To Avoid a Revamp Backlash, Hipstamatic Clones Itself Into an Entirely New App, Oggl

Creating an entirely new app for a Hipstamatic community is kind of a drastic move, and one that reflects the ongoing trade-off between change and users’ resistance to change.
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When People Live Their Lives Online, the Concept of Sharing Changes, Says Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel (Video)

Why using photos to communicate is potentially a larger opportunity than using photos to put ourselves on display.
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Pixplit Is a Photo App That’s Actually Social

Okay, so let me be upfront about this: It’s another mobile photo app.
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Pinterest Cuts Off Spammers (Hey Instagram, Hope You’re Next)

Because this is a story about spam, it will be illustrated with a picture of a can of the spiced pork product. That’s just how this works.
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What Hypergrowth Looks Like: Inside GIF Creation App Cinemagram

CInemagram co-founder Temo Chalasani has had a crazy past 10 days.
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Selena Gomez and Others Put More Money Into Postcard on the Run App

As far as celebrity tech tie-ins go, this one actually makes some sense.
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Because Sometimes Just One Photo (Or App) Isn’t Enough, Tumblr Makes a Photoset App

Because the world, it needs more photo-sharing apps.
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For Leading Web Sites, Mobile Tide Turns Toward Full-Fledged Apps

In the minds of mobile app makers, quality is now trumping accessibility.
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Big Years for Instagram and Pinterest Bust Up the Social Networking Charts

Pinterest jumped 183 spots up the social networking charts in the past year. Instagram? 598.
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Banjo Location App Takes You to the Olympics From Anywhere in the World

The mobile social discovery app Banjo is launching a trending places feature in time for the Olympics.
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Interviewing Tech’s Best Multitaskers: Sebastian Thrun and Jack Dorsey

Cinemagram App Sees Quick Growth for Artsy Animated Photos

Confirmed: Redpoint Leads $40M Funding Round for Path

Sequoia Set to Lead $500M Valuation Round for Instagram

Instagram by the Numbers: 1 Billion Photos Uploaded

Pair App for Couples Strikes a Chord in First Four Days

Following Path Address Book Uproar, Many Apps Clean Up Their Acts

Twitter Photo-Sharing Went Through the Roof After Twitter Started Hosting Images

Hipstamatic Goes Social With Communal Photo Albums

Brian Pokorny: Why Pick Just One Photo When You Can Share Batches? (Video)

Path Tries Again, Now as a Mobile Journal App

One to Watch: Kibits Takes Mobile Group Chat to the Next Level

Socialcam Social Video App Adds Live Filters