Social networking site Pinterest is on a roll with app releases. Their first-ever Android app, at 1.0.2, along with a newer iOS app, Version 2.0.1, now support the iPad. Pinterest’s blog says, “…the app works well on Android phones and tablets, regardless of your device’s cost, speed or screen size.”
The new Android and upgraded iOS apps come days after the service went invite free. Formerly, people that wanted to sign up for it needed an invite from a friend or wait for the site to send them one. However, not all of the app interface changes have been positive for a subset of pinners, as they are called.
The new iOS app changes the interface to two columns on the iPhone, instead of one before the update. Unfortunately, the app is not receiving good reviews on the iTunes app store with one and a half stars at 1,108 ratings (at time of post creation). This may be a temporary low rating, as all versions have four and a half stars at 378,283 ratings. So far, I have experienced fewer crashes on the iOS app and it has increased my ability to repin compelling content faster, via the multi-column view. Continue reading Pin This. Pinterest Releases Android & iPad Apps
The International Consumer Electronics Show was filled with accessory companies that were showing blinged out cases, compact quick charging batteries and screen covers that can protect against a bucket of nails. Many of the accessories at the show looked similar. However, a few gems were spotted that looked nice, easy to install and capable of charging mobile technology quickly. Continue reading Mobile Cases & Battery Packs To Keep You Going
Some say Google+ is a Facebook killer and others say, “what’s Google plus?” After a few weeks, 20,000,000 people have signed up to be a part of Google’s next social networking experiment. I say experiment because Google Wave, a service that’s now a part of Google+, was supposed to be the next big social network. But there were seeds of success harvested from Google Wave that just sprouted into their next social networking site experiment. Even though Google Wave was a misfire, it brought greater attention to other services like Gmail. Twitter users will like Google+’s expanded character support, link embed and integrated photo tagging. People using Google’s Android mobile operating system and Twitter will enjoy sharing content quicker than they thought possible.
Sets of tablets were announced in late 2010 that were going to be shown off at the upcoming International Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seeing as how I was going to be speaking at the CES 2011 convention, it would be a perfect time to visit the different manufacturer booths to learn more about the Motorola Xoom, Research In Motion’s Blackberry Playbook and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Also excellent was that I was going to be visiting one of the most concentrated groups of consumer electronics enthusiasts, buyers and manufacturing people in the world, to discuss the pros and cons of the devices. So Samsung and I thought it would be a great time to test out a Galaxy Tab 7″ with Verizon 3G service.
The Las Vegas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators or IABCLV held a social media panel that I participated in talking about the role of microblogging, like the services that Twitter and Facebook provide for business communications. The panel event was one of the most successful for the Las Vegas chapter and was spearhead by Victoria Soares, a member of the IABLV. Mrs. Soares asked several prominent social media professionals that cover business blogging, fashion blogging and I to talk about how blogging and microblogging could help their business.
The TweetHouse Group is back in Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show 2011. They ran the official Social Media track for CES this year. During the NAB 2010 conference in Las Vegas, which I also spoke about Twitter and The Entertainment Industry Panel, they have asked me back to speak at their first session of the day. The CES 2011 session was about Social Media In Action: Philosophies, Strategies and Tactics That Consistently Win. The speakers were Christopher Rauschnot, Thomas Knoll, Warren Whitlock plus moderator Rohit Bhargava. We spoke about the following.
Social networking site Pinterest is on a roll with app releases. Their first-ever Android app, at 1.0.2, along with a newer iOS app, Version 2.0.1, now support the iPad. Pinterest’s blog says, “…the app works well on Android phones and tablets, regardless of your device’s cost, speed or screen size.”
Sets of tablets were announced in late 2010 that were going to be shown off at the upcoming International Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seeing as how I was going to be 
The TweetHouse Group is back in Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show 2011. They ran the official Social Media track for CES this year. During the NAB 2010 conference in Las Vegas, which I also spoke about