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Is Vine the New Instagram?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

VineBy Morgan O’Leary

The latest app craze seems to be centered on video apps like Cinemagram, Viddy, and Vine. No wonder, with Twitter recently unveiling Vine on Jan. 24. The launch generated buzz about the future of content creation and consumption on social media. In short, Vine allows iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad users create and post short video clips to Twitter and Facebook. Simply point your mobile device, touch the screen and the app records up to six seconds. At this link, you can check out some cool examples that chronicle the city of Hong Kong with a batch of the six-second videos. Continue reading →

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A Snapshot of My Favorite App

Posted on June 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Alyssa McNeal

Instagram, the free photo sharing app for the iPhone and Android, is one of the most popular apps in the market place today (and the app I am constantly checking on my iPhone). Launched in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram immediately took of, capturing the public’s attention by being an easy way to upload pictures. What some people call the “Twitter of pictures”, Instagram is great to use on the go. You take a picture of something cool, and BOOM, you get to share it immediately with your friends. As an avid Instagram user, I have been obsessed since day one. Although I tend to just “follow” people that I know, it’s so fun to see what sort of pictures my friends are posting throughout the day! Now, a little background on Instagram …

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