Is Facebook’s Secret Instagram Video?

We'll find out tomorrow, June 20th at 10am PST.

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 6:07 pm in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
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Rumors have been circulating that there will soon be a Vine vs Instagram Video smackdown and just guess who has a secret?

Unveil Something Users Actually Want, Facebook.

Sending an invitation to the press via snail mail, Facebook will be holding their fourth press event in the past 6 months tomorrow, June 20th.

“A small team has been working on a big idea,” said Facebook in the invitation. “Join us for coffee and learn about a new product.” The invitation has a fake coffee mug “stain” on the corner of the invitation.

Hot on the tails of a new Facebook News Feed, and Facebook Home, Instagram Video would be the next logical step after having thrown a fit and shooting down the mere thought of any Vines appearing on Facebook.

Having released a Facebook for iOS update yesterday and an Instagram update a few days ago, the Facebook elves have certainly been busy.

Anyone care to dig into the code of either to see what’s hiding?

Is Facebook’s Secret Instagram Video?

We’ll find out tomorrow.

The Facebook event begins at 10 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 20 at Headquarters in Menlo Park.

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Cinemagr.am App – Social Video Sharing

Before there was Vine, there was Cinemagr.am

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 11:57 am in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
Cinemagr.am Social Video Sharing

Before there was Vine, there was Cinemagr.am. And with Instagram video coming tomorrow, June 20th, it’s important to note its predecessors. The Cinemagr.am App, co-created by Temo Chalasani, is the fastest way to share videos with your friends and family. Create and instantly share beautiful 4 second looping videos to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr!

Cinemagr.am App Creates 4 Second Looping Videos

Cinemagrams are created by taking a video, isolating a particular section within the shot, and looping movement while keeping the rest as a still photograph. On a touchscreen, you can do this editing with your finger within the Cinemagram app. The rest of the interface is basically just like Instagram — with overlay filters, social features, a popular page, etc.

Cinemagr.am App Gives GIFs A Good Name.

Cinemagram uses the age-old Internet format of animated GIFs, so these creations play automatically on many Web pages and within the app. With Cinemagram you can produce animated rather than still-frame photos, allowing you to capture moments with more vividness. It also provides different editing options and fun filters that enable you to be more creative with your photography.

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Facebook for iOS Brings Emoticons to Status Updates

App Update Features Emoticons and Photo Privacy Changes

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 6:22 pm in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
Emoticons in Status Updates

Use Emoticons in Status Updates on Facebook for iOS

Emoticons were added to Facebook’s Desktop site earlier this year. And now Facebook for iOS replicates the desktop release, allowing users to click the smiley face in the status update box to bring up an emoticon menu that sorts expressive graphics into categories including feeling, watching, reading, and eating. I’ve never really wanted to use emoticons in status updates, but maybe I’ll give it a try.

Update Photo Privacy via iPhone

We’ve all had that moment where we’ve posted a photo to the Facebook “public”, instead of a specific “friend group”. The Facebook 6.2 App update now allows you to change the privacy on the photo you just uploaded for the masses.
No more having to scramble for your laptop or frantically try to access Facebook Desktop from your iPhone.

Facebook for iOS 6.2 Release Notes

  • Add icons to status updates to show what you’re feeling, reading, watching and more (English only)
  • Easily change who can see something you’ve shared
  • Start a new conversation with photos you receive in messages
  • Bug fixes

Note:
Status icons are only available in the English version of Facebook’s iOS application.

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Twitter Social #music Service is #nowplaying

Utilize #nowplaying.

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 at 5:49 pm in Social Media · 0 Comments
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Twitter has launched their new #music service for iOS and web, providing a new way for users to search for music online. As of last week, your Twitter timeline should be inundated with the #nowplaying hashtag. Yep.

So, here’s how to use Twitter #music.

Download Twitter #music. Yes, Twitter Social #music is a Separate App

Twitter #music is a separate app…you know, just in case you thought it was built within the current Twitter app.

It’s not. You have to download Twitter #music it separately.

So…step one of using Twitter #music is to actually download Twitter #music.

I know. I’m being redundant. But I’m being redundant on purpose, so that makes it okay. Continue Reading →

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Reminder: Twitter-Owned Posterous Will Shutdown on April 30th.

Backup / Export Your Posterous Posts.

Friday, April 26th, 2013 at 4:18 pm in Tutorials · 0 Comments
Posterous is Closing

Reminder: Posterous will shutdown on April 30th.

Sachin Agarwal, co-founder of the now Twitter-owned service, announced that Posterous will shutdown on April 30, 2013.

Do You Even Remember Posterous?

Launched in 2008, Posterous made blogging as simple as sending an e-mail. When first launched, the only way users could post to Posterous was to send an e-mail to post@posterous.com.

What Was Posterous?

Posterous was to blogging what Twitter was to, well, blogging, so the argument went. Over the years, the product evolved in odd directions, opting for groups appeal over mobile interfaces and apps as simple as its original purpose. Continue Reading →

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Nike+ FuelBand App Update Includes Workout Photos & Friends

Version 1.5 Includes Workout Photos, Location, and Tagging Facebook Friends

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 8:30 am in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
Nike+ FuelBand App Photo Sharing - Version 1.5

Yesterday, Nike updated its Nike+ FuelBand app and released Version 1.5. The Nike+ FuelBand App Update includes Workout Photos, Location, and Facebook Friend Tagging.

Wait. What Is the Nike+ FuelBand Again?

The Nike+ FuelBand uses a sports-tested accelerometer to measure your activity and movement in NikeFuel, a universal metric of activity, all day, everyday.

With the FuelBand you can decide how active you want to be by setting a daily, weekly, and even a monthly NikeFuel goal. As you start moving, you’re able to see your progress along the way.

Nike FuelBand App Update – Version 1.5

With the Version 1.5 App update, FuelBand users can now attach photos of our workouts to our daily activity. You know…you can capture photos like that view from the top Runyon Canyon, or the trail at McArthur Park, or the stairs on Jefferson. Heck, you can even attach a selfie from your perch atop your favorite weight room bench or preferred locker room mirror.

With the FuelBand App update, we can also include the location of our workouts. Not only that, but when you finish that ToughMudder or WarriorDash with a fellow FuelBand friend, you can tag each other in your activity.

Now that is what we call an update!

FuelBand App Suggestions

  • FuelBand Photo Map – It would be great to find other FuelBand users in the area who are also sharing their location and activity. If someone has racked up a lot of #nikefuel somewhere nearby, it would be great if we could see where they were on a map, if they posted a photo.
  • Search FuelBand Users – Maybe extend this ability within the app a little more.
  • Instagram Integration – Path is great, but Instagram is better.
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Social Media Inventor Biz Stone Issued A Patent for Twitter

"Look Ma, I'm officially an inventor..."

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 5:28 pm in Social Media · 0 Comments
Twitter Issued Patent (IPA)

Social Media Inventors Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone were finally issued a patent for Twitter today, after having officially filed for the patent in 2007.

Biz Stone confirmed that the patent was issued earlier today, and provided the following statement:

“Like many companies, we apply for patents on a bunch of our inventions. We also think a lot about how those patents may be used in the future, which is why we introduced the Innovator’s Patent Agreement to keep control of those patents in the hands of engineers and designers.”

We’ll see how the social media industry reacts to such a broad patent combined with such a unique and equally broad promise to avoid litigation. Twitter has very publicly promised to only use patents defensively. Twitter’s patent holds claims on virtually any service that allows messages to be sent to a large group of un-addressed recipients who follow the sender. Continue Reading →

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iOS 6.1.3 Release Fixes Lock Screen Security Flaw

But will iOS 6.1.3 fix more important issues like cell reception?

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 2:01 pm in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
iOS 6.1.3 Fixes Lock Screen Security Flaw

Today’s iOS 6.1.3 Release fixes the Lock Screen Security Flaw that many users have been reporting since iOS 6.1.

Video Demonstration of Lock Screen Security Flaw:

Incredimail for iPad: Social Media-Like Interface for Email

Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 9:29 am in Apps & Software · 0 Comments
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Incredimail for iPad was released to the app store yesterday, March 7th, 2013.

Simply put: Incredimail for iPad is a Social Media-Like Email Interface for all of your email inboxes. And we think moms and bloggers will love it.

I’ve included a few snippets from the formal press release below.

Incredimail Recreates the Email Experience

Beginning with the iPad, Incredimail gives you your inbox with a better view.

TEL AVIV, Israel & SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: PERI), developer of the leading email client Incredimail, today debuted its latest version of Incredimail, forever changing the email experience for iPad owners. Incredimail for the iPad is the first email application truly adapted for the touch-screen, and is the first major redesign of email in over 20 years. It redesigns the inbox, unifies multiple email accounts, creates a photo inbox from your friends and family Facebook photos, and elevates messages so their contents can easily be seen by users at a glance, in an intuitive "magazine-by-touch" format.

"The team has been focused on the vision of bringing a new look to email and we’re proud to deliver some exciting new tweaks to the best of traditional email."

"We love email and believe it is, and will remain, a vital form of communication for years to come. But the new Incredimail is more than that. It is both a unified messaging application, including a photo inbox, as well as a bold new step in recreating the experience as needed for a multi-screen world, especially for newer mobile formats that have seen explosive growth," said Josef Mandelbaum, CEO of Perion. "We think users, especially our users, are going to love Incredimail for the iPad. It changes the entire email experience, tailored just for devices like the iPad. We look forward to extending this quality experience to the iPhone, Android and other devices later this year and eventually even bring this exciting new email to the desktop."

*Incredimail is available for free download in the App Store. *

Incredimail for iPad Highlights

A Unified Inbox: Add as many email accounts as you want and view them in a unified inbox, or view each account separately. Incredimail currently supports Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, and any other IMAP account. POP3 is not supported in the current release, but should be in future updates.

Pinterest Style Peeks: Just like Pinterest, you get a quick preview of emails directly from the inbox, without having to open them.

Facebook Photo Inbox: In addition to the regular email inbox, enjoy a photo inbox that features photos from friends and family, keeping you fully up to date with the people that matter most (starting with Facebook photos, others will be added soon).

Link Previews (a.k.a. Snippets): All links sent to you including photos, videos and articles, are presented as a preview within the email for a pleasant and uninterrupted email experience. Links you send are also viewed as previews by the email recipient.

Social Media Integration & Sharing Is Coming

POP3 email support, other social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and more photo integration with Picasa Web, Flickr and Instagram.

Incredimail Highlight Release Reel Targets Mommies and Bloggers

Incredimail thinks mommies, bloggers, and users of both demographics will find Incredimail to be incredibly easy to use, and I agree. Check out the highlight release reel below!

http://player.vimeo.com/video/61252743

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