Doug March 26th, 2009
Have you ever stopped to consider whether the FBI can create really wonderful videos? Or if everyone inside the CIA is an amazing photographer? Well, you might get to find out, because the General Services Administration has signed deals with YouTube and Flickr (along with a few other services), and government agencies can now use the social media sites as they please. According to Federal Computer Week, concerns about “liability limits, endorsements and freedom of information” are no more. But in the movie category, it’s a good bet that Love Naturally will be tons better than anything the feds can put together.
Tim December 4th, 2008
Flickr users who also own smart phones are going to be doing happy dances. A new version of the Flickr site designed for mobile phones has been launched, and it’ll allow people to view videos in addition to still photos. A post on Yodel Anecdotal also notes, “The new m.flickr.com sports a sleek new interface that makes it significantly easier to view your photostream and sets, and puts recent activity (yours and your contacts’) front and center.”
Doug April 11th, 2008
Flickr’s taken another step forward, only to many onlookers, it appears that the site’s foot landed in a bog. The idea of video on Flickr hasn’t been a hit so far, with groups opposing the idea being much larger (or at least more active and vocal) than those that like it. Flickr’s not budging yet, though, so users may have to either get used to it or pick a new photo-sharing service.
Tim February 22nd, 2007
Today we will be featuring a social networking service for teens called Piczo. “But Tim, you’re not a teen, and everyone uses Myspace anyway,” you might say. However, Piczo is gaining popularity in the UK and Canada, and as we’re about to show you, has quite a bit to offer that Myspace lacks. Piczo launched in 2004 and has earned notoriety not only from the increased customization available to the average user (it is literally a WYSIWYG website builder at heart) but also for the partnerships it has created with major players like YouTube, Flock, Photobucket, and others. Signup is easy, setup is another story, but we’ll get to those details in due time. Let’s demo it.
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