Since Instagram updated its new intellectual property policy yesterday, I’ve been thinking more and more about switching to Flickr.
I’m not a huge Yahoo! fan, but I don’t like the idea of allowing my photos to be used in advertisements, especially without compensation. And I’m going to guess I’m not alone in that.
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@Tiffanyg89: is wishing @Twitter would allow her to see all of her tweets since joining the social network in November 2008.
(Yep, we actually used Twitter like Facebook in the beginning. Oh how things have changed.)
@Twitter: We’re rolling it out right now.
Mashable reports that Twitter, which launched in 2006, is now allowing users to download every tweet they’ve ever created. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has made promises that we would see this by the end of 2012. Looks like he really meant the end. There’s only two weeks to go until the new year.
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The day started out like any other, but it would end with lingering sorrow felt throughout the nation.
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Perk up Flickr fans. The company announced today it’s releasing a new iOS app for shooting, sharing and discovering photos. And it’s actually pretty impressive.
Just like our Flickr site, you can upload unlimited photos from your camera roll, add your photos to groups and sets, add a venue from Foursquare and tag people. Best of all, the quality of the original photo is always preserved so you can continue to enjoy your photos for years to come.
You might be wondering why we are just now getting a Flickr app with all of these features. Well, Wired.com points out in a post about the app that Flickr basically missed the boat on mobile photo sharing due to its focus on integration instead of innovation when the company was bought by Yahoo! in 2005.
But it looks like Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is switching some things up in the company. Forbes is even calling it “the best mobile photo app out there at the moment.”
Will you abandon Instagram and Twitter filters and switch to the new Flickr app? Seems like it might be worth it. Check it out and share your thoughts below.
You can now follow the pope on Twitter.
Pope Benedict XVI, 85, sent his first tweet Wednesday. He now has more than 892,000 followers.
The New York Times reports he sent the message from a tablet computer in the Vatican hall.
[tweet https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/278808536404852736]
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Glenn Hubbard, economic adviser to Mitt Romney, was attacked during an interview with CNBC, but it wasn’t a hostile host that caught him off guard.
One of the network’s signs fell on him during the interview.
“That’s what happens when you criticize the welfare state,” he said.
The days of posting anonymous comments on NewsOK are no more. Digital Managing Editor Alan Herzberger announced Tuesday morning that the site will be switching to Facebook commenting.
“We care about the conversation. We care so much about the conversation that we are willing to give up quantity for quality. We expect this change to result in fewer comments on our site. But we also expect this change to encourage more users to participate. And we’re confident that we will see more constructive discourse about issues in Oklahoma.” – Herzberger
The days of expanding Instagram photos in your Twitter timeline are now over. (OK, maybe that was a little bit dramatic.) Or, at least they are for the time being. (Better?)
There has been an influx of media reports that the two companies aren’t getting along. Well, it’s official. Instagram completed its disabling of photo integration with Twitter Sunday.
Here’s more on this from a Twitter blog post:
As a result, photos are no longer appearing in Tweets or user photo galleries. While tweeting links to Instagram photos is still possible, you can no longer view the photos on Twitter, as was previously the case.
When you share an Instagram photo on Twitter it will now only appear as a link, taking you back to the photo-filtering site/app.
If you miss this feature on Twitter, you’re in luck. There seems to be a quick solution.
If you sign up for an account on IFTTT, you can create a hashtag that will allow you to post the full photo on Twitter. Just be sure to use the hashtag you created in the cutline of the photo on Instagram. It’s probably not the best solution, but it works.
Thanks to IFTTT user djbentley for coming up with this fix!
Do you ever pick out quotes in stories and copy them to share with friends? Well now you can also see what quotes other readers are highlighting and copying on Huffingtonpost.com.
The news website recently unveiled a new feature called “HuffPost Highlights,” which feeds quotes and passages readers have copied into a searchable web page. It is also the first project from HuffPost Labs.
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The sister of a man who led police on a vehicle pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona and fatally shot himself Friday afternoon said she is upset with FOX for airing his death on live TV.
His sister, Nature Romero, tells NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix, “That shouldn’t have been the way that any of us had to learn about my brother’s death.” – Poynter
FOX anchor Shepard Smith was providing commentary on the vehicle chase about 3 p.m. Friday when the man, identified as Jodon Romero, exited the vehicle, ran through a field, pulled out a gun and fatally shot himself.
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