iPhone/Android: Facebook pushed out some updates to their mobile apps today, adding Groups to both applications and adding Deals to the iPhone app. The Android app also gets the Places feature, and both phones have a Facebook Connect-like connection with other apps.When Facebook updated its Groups feature a few weeks ago, you could only access it from your browser, but now those features are available in both the iPhone and Android app—so you can message a predefined group of friends at any given time right from your phone. They've also added the Facebook Places feature to Android, as well as a new Deals feature to the iPhone that helps you find deals from your favorite nearby businesses (US users only, at the moment).One of the cooler parts of today's update is "single sign on", which is similar to Facebook Connect on the desktop. Now, instead of logging into all your phone's apps separately, the Facebook app will automatically log you in using your Facebook account to apps like Flixter, Groupon, Yelp, and others. This works on Android or any multitasking-compatible iOS device.Lastly, the Android apps sucks a little bit less (again). They added the notifications drawer last time, but it directed you to the touch.facebook.com site every time, which was a little ridiculous. Now, if there's an appropriate page to send you within the app, clicking on a notification will send you there. It still doesn't support system-wide notifications for anything beyond the same events, messages, and friend requests, but it is one step closer to being on par with the iPhone version.Facebook is a free download for Android and iOS devices.
Making Mobile More Social [Facebook Blog]
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The History of Social Networking [INFOGRAPHIC]
It's amazing how much of this I remember, from the launch of these services. I love living in a time where communication challenges are often solved soon after the clamor for them reaches an audible din.
I have a few bones to pick with it, though:
- Writing "The End" at the bottom seems pretty silly. We are FAR from the end...
- Where's location-based social networking, photo sharing, content social networking and the myriad other social networks that have gained significant prominence? This presents a rather limited view.
via mashable.comFunny: Foursquare releases TSA "baggage" handling badge
Just include the words "TSA", "grope", or have a little fun with "don't touch my junk, bro" when you check in at any airport.Getting your "baggage" handled by the TSA? Yeah, there's a badge for that (Chris Thompson/About Foursquare)Chris Thompson / About Foursquare:Getting your “baggage” handled by the TSA? Yeah, there's a badge for that — Foursquare's irreverent sense of humor couldn't have come into play at a better time. As millions of travelers prepare for the US's busiest travel weekend of the year, foursquare has released a new badge picking up on America's latest punchline, the ...
This message was shared via my6senseNifty @foursquare app Checkmate allows automatic check-ins to any venues you want, with all the controls you need.
Description
Checkmate for Foursquare lets you check in automatically to your favorite venues. Log in and pick your favorites. Checkmate will run in the background and automatically check you in when you are close enough to a venue. Features: Maintain control by only choosing venues you want to check in to. Checkmate won't check you into a location if you have already done so manually. Share your auto-checkins with Twitter and Facebook. Checkmate works on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running on iOS 4.
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- Category:
- Mobile
- Created by:
- Hung Truong
- Date added:
- August 25, 2010
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