Honestly, this new report by Nielsen saying that Facebook has become the no.3 video streaming site, following YouTube and Hulu. It was no.3 10 last month. And judging by the number of videos that are being shared on the Facebook network, Facebook as the no.2 if not no.1 video site soon is not far from happening. [Read more…] about Look Ma! Facebook is Now the No.3 Video Site
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16 Photo Sharing Web Sites Worth Using
Here are sixteen online photo sharing services worth taking a look at.
Got a favourite not on the list? Share it in the comments below.
1. Flickr
We all know Flickr, right? Easy to upload, search, tag and share photos and videos with a premium service available.
2. Photobucket
Another favourite with a nice look and feel.
3. Picasa
You need a Google account to get the most from Picasa, after which you can edit, share, tag, favourite and chat about your pictures. As you’d expect from a Google product, there are plenty of features being added all the time, and extra storage available at fair prices.
4. SmugMug
Not only photos on this great looking ad free site but also HD video on these pay accounts.
5. Shutterfly
The service claims free, unlimited, unrestricted size photo storage and the ability to create a range of products from your own pictures.
6. Webshots
A huge collection of photos including ones from professional photographers, available to purchase electronically and as prints.
7. Piczo
Designed for use by teenagers, with plenty of glitz and glamour, photo editing tools and communities.
8. Tinypic
A registration-free site for storing photos and videos, with unique links offered for each item much like URL shorteners work.
9. Snapfish
A service for uploading and then creating products from photos including standard prints, calendars, canvases and more.
10. Fotki
Upload, browse and rate photos or keep an online photo journal.
11. MyPhotoAlbum
Focusing on greater personalisation of online photo albums, with your own subdomain at myphotoalbum.com, plus real merchandise.
12. Picli
A Digg-style voting system for photos, pushing interesting pics to the front page.
13. Photosnack
Creates photo slideshows from your uploaded pictures and then share them across the web.
14. Glowfoto
A social network with a heavy focus on photos, and a platform for sharing images on other sites.
15. PhotoApe
A photo sharing service with an emphasis on mobile usage.
16. Photowall
As the name suggests, displays a scrolling wall of photos from users around the world.
Kindle for PC Available for Download, Now!
Well, it certainly didn’t take Amazon that long to officially release its Kindle app for PC. As promised this application will let you enjoy Kindle books on your PC. Amazon currently has more than 360,000 books on its catalog, ready for download. Prices of Kindle books and magazines usually starts at $9.99. [Read more…] about Kindle for PC Available for Download, Now!
Google partners with MySpace, links to music from search
Music is a hugely popular search topic, with two of the top 10 queries in the US being about music, which is probably why Google has partnered with MySpace to make it easier for those searches to link to actual music.
Entering the name of a song, album or artist into a Google search will now include links to audio previews on MySpace (via iLike) or Lala. Naturally there are links to purchase the music too.
As Google’s expertise is in search, simply entering a portion of the lyrics will also bring up relevant music tracks.
In addition, Google has partnered with Pandora, imam and Rhapsody to provide more ways of discovering related music.
As per usual with Google’s new rollouts, it’s US only at present, but hopefully this will be pushed out to other countries in due course.
Yes, There Will Also Be a Kindle for Mac
In case you’re a Mac user feeling left out when Amazon announced that it will be releasing “Kindle for PC”, well don’t fret because there will also be “Kindle for Mac.” Both Kindle for Mac and Kindle for PC [Read more…] about Yes, There Will Also Be a Kindle for Mac
Twitter Gradually Evolves into a Commercial Platform, Is it Good?
Don’t look now everyone, but as Twitter’s membership, eyeballs, pageviews and other valuable stats continues to grow, it’s many facets continue to evolve. For instance, IZEA well known for they pay-per-post take on blogging has just launched SponsoredTweets – a pay per tweet service. [Read more…] about Twitter Gradually Evolves into a Commercial Platform, Is it Good?