Google’s Photovine : Mobile Photo Sharing

The site for Google’s new photo-related project Photovine has gone live, but the actual product or app is still missing. Located at photovine.com, the site currently features an image of a mobile app – interestingly, the device in the image is definitely an iPhone and not an Android device – and a short description of the upcoming product: “Photovine is a fun way to learn more about your friends, meet new people, and share your world like never before.” The site also contains a Privacy Policy that says, “Photovine is offered by Slide (part of Google Inc),” as well as a support page that explains some details about the project.“Photovine is a community that’s about creating fun and unique collections of photos that we call Vines,” the support page says, explaining that a vine is “like a constantly growing family of photos connected through a common caption created by you, your friends, and people all over the world”. Google also makes it clear that it will not tolerate just any kind of photo. “As a rule of thumb, if you wouldn’t want your family to see it, you probably shouldn’t post it,” the support page says. At this point it’s unclear whether this project is connected with Google’s recently launched social networking service Google+, but it seems to be an independent product. Recent reports indicated that Facebook is working on a photo-sharing app of its own, and in March 2011, a photo-sharing app called Color piqued a lot of interest, which seems to have largely dissipated by now. The Photovine app is available in Apple iTunes store and can be used on iPhones. You can click photos on your mobile and share with your friends with a particular tag. Also, users can see photos posted by their friends under the same tag.

Google said that the Photovine version 1.3 includes:
- Invite system replaced with open signup – everyone can join Photovine now!
- Crash fix for posting a photo when the feed has a timeline break
- If user adds a note to a post, include that note as the first comment

It seems like Google, which acquired Slide, the social-media company that developed Photovine in 2010, planning to add more features to the app. Click here to download Photovine app. Stay tuned for more updates. 

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File Sharing Under Attack: UK Court Forces ISPs to Block NewzBin

The cat and mouse game between the law and file sharing sites is an on-going one for sure; you can never tell at any given time who’s winning. But if the latest round of fighting is anything to go by, I’d say the law has the upper hand.

Reports are that a UK court has ordered British Telecom (BT) to use its “Clean feed” censorship technology to bloc user access to NewzBin, a popular file sharing website. Clean feed is the technology that ISPs use to block access to child pornography websites.

So what’s different about this ruling? And given how other file sharing sites have skirted round the law before, how can it make a difference? Well, the answer is not much, if you ask the people who run sites like NewzBin; as we’ve seen time and time again, shifting servers, and using proxies can do wonders.

But if you ask lawmakers, they’ll tell this ruling will do a world of good. Their confidence is based on the fact that most users will not want to jeopardize their internet connection for the sake of a few files. And with robust prosecution (singling out if you will), the message can be sent far and wide that file sharing of copyrighted material, will not be tolerated.

It remains to be seen what the outcome of this latest ruling will be on file sharing in general. UK law is not always harmonious with other jurisdictions, but if they can get some of the other big-name countries and ISPs on board, file sharing may suffer.

Do you think such a ruling is helpful? Watch the video below to learn more about file sharing and copyright infringements.

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Youtube And Other Top Video Sharing Sites Suffer Huge Drop In Visitors

It’s fair to say that video sharing sites like Youtube, must not like the summer months.

According to marketing insights company, Nielsen, video sharing sites took a hit in terms of unique visitors starting June. One of the biggest losers was Youtube, who saw a 3 percent drop in month-on-month numbers leading up to the June period.

According to Nielsen, who also conducted studies into the numbers of other major video sharing sites, the drop in visitors is directly attributed to the summer. Across the US, schools break for the summer holidays, and since the bulk of the video viewing population are of school age, the correlation is not unfounded.

The only video sharing site that saw an increase in visitors was the College Humour network, which saw an increase of 23.2 percent in unique visitors. Still, sites like Youtube can take comfort in the fact that the drop in numbers is entirely seasonal, and doesn’t reflect any structural change in how its visitors see the site. Indeed, the Nielsen study, as well as data collated by Experian HitWise, show that Youtube is still, the biggest player in the video sharing arena. Youtube is particularly popular in the UK, accounting for 1-in-5 visits among internet users in that country. What’s more, Youtube is the fastest growing social network in the UK.

With soaring temperatures raging across the US, more and more people will abandon the comforts of the house for the great outdoors. This might add to the declining video viewership, but things should pick up again after the summer, so the likes of Youtube shouldn’t be too worried.

Want to help Youtube increase its viewership this month? Watch the video below.

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Youtube And Other Top Video Sharing Sites Suffer Huge Drop In Visitors

It’s fair to say that video sharing sites like Youtube, must not like the summer months.

According to marketing insights company, Nielsen, video sharing sites took a hit in terms of unique visitors starting June. One of the biggest losers was Youtube, who saw a 3 percent drop in month-on-month numbers leading up to the June period.

According to Nielsen, who also conducted studies into the numbers of other major video sharing sites, the drop in visitors is directly attributed to the summer. Across the US, schools break for the summer holidays, and since the bulk of the video viewing population are of school age, the correlation is not unfounded.

The only video sharing site that saw an increase in visitors was the College Humour network, which saw an increase of 23.2 percent in unique visitors. Still, sites like Youtube can take comfort in the fact that the drop in numbers is entirely seasonal, and doesn’t reflect any structural change in how its visitors see the site. Indeed, the Nielsen study, as well as data collated by Experian HitWise, show that Youtube is still, the biggest player in the video sharing arena. Youtube is particularly popular in the UK, accounting for 1-in-5 visits among internet users in that country. What’s more, Youtube is the fastest growing social network in the UK.

With soaring temperatures raging across the US, more and more people will abandon the comforts of the house for the great outdoors. This might add to the declining video viewership, but things should pick up again after the summer, so the likes of Youtube shouldn’t be too worried.

Want to help Youtube increase its viewership this month? Watch the video below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGOIzsNZaPQ

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