you get a new service. A combination of many, with several tweaks also promises decent results.
Pretty sure a few combinations already exist, a few more won't make sense, a bunch of them are trivial, many redundant and some others aren't worth chasing.

It's like...But for...
Facebook/GooglePlus
(Social Networking)
Anonymous users
Tinder/Match/OkCupid
(Matchmaking)
Business / Professionals / Jobs
Whatsapp/Line/Kik
(Chat Services)
Dating / Matrimony / Relationships
Pinterest
(Visual Discovery)
Ephemeral (Short lived or self-destroying)
Google Search/Bing
(Search)
Only images and/or video
Reddit/4chan/Digg
(Social Bookmarking)
Students/Kids
Evernote/Any.Do
(To Do Lists)
Apps and mobile content
Instagram/500px/Imgur
(Photo Sharing)
Local market
Tumblr/LiveJournal/Blogger
(Blogging Services)
Vernacular and/or internationalized
StumbleUpon/PearlTrees
(Social Discovery)
Sports / Movies
Pocket
(Bookmarking)
Geeks / Nerds
Flipboard/Pulse
(News Aggregators)
Specific Professions and Professional Relationships (E.g. Doc-Patient, Lawyer-Client, Professor-Student)
Shazam/SoundHound/Songza
(Music Recognition)
Research and Science community / Academia
Pandora/Grooveshark
(Music Streaming)
Gamification / Games / Simulation
Netflix/Hulu
(Video Streaming)
Cloud
Youtube/Vimeo/DailyMotion
(Video Sharing)
Fine Arts / Painting / Music / Theater / Literature etc
Skype/Hangout/WebEx
(Web and Video Conferencing)
Specific Interests like Dancing / Quizzes / Photography / Skiing etc
Pandora/Grooveshark
(Music Streaming)
Coding / Programmimg / Hackathon / Interviews
Foursquare
(Local Search and Networking)
Cooking / Food / Food Sharing / Culinary Art
TED/Khan Academy
(Educational)
Elderly / Senior Citizens / Women / Married / Unmarried / Differently Abled
Yelp
(Reviews and Recommendations)
Unconventional Platforms like Glass, Augmented/Virtual Reality, CarPlay, Wearables, Smart Kitchen etc
Maps/Waze/Street View
(Maps)
Non-profit / Charity / Volunteering / Social Service
Foursquare
(Local Search and Networking)
Adult Content
Burrp/Zomato
(Restaurants and Local)
Connectivity / Internet of Things / IFTTT
AirBnB
(Rent-out)
Only Audio Content
Uber/Lyft/Zipcar
(Ridesharing and Rentals)
Adventure Events / Activities
Travelocity/Expedia/Kayak
(Travel and Travel Booking)
Celebrities / CEOs / Top Leaders
Siri/Cortana/Iris
(Personal Assistant apps)
Shopping / Malls / Traders / Small and Micro Businesses
Wikipedia/ other wikis
(Encycopedias)
Wealthy / Luxury / Elite / Premium / Paid
Amazon/Ebay
(eCommerce)
Latin American / Chinese / Growing Economies / Asian Market
GitHub/SourceForge
(Sourcecode Management)
Non-technical areas like healthcare, government, banks and finance, logistics and shipping, individuals etc
Dropbox/Box/Google Drive
(File Hosting)
DIY / Self-help
Kickstarter/Indiegogo
(Crowd Funding)
Automated / bot-driven / having minimal user-interaction
Quora/Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange/Answers
(QA)
Human Powered / Turk-Driven / Manual
Task Rabbit/ Craigslist
(Online/Real world Marketplace)
Some niche market like men's ties, diapers, needs of pregnant women and just moms etc
IMDB/Good Reads/IMSDB
(Knowledge-Bases on a specific subject)
Betting / Gambling / Bidding / Contests / Awards and Prizes
Coursera/Udacity/EdX
(MOOCs)
Second hand / Exchange / Barter / Cheap
Fitbit/Nike+ FuelBand/Samsung Gear Fit
(Activity Trackers)
High-tech Science like Space, Particle Physics, Chip Designs, Nano-technology etc
Jive/Liferay/Yammer
(Community Social Networking)
Animals / Pets / Wild life / Nature
Cloudera/Hadoop/Splunk/Rocket Fuel
(Big Data, Analytics and Machine Learning)
Fashion / Design
Groupon/Living Social/Woot
(Daily Deals and Coupons)
Investors / Venture Capitalists / startups / budding companies
Stripe/Square/Visa/Discover/Apple Pay
(Payment)
Event Based

Did you notice some funny ones? It's like Uber/Lyft (Ridesharing), but for pets and animals.
And some weird ones? It's like Dropbox (Cloud Hosting), but with ephemerality.
And a useful one (perhaps);-): It's like "Siri"(Intelligent Personal Assistant app) but for Dating. This would suggest you some pick-up lines, help organize activities, advises on looks etc.
Or - It's like Pocket, but for Glass.
And if at all there's gonna be a "Foursquare" for "celebrities", it would be a "premium" and "paid" service for the "elite". Snoop Dogg would know where's Brad Pitt, but not us. It also needs a Paparazzi blocker extension ;-).

Please drop your comments/ideas/"it's like"s/"but for"s in the comment section.

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