October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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Ustream Updates ‘Producer’ Broadcasting Software With Tons Of New Features
Ustream has launched the latest version of its broadcasting software. Version 2 of Producer has tons of new features and improvements, such as real-time bandwidth monitoring, optimized presents for encoding your broadcasts and a clear indicator telling you whether your broadcast is on-air or off-air. The free version of the software also contains an improved... Read more »
REPORT: Facebook Tried To Acquire Instagram, Will Add Photo Filters To Mobile Apps
Facebook is reportedly set to take on Instagram, Picplz and other photo-sharing services that use filters by adding photo filters to its mobile apps. The photo filters have apparently been ready for some time, but Mark Zuckerberg is said to want more filters to be developed before adding the feature to the apps. According to The New York Times, which cited 2... Read more » Nyan Cat Meme Movie Trailer Lands On YouTube
Here's the thing about Nyan Cat (and pretty much every other Internet meme, come to think of it): it was funny and cute in its own way at first, but it got really tired, really quickly due to the video appearing pretty much everywhere on the Web. Since being posted on April 5, the original Nyan Cat video has amassed more than 33 million views. That's an impressive... Read more »
Twitter Rolls Out Photo Galleries, Displays Photos Tweeted Using yFrog, Instagram And More
Twitter has started to roll out user photo galleries. You will now be able to browse a user's profile and see the photos that person has tweeted using yFrog, TwitPic, Instagram, Twitter's own photo-sharing feature and other photo-sharing services. Your gallery will display the 100 most recent images that you have included in your tweets. Tweets with video links... Read more » Ustream Launches Pro Broadcasting Accounts, Lets You Customize Channel Pages
Ustream has announced the next step in its ad-free broadcasting program. With Ustream Pro Broadcasting, you will be able to customize your channels with new social networking widgets, branding options and more. The extensions feature allows you to add more functionality to your Ustream channel through various widgets. At launch, the extensions include Facebook Fan... Read more » Google+ Now Lets You Start A Hangout From YouTube
Google has rolled out a cool little feature that allows you to start a Google+ hangout that contains a YouTube video directly from the video-sharing service. To do so, simply click on the “Share” button under any video on YouTube and then “Start a Google+ Hangout” on the right. You can then choose who you would like to add to your hangout and then start... Read more » Next Media Animation Uncovers Reddit’s Seedy Side In New YouTube Video
Earlier this week, Reddit banned a subreddit called “jailbait,” which featured photos of underage teens in underwear, lingerie and swimsuits. According to Reddit admin hueypriest, the subreddit was banned due to a conflict with its moderators, rather than the actual content of the subreddit. A new YouTube video from Next Media Animation (NMA) -- which... Read more » YouTube Relaunches YouTube Music Page, Features Curated Playlists, Top 100 And More
YouTube has made it a little easier for you to discover new music artists to check out, with the relaunch of the YouTube Music page. In addition to providing recommended videos and artists based on music videos you have been watching, the page offers up local concert listings in your area (with related artist videos) and the YouTube Top 100 -- a list of the most... Read more »
Groupchat.tv Lets You Video Chat With 50 Facebook Friends
A new video chat app called Groupchat.tv has been launched that allows you to hold a group video chat with up to 50 Facebook friends at the same time. The app was created in just 2 days at a hackathon event in San Francisco by the team behind e-commerce service Tinypay.me. Groupchat.tv fills a usability gap on Facebook as the social network does not allow you to... Read more »
