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Vine Now Has 40 Million Registered Users
Aug 21, 2013Vine, the video service introduced by Twitter in January, now has 40 million registered users, it said Tuesday. The mobile service, which lets users capture and share looping videos, had over 13 million users in June. The new figure for ...
Tags: Computer Products, APP, Vine app, software
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Digital Picture Frames Make Your Memories Shine
Jul 17, 2013Old-school picture frames are so last century. After all, they don't do much more than show off one shot. Digital photo frames, on the other hand, let you pop in a memory card or USB thumb drive and instantly create slideshows with cool ...
Tags: Digital Picture Frames, photos
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Yahoo Has Acquired Qwiki That Makes an APP for Turning Photos and Videos Into Short
Jul 5, 2013IDG News Service - In yet another mobile acquisition, Yahoo has acquired Qwiki, a New York City company that makes an app for turning photos and videos into short, edited movies. The Qwiki app takes pictures and videos that people already ...
Tags: Moviemaking APP, Qwiki, mobile acquisition
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White House Has Added Instagram to Its Social Media Portfolio
Jun 27, 2013The White House has added Instagram to its social media portfolio with President Barack Obama posting a photo of his family taking off on a trip to Africa. "The First Family takes off for a three-country trip across Africa #MarineOne ...
Tags: White House, Instagram, Facebook
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Yahoo Moved to Strengthen The Mobile Portion of Its Revamped Flickr Photo Sharing Service
Jun 13, 2013Yahoo moved to strengthen the mobile portion of its revamped Flickr photo sharing service, acquiring the developer behind a popular photo editing app. The company said Wednesday it had purchased GhostBird Software, the company behind the ...
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Yahoo Again Ranks as One of The World's 100 Most Valuable Brands
May 24, 2013Yahoo again ranks as one of the world’s 100 most valuable brands. The Internet company nabbed the 92nd spot in the annual list of global companies from multiple industries including technology, retail and service, released Tuesday ...
Tags: Yahoo, Brands, Computer Products
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Yahoo Has Made Some Radical Changes to Its Flickr Photo Sharing Service
May 22, 2013Yahoo has made some radical changes to its Flickr photo sharing service, which now has a more photo-filled interface and comes with a free terabyte of storage so that users can upload images at their original resolution. The changes were ...
Tags: Yahoo, Flickr, Computer Products
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Yahoo Has Confirmed Widespread Reports,It Will Acquire The Popular Blogging Service Tumblr
May 22, 2013Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about US$1.1 billion, nearly all in cash, and is expected to close in the second half ...
Tags: Computer Products, Yahoo, Tumblr
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Yahoo Has Released Two New Mobile Apps, for Weather and Email
Apr 22, 2013Yahoo has released two new mobile apps, for weather and email, suggesting the company may be on track toward delivering on its promise of offering users a range of new mobile products over the next several months. The company, formerly ...
Tags: Computer Products, apple, software
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Facebook Begun Rolling out New Profile Pages Redesigned to Clear Away Clutter
Mar 15, 2013Facebook has begun rolling out new profile pages redesigned to clear away clutter from "Timelines" that chronicle member postings at the leading social network. "We heard from you that the current timeline layout is sometimes hard to ...
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Instagram Asked a Court to Dismiss a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Changes
Feb 18, 2013Instagram has asked a court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against changes in its terms of use, holding that the petitioner had the option to terminate her account if she disagreed with the new terms. The photo-sharing service, ...
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Facebook Acebook-Owned Instagram Has Begun Letting a Freshly Launched Website Serve
Feb 6, 2013Facebook acebook-owned Instagram has begun letting a freshly launched website serve as a gallery for images taken by users of the smartphone photo-sharing service. "Instagram, at its core, is about seeing and taking photos on-the-go," ...
Tags: smartphone, mobile device, website
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Yahoo's Revenue Climbed 2 Percent in The Fourth Quarter
Jan 30, 2013Yahoo’s revenue climbed 2 percent in the fourth quarter, though its display ad business shrank and profit was down from a year earlier. Yahoo’s revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was US$1.35 billion. Subtracting commissions ...
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The New Policy Broadens Instagram's Ability to Use Your Content
Jan 11, 2013UPDATE 12/19/12: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom responded to user concerns yesterday in a blog post that said, among other things, "The language we proposed also raised question about whether your photos can be part of an advertisement. ...
Tags: Instagram, mobile photo sharing service, Facebook, acquisition
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A Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Instagram
Jan 5, 2013A class action lawsuit has been filed against Instagram over the company's controversial update to its terms of service last week. The civil lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses ...
Tags: lawsuit, Instagram, controversial update, terms of service