Rise of the Social Art Apps

There's a new class of apps emerging, what I call Social Art apps. These are apps that let you create something, then see and rate creations by others.

Besides offering the tools to create, all of these apps allow you to see and rate content by others from within the app itself and see leader boards of content and creators. Many also allow you to comment and post links on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Here are some of the more interesting ones:

• Doodley

  medium: simple painting
  audience: kid-centric

• Spray Can

  medium: graffiti
  audience: youth

• Sketch Club

  medium: drawings
  audience: serious painters

• Mixel

  medium: clip art
  audience: casual

• tappr.tv

  medium: visuals for music
  audience: music fans