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Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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Instagram Hits 10 Million Users Less Than One Year After Launch
Instagram has passed yet another milestone on its path to dominating the mobile photo-sharing space. Less than one year after launching, Instagram now has more than 10 million registered users. That's more than double the number of users Instagram had in mid-June and around 3 million more users than it had at the beginning of August (at which point there were 150... Read more » HootSuite Adds LinkedIn And Autocomplete Support To Android App
Social media management dashboard HootSuite has added a couple of new features to its Android app, including autocomplete, faster hashtags and LinkedIn support. The integration of LinkedIn into HootSuite will help you stay connected with your professional connections while on the move. You'll be able to update your streams, browse the profiles of your connections... Read more » Brand New Version Of Gowalla Launches For iPhone, Android And Web
Last week, details emerged of the massive overhaul that was being made to Gowalla. You can now check out the new-look Gowalla for yourself as the location-based service has rolled out major updates for its iPhone and Android apps, as well as its website. The big changes here are the introduction of social guides and a rethinking of check-ins as stories. As... Read more » Google+ Adds Search, Tons Of New Features To Hangouts
In the 3 months or so that Google+ has been around, the social network has received 91 different improvements, ranging from the option to start a hangout directly from YouTube and block and ignore features to the roll out of games. To create an average of one new improvement every day is an achievement in itself, but the roll out of new features reached monumental... Read more » Zynga Brings ‘Hanging With Friends’ Social Game To Android
Back in June, Zynga launched a social Hangman-style game. The game, which is called “Hanging With Friends,” was initially only available on iOS devices, but now more people have the chance to play the game as Zynga has launched a version of the game for Android devices. “Hanging With Friends” is now cross-platform, meaning that if you have an Android... Read more » Instagram 2.0 Launches, Adds Live Filters And New Photo-taking Controls
Instagram has rolled out a huge update for its enormously successful iPhone app, almost one year after it was initially launched. The main focus of the update is an overhaul of how the photo-capturing part of the app works, something that CEO Kevin Systrom hinted was about to be changed in a recent interview. The new user interface of Instagram lets you see the... Read more » GetGlue Rolls Out Redesigned iPhone App, Adds Real-time Conversations And Other New Features
Coming off of some major wins, GetGlue has announced a big update for both the website and iPhone app. The entertainment check-in service recently celebrated reaching 1.5 million users and a 130 percent rise in check-ins. The updates include a bunch of new features and a redesigned interface. GetGlue, which recently launched a dashboard to help TV networks connect... Read more » Vizlingo Lets You Turn Simple Text-based Messages Into Fun, Sharable Videos
Let's face it. When sending messages to your friends, simply shooting them a text-based email, Facebook message or direct message can get a little boring. To make things a little more fun and perhaps give your friends a smile when they receive your message, a fascinating new service called Vizlingo allows you to turn your text into video messages. Vizlingo was... Read more »
Twitter Discontinues Popular TweetDeck Feature, Deck.ly
In May, Twitter acquired the third-party Twitter client TweetDeck for a rumored $40 million. The acquisition followed various rumors stating that it was a defensive move against UberMedia who was looking to acquire the app and already owned the popular apps Twidroyd, UberSocial and Echofon and had previously run into trouble with Twitter’s API rules. After 4... Read more »
UberMedia, The Economist Group Partner For Twitter App And UberSocial Channel
UberMedia has teamed up with Ideas People Media, which is part of The Economist Group, to launch a new custom Twitter desktop app and curated UberChannel for UberMedia's UberSocial mobile Twitter app. Both the app and the channel will feature curated content from selected Ideas People Media members, including The Economist, Daily Kos and National Review. The aim... Read more » 
