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Path updates its iOS app to inclue opt-in, issues an apology
Path CEO and co-founder Dave Morin posted an apology on behalf of the company for its decision to upload the contents of user’s address books without their consent. This apology comes one day after the CEO admitted the service was accessing this personal data. Morin writes, We believe you should have control when it comes to sharing your personal information. We also believe that actions speak louder than words. So, as a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information from our servers. Your trust matters to us and we want you to feel completely in control of your information on Path. Morin also confirmed that … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Facebook soon bringing ads to smartphones, tablets
Now that Facebook has filed for an IPO, we knew it might lead to some changes for the world’s largest social network. Well, a new report from the Financial Times reports that we could start to see some advertising on its mobile products in the coming weeks. The report suggests that advertising on mobile Facebook will be different than on the web, as it will primarily concentrate on promotional “featured stories” within your news feed. These should be clearly identified but you just know that people are going to freak … Read more
Marin Perez
Instagram denies upload access for unofficial Windows Phone apps
Instagram is a prime example of a startup success story driven entirely by a mobile application. The photo-sharing app is available only on iPhone and iPod touch, yet in just over a year it has garnered over 15 million users with plenty more signing up each day. Its popularity has led developers for other platforms such as Android and Windows Phone to create third-party alternatives. Unfortunately, Instagram is not allowing access to an uploading API which means third-party apps can’t replicate a crucial part of the Instagram experience. Developer Bil … Read more
George Tinari
Facebook has 425 million mobile users
Facebook filed for the largest IPO in history today and the world’s largest social network revealed some interesting figures in its filings. What really stuck out to us is that Facebook said that half of its users are now mobile, so that means 425 million users poke, comment and share links via a phone. TechCrunch did a great job of digging through the filing to come up with that figure and Facebook itself points out that these numbers are based on its own internal metrics. The Facebook apps may be … Read more
Marin Perez
Facebook files for its multi-billion dollar IPO
Facebook put an end to all speculation and filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will be traded publicly under the ticker symbol FB. The documents didn’t disclose how much it plans to raise from the IPO, but analysts predict the company could make at least $5 to $10 billion. So what does this mean for mobile users worldwide? It means Facebook will continue to invest mobile now that it has a fresh infusion of cash. It may or may not translate into a Facebook … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Valve unleashes the power of Steam Mobile onto iOS & Android; currently in beta
Ask any PC gamer anywhere in the world what their favorite digital marketplace is and they’ll tell you without hesitation, “ORIGIN!” OK, that obviously wouldn’t be their answer. We all know Valve’s Steam digital marketplace is where it’s at with their insane amount of sales, ease of use, and supreme social networking abilities. And now, Valve has released an iOS & Android app that allows Steam users to take the service they love so much wherever they go. Steam Mobile for iOS & Android allows Steam users to access the … Read more
Daniel Perez
Pope Benedict: Turn off, tune out, and stop tweeting
In the past years, Pope Benedict XVI urged priests to blog and asked Catholics worldwide to remain virtuous while they embrace social media. As reported on Yahoo News, the Pope is kicking off 2012 with a completely different message. Now, the Pope is promoting silence, silence and more silence. In his annual communications message, the Catholic leader said silence can be a “particularly powerful mode of expression” and asked his followers to consider balancing silence with social media and other distracting images and sounds. The Pope isn’t the first person to advocate for … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google+ brings What’s Hot stream to mobile web app
Google updated its mobile web app for Google+ with a couple of new features. The first is the addition of the “What’s Hot” stream, which aggregates the most popular public posts on Google+ at any given time. The second is the ability to see specifically who +1′d a post, rather than just the +1 count itself. The What’s Hot stream is accessible by swiping to the right of the Circles stream. It brings the web app’s carousel of streams at the top into play. To see who +1′d a post, … Read more
George Tinari
Motorola Mobility invests in social startup Shaker
Motorola Mobility has announced that it will be investing in a hot new startup that will probably grow dramatically in 2012: Shaker. Shaker is a different kind of social networking experiences that brings your friends together in a virtual environment (think Habbo Hotel or IMVU but in a bar setting) to chat with friends and meet new friends of friends. It won the award for best startup at TechCrunch Disrupt for 2011, although I like to think that oh-so-clever “Where Things Happen” slogan is contributing greatly to its success. Just as … Read more
George Tinari
Facebook comments now work on mobile devices, what the hell took so long?
If you’ve ever read one of my articles, chances are that about halfway through you developed an extreme urge to scroll to the comments section and hurl a string of expletive at me because what I wrote doesn’t jive with how you perceive the world. It’s OK, I still love you, and you’re not alone. People love to throw their thoughts and opinions on stuff they see on the internet all the time, which is why blogs such as this one are so popular. Sure, some people turn comments off, … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Layar introduces Stiktu, makes augmented reality social
Layar, one of the innovators of mobile augmented reality, recently announced the release of its new social experiment called Stiktu, an application allowing Android and iOS smartphone users to leave digital postings on real-world images and share them with each other. The social app lets users add text, images, stickers and sketches to objects around you by scanning them with your phone. Discussing the reason why it created Stiktu, Layar on its blog said: From the very start we always wanted to give this powerful technology to people so they … Read more
