Archive for the ‘social networking’ Category

Gowalla, foursquare and Loopt All Get Updates

Some major updates came yesterday for the top location based social networking apps and strangely all around the same time. I’ll list out the new features of each below but …

Tweetie 2 – Review

Before Tweetie 2, there was, of course, the first version of Tweetie. Even in its first implementation, Tweetie was already my weapon of choice in meeting my all-important Twitter needs. Its ease of use was remarkable and its visual scheme was nothing short of brilliant. So, when the developers behind Tweetie announced that they would be releasing a major update to my favorite Twitter client, I held my breath in hot anticipation. And when the day came, it turned out that the update worked out to an overhau…Read More

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Meebo

Meebo offers a lot of functionality, but fails to deliver on some key points. It is extremely useful for those individuals who use a plethora of messaging programs, but wasted functionality for the standard user.

CryptoPix – iPhone App Review

CryptoPix ($0.99)
Version – 1.0

REVIEW – “Have fun sending cool messages to your friends!”

I love cryptograms and so when I saw this app I knew it was one that I needed to try out!  CryptoPix is an app that will take any text that you type and create a cryptogram from it.  What is a [...]

Sponge

Sponge brings all your social networking needs into one Convenient, easy to use application. It’s a must have for any social butterfly.

Tripit – iPhone App Review

Tripit (Free)
Version 1.3.2
REVIEW – ” Organize all of your trip itineraries in one easy to use app.”
This app is perfect for the busy person on the go because not only does it keep all your trips organized but it does everything for you. Tripit creates a travel itinerary based upon your own travel bookings.
The way [...]

Keep It All Together with Orbit Social Phonebook

Price: Free    Score: 7/10    By Aricka Flowers
Between Facebook, e-mail, Twitter and text messages, there are a plethora of ways to stay in contact with friends, family and acquaintances. But at times, keeping up with Facebook messages and statuses, texts, Tweets and e-mails can get a bit time consuming – especially if you have a large [...]

eBuddy Pro

 
Some apps you get, you use for about a week or two and then you delete them.  I call those my ‘one and done’ apps.  Games are a good example.  Other apps you get and use over and over again, week after week.  Social Networking apps like Facebook or Twitter are good examples.
Every iPhone or [...]


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BuddyPress for One (and All!)

Back in April of last year, Matt posted here on the dev blog about the release of BuddyPress 1.0, a plugin that adds a social networking layer to an installation of WordPress MU. Many people were excited about the idea, but were unable to experiment with BuddyPress because they ran single installations of WordPress rather [...]