October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
Photo Sharing
More Details Of Facebook’s Secret Photo-sharing App Emerge
Earlier Wednesday, we reported that Facebook is developing its own photo-sharing app. More details of the secret iPhone app, which Facebook has not publicly confirmed even exists, have been revealed. TechCrunch, which claims to have obtained documents related to the app, has released additional images that give an impression of how the app looks and will operate.... Read more »
Facebook’s Photo-Sharing App Revealed
Move over Instagram, the kings of social networking are reportedly working on a photo-sharing app for iPhone. TechCrunch has obtained 50 MB of images and documents that outline the plans for Facebook's photo-sharing app. The social network already sees roughly 6 billion photo uploads a month and is nearing an overwhelming 700 million users world-wide. This news... Read more »
Lockerz Launches Photo-sharing App For iPhone, iPod Touch
Social commerce service Lockerz has launched an app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. The app gives you more opportunities to receive rewards for doing what you love to do online, such as sharing photos. The app lets you earn points (or “PTZ,” as Lockerz calls them) for signing in, sharing photos with your friends and answering questions (or "Dailies"). These... Read more »
Instagram Hits 5 Million Users, Nears 100M Photos
Instagram has hit a new milestone, with the news that the popular photo-sharing service now has 5 million users, and is closing in on 100 million photos. Instagram reached 5 million users on Sunday, according to TechCrunch. To put that into context, we reported 3 weeks ago that Instagram had 4.25 million users. That means it has added 250,000 users on average,... Read more »
Postagram Launches Android App, Updates For iPhone
Postagram, the app that lets you send personalized postcards made from your Instagram photos, has announced two major updates -- an app for Android users and a new version for iPhone users. Postagram recently announced a slew of updates that included the ability to turn non-Instagram photos into postcards. They are using this platform for their new Android app... Read more »
Facebook Says It Messed Up Roll Out Of Facial Recognition Feature, Photo Tagging Feature Being Probed By EU, UK
Facebook's facial recognition feature for photo tagging is being rolled out to users around the world. However, that fact that Facebook has been automatically activating the feature for users has caused some concern and European Union data protection regulators are set to probe Facebook over privacy concerns related to photo tagging. The facial recognition system,... Read more »
Path Launches New Twitter-based Public Sharing App ‘With’
Personal network Path has launched its first app that is focused on public sharing. The new app, called “With,” allows you to share moments with your followers on Twitter. The basic idea behind “With” (I'm going to use quotes around the name of the app since it can get confusing) is that you share photos with your Twitter followers. While Path limits your... Read more »
Instagram Adds Likes Album, Autocomplete Hashtags And More
The developers at Instagram announced some new updates on Sunday to the iPhone exclusive photo app. In addition to fixing bugs and making some improvements in speed they've added a few new features. Instagram's biggest new feature is a change in the way users can browse content they've Liked. Previously Liking a photo was a way to show support to your friends or... Read more » STUDY: A Look At How People Share Photos On Twitter
Given that Twitter has announced a feature that will allow users to attach photos directly to their tweets without having to use a third-party service, photo-sharing on the social network is never likely to be the same again. With that in mind, social media analytics company Sysomos decided to take a look at how people shared their photos on the social network... Read more »
Twitter Officially Launches Photo-sharing Feature, Updates Search
On Monday, there were rumors that Twitter was working on its own photo-sharing feature to compete with Yfrog and TwitPic. Those rumors have proven to be true as Twitter has officially launched its new photos product. Twitter has teamed up with Photobucket (the company that is hosting the photos) to launch the new feature, which will allow you to upload and share... Read more »
