Time management is a skill that may pose a challenge for many college students. Coordinating and managing school, work, social and even online schedules can be hectic at best, and a total nightmare at worst. University alumni Ben Latham and Landon Watts, along with University of Arizona alumnus Gabe Avraham believe they have devised a solution: DockIt.
DockIt, simply put, is a social media calendar. The app allows users to follow one another and easily share their calendars with other users, as well as organize their own personalized feed.
“Most people, especially millennials, have a strong desire to be aware of and involved with events going around them,” Latham said. “This app allows exactly that.”
DockIt also allows you to schedule around sports and television. By following accounts for LSU Football, or your favorite professional sports team, it will add games to your calendar feed. It also allows users to follow local restaurants, bars, museums, or other businesses looking to promote specials.
The app experience can be tailored to the user in other ways. Parents can use the app to track their child’s homework assignments by following their children’s teachers on DockIt. If a user has an automotive emergency, the user can find the next available appointment at a mechanic to get it fixed.
For the time being, DockIt is only active in Baton Rouge, but Latham and Watts said they have plans to expand.
“We can seriously see it becoming the next Facebook or Twitter, or at least we hope,” Latham said.
He said the next likely destination is New Orleans, then as far as they can expand. However, they are taking their time in Baton Rouge,   making sure they have the kinks worked out.
“We want to be as big in Baton Rouge as possible,” Latham said.
The app is currently only available on iOS but will be available on Android soon. Latham said they are focused on making sure everything works properly and the community enjoys the app before launching the Android version.

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