National Geographic has posted an image on its photo feed saying it was “suspending new posts to Instagram. We are very concerned with the direction of the proposed new terms of service.”
It’s one thing when individual users stop posting to Instagram, but when an organization like National Geographic stops, you’ve got problems.
This is an older article, but still very cool.
New version just released in time for Christmas.
Don Melton:
I don’t recall all the names, but one that stands out is “Freedom.” Steve spent some time trying that one out on all of us. He may have liked it because it invoked positive imagery of people being set free. And, just as possible and positive, it spoke to our own freedom from Microsoft and Internet Explorer, the company and browser we depended on at the time.
I just love these types of stories.
I use the alarm on my iPhone a lot when I travel, but I have never seen any alarm look this cool. You just move your finger up and down to change the time and swipe right to turn it on. This is the epitome of doing one thing and doing one thing right.
Nice video. […]
Sometimes it’s just as fascinating to see what wasn’t released.
I love autocorrect.
This is an app I’ve had on my iPhone since the very first version. It was just updated a couple of days ago and is still great.
One of the things missing out of AC/DC coming to iTunes was their concert videos. They are now available.
Jim and Dan discuss the iPad and iPad Mini sales, their favorite text editors, the great London beer flood of 1814 and more.
Definitely worth a read.
This would be great to see in 2013.
WTF? […]
A little history on Jenny from Wikipedia:
“867-5309/Jenny” is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Co-writer Call came up with both “Jenny” and the telephone number and completed the song with Keller.
The song caused a fad of people dialing 867-5309 and asking for “Jenny”.
Now a some people got the famous Jenny phone number and are recording the messages that come in.
This is an article from earlier this year, but it’s also something I’ve talked about on Amplified. The cabinet speaker is a very important part of your tone. It’s an interesting read.
Damn. […]
Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook and Andrew Mason at Groupon almost made the list, but escaped.
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone didn’t violate patent rights owned by Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility for a sensor that prevents accidental hang-ups, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge said today.
Furthermore, once you sell to a frequently-criticized juggernaut like Facebook, users’ expectations change from supportive to skeptic, and, especially because of Facebook’s long history of privacy-related mishaps, you may very well lose all benefit of the doubt amongst some of your users.
It’s amazing that Instagram would allow the language in the privacy policy go through. That’s just plain stupid.
Kevin Systrom, the co-founder of Instagram posted his thoughts on the recent privacy policy changes and promises the company is listening.
Nilay Patel takes a look at the privacy policies of some of our favorite online services.
Jordan Golson:
Brazilian electronics maker IGB Electronica SA has announced a new line of Android phones under the IPHONE brand, a trademark that was originally applied for in Brazil in 2000.
Bartley now models Amazon selling just 6 million units this quarter of the Fire, down from 8 million previously, and 10.5 million for all of 2013, down from 12.5 million previously. While his investigation of the supply chain last month suggest component orders had risen for both October and November by double digits, he now thinks total Q4 component orders fell by more than 20%.
And
Writes Bartley, “Although weak Kindle Fire de- mand is potentially positive for profitability, it does imply that Amazon is still struggling to compete against Apple (AAPL), and may even be seeing competition from Google.
Amazon is selling its products at cost or even below cost. The more products they sell, the more money they lose. I’ve said it before — I don’t believe this is a sustainable or a wise strategy.
Seriously love this piece of software. In fact, I’m writing this post using MarsEdit and never have to look at the Wordpress backend.
According to Apple the update “fixes a bug that could impact Wi-Fi.”
It’s interesting to see what other people use to get their work done. Patrick Rhone posted some of his favorites.
David Sparks:
Imagine yourself making a presentation with nothing but your iPad in hand. You’re not chained to the podium or sitting behind a desk. You are roaming like a lion, and you are awesome. For the cost of an Apple TV and an AirPort Express (just 200 bucks), you too can get some lion-like tendencies.
Film and share videos with YouTube Capture.
Great looking app from Google.
Alex Vollmer released his first video guitar lesson today and it looks great. With the lesson you get a 40 minute video, 43-page companion PDF, MP3 jam tracks and a jam track video demonstrating the concepts.