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Yesterday, news broke about a new feature Facebook is testing out called “Subscribe.” For a second, I thought it might be the equivalent of Twitter’s “follow” ability — that is, a feature which would let you follow the updates of someone that...Six Apart’s Vox Heads...
When Six Apart launched Vox , a blogging/social network platform with strict privacy controls, in 2006, investor D avid Hornik had high hopes. Vox is an “amazing blogging platform,” he said, because “Finally I have a place where I can post pictures and video of my kids...Twitter for iPhone/iPad...
We’ve just gotten an email from Twitter stating that staffers are testing push notifications amongst themselves and the company will be rolling this feature out to all users soon. Push notifications would enable users to get instant, real-time updates for certain types of tweets...Facebook Connect Disapp...
Late last evening, Apple released iTunes 10 and its new Ping social network to the public. Assuming you were able to access the service , you may have noticed the ability to add friends via Facebook Connect, a feature we mentioned in our first-impressions post last night. That feature...Facebook Blocked Ping&#...
We’ve heard that Apple launched Ping without Facebook support because the two companies couldn’t agree on some terms, but today AllThingsD explains that Apple actually ignored the fact that negotiations failed and incorporated Facebook’s API—until Facebook blocked...The Truth About E-mail:...
E-mail has invaded every aspect of our lives. We don’t need a survey to tell us as much, but new research from Xobni and Harris Interactive confirms that we’re not alone in dealing with e-mail overload. 2,200 adults 18 and older in the U.S. and U.K were surveyed on their...Hey, iTunes Ping: What ...
Update: Commenter Bruce Hoffman contacted TuneCore about this issue and received this response: “Thanks for writing! Not only will Ping have ‘People’ accounts, but it will also have ‘Artist’ accounts that allow musicians to upload and create their own pages...RIP Meme: The Double Ra...
We were enamored of your childlike delight. We reveled in the remixes . But now, Double Rainbow Guy , we are less than amused. What’s the sure-fire way to kill a viral video? Festoon it with dollar signs. Yup, the above video is a commercial for Windows Live Photo Gallery, and yup,...iTunes Ping And Faceboo...
There seems to be some confusion out there right now about iTunes Ping, Apple’s new music social network, and Facebook. Some people seem to think it was never a part of iTunes, that Apple decided against connecting; while other reports say they think it was at one point integrated,...