October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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Video Chat Service Rounds Passes 1M Monthly Active Users, Now Lets You Record Video Sessions
Rounds has announced that it now has more than 1 million monthly active users. To celebrate passing the milestone, the video chat service is adding a new feature that will let you record your conversations. Through a partnership with Screenr, Rounds now lets you record your video chats and then share them with your friends. You can also submit... Read more »
Flickr Updates Contact View, Adds Light Box Feature And Keyboard Shortcuts
The photo-sharing service Flickr has added some new display options and a guide to keyboard shortcuts to help users swiftly navigate around the service. Flickr has given users the option of selecting photo size right inside of the stream for their contacts' recent uploads. Previously, to get all sizes of a photo, a user would have to click on the picture to visit... Read more » Foodspotting Hits 1 Million App Downloads, Adds Follow Feature To iPhone And Android Apps
Foodspotting, the photo-sharing service for foodies, has revealed that its app has now been downloaded more than 1 million times. To celebrate the occasion, the service has updated its iPhone and Android apps with a new Follow feature. The Foodspotting website has allowed you to follow your favorite people, places and dishes for some time and this functionality... Read more » Vimeo Rolls Out Couch Mode Update, Now Available On iPad And Android Tablets
Vimeo has rolled out several new updates for its Couch Mode feature. Couch Mode is a version of Vimeo that is designed to be displayed on big screens and can be operated simply by using a keyboard. Now, in addition to being able to use Couch Mode on your TV, you can use it on your iPad or Android tablet. It is also available on all Web browsers -- it was... Read more » Movieclips Partners With YouTube, Brings 20,000 Licensed Movie Clips To Video-sharing Service
Movieclips and YouTube have teamed up to bring more than 20,000 licensed clips from Hollywood movies to the video-sharing service, which means it should be easier than ever to find that one scene from that movie you love. The clips are available on the YouTube video-on-demand platform -- youtube.com/movies -- as well as the Movieclips YouTube channel. The channel... Read more »
Decorah Eagles Channel Back On Ustream By Popular Demand, Now Over 200M Channel Views
When it was announced that the Decorah Eagles Ustream channel would be closing down last month, many users of the video-sharing service were not very happy. Ustream has worked with the Raptor Resource Project (RRP) to relaunch the channel meaning that, as of Monday, you can once again view the channel that touched the lives of many. The Decorah Eagles became the... Read more »
YouTube Launches Official Johnny Carson Channel
Johnny Carson, the original king of late night, has landed on YouTube. An official channel for “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” has been launched on the video-sharing service. The channel features original clips of Carson, which have been preserved and are presented in high quality. New videos will be added to the channel each week and the channel... Read more »
Photo-sharing App GLMPS Lets You Add Short Videos To Your Photos
A new photo-sharing app called GLMPS offers a different way of taking and sharing pictures using your phone. The app combines photo and video to provide a unique spin on the process of taking photos. When you take a photo using the app, a video of the 5 seconds leading up to the moment that the photo was taken is attached to the photo. That's pretty cool. Once you... Read more »
