October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
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Miso Teams Up With Showtime For Synchronized ‘Dexter’ Features
Social entertainment app Miso has teamed up with Showtime to launch its first second-screen experience that's synchronized with a specific TV show. “Dexter,” which begins its sixth season this Sunday, is the first show to have detailed synchronization with Miso. Through Miso, you'll be able to vote on polls that ask who you think Dexter's next victim might be;... Read more » Zaarly Updates Android App, Adds More Accurate Location Feature And Sharing Options
Zaarly has rolled out an update for its Android app to bring it in line with the functionality of the iPhone app. You can now check out the app without having to sign in, take advantage of more precise location targeting and share what you're looking for using Facebook, Twitter, email or SMS. New users can now check out Zaarly for themselves without having to sign... Read more » Instagram Hits 10 Million Users Less Than One Year After Launch
Instagram has passed yet another milestone on its path to dominating the mobile photo-sharing space. Less than one year after launching, Instagram now has more than 10 million registered users. That's more than double the number of users Instagram had in mid-June and around 3 million more users than it had at the beginning of August (at which point there were 150... Read more » HootSuite Adds LinkedIn And Autocomplete Support To Android App
Social media management dashboard HootSuite has added a couple of new features to its Android app, including autocomplete, faster hashtags and LinkedIn support. The integration of LinkedIn into HootSuite will help you stay connected with your professional connections while on the move. You'll be able to update your streams, browse the profiles of your connections... Read more » Brand New Version Of Gowalla Launches For iPhone, Android And Web
Last week, details emerged of the massive overhaul that was being made to Gowalla. You can now check out the new-look Gowalla for yourself as the location-based service has rolled out major updates for its iPhone and Android apps, as well as its website. The big changes here are the introduction of social guides and a rethinking of check-ins as stories. As... Read more » NewsMix Turns Posts From Your Favorite Facebook Pages Into A Virtual Newspaper
NewsMix, an app that lets you view posts from your favorite Facebook pages in one location, has just launched its Facebook app. You'll no longer have to scroll through your News Feed to see posts from those pages, as the app displays content from pages you Like, as well as pages your friends Like, in a newspaper format. The NewsMix app displays news, photos and... Read more »
Fantasy Football Game ‘Matchup Huddle’ Launches On Facebook, Rewards Players For Good Advice
Football is a pretty social pastime, so it's no wonder that fantasy football games have been emerging on Facebook now that the season is in full swing. Matchup Huddle, a new Facebook game that combines both fantasy football and social networking, allows statistic savvy users to let their player recommendations shine. In a typical league, you draft and trade other... Read more »
Google+ Adds Search, Tons Of New Features To Hangouts
In the 3 months or so that Google+ has been around, the social network has received 91 different improvements, ranging from the option to start a hangout directly from YouTube and block and ignore features to the roll out of games. To create an average of one new improvement every day is an achievement in itself, but the roll out of new features reached monumental... Read more » Zynga Brings ‘Hanging With Friends’ Social Game To Android
Back in June, Zynga launched a social Hangman-style game. The game, which is called “Hanging With Friends,” was initially only available on iOS devices, but now more people have the chance to play the game as Zynga has launched a version of the game for Android devices. “Hanging With Friends” is now cross-platform, meaning that if you have an Android... Read more » Instagram 2.0 Launches, Adds Live Filters And New Photo-taking Controls
Instagram has rolled out a huge update for its enormously successful iPhone app, almost one year after it was initially launched. The main focus of the update is an overhaul of how the photo-capturing part of the app works, something that CEO Kevin Systrom hinted was about to be changed in a recent interview. The new user interface of Instagram lets you see the... Read more » 
