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BitTorrent announces its server-less chat app will allow sign up via email, phone number, or nothing at all

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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BitTorrent today released an internal alpha of its server-less chat app. The company says a private alpha launch is still “right around the corner,” but it decided to share some details about its approach to privacy as development progresses. BitTorrent first unveiled its server-less chat app in September 2013. The company promised that it would be private, secure, and free. Engineers working on the app have found that privacy means different things to different people. Ultimately, BitTorrent has concluded privacy is “the ability to express oneself freely with autonomy and to feel safe doing so. To not worry that the…

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Pinterest finally has a Windows Phone 8 app

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 5:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Slowly but surely, Windows Phone customers are being treated to the same popular apps found on iOS and Android. Today Pinterest made the leap to Microsoft’s mobile OS, giving handset owners the chance to build, share and explore pinboards with the community. The software, which comes with the same ‘BETA’ label found on Instagram’s Windows Phone 8 app, offers the same grid layout and features found in the company’s other mobile apps. The design is beautiful, although notably it doesn’t come with the Guided Search feature found on iOS and Android. So while it’s not quite as powerful as its other…

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Facebook updates embedded posts with design focused on visual content, faster load times, and default widths

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media

Facebook today released an update to Embedded Posts, which allows you to add any public Facebook post to your blog or website. The new version includes a revamped design focused on visual content, faster load times, and per-publisher default widths. The first improvement means posts that include photos and videos will show them above the post’s text and other content: Post by FIFA World Cup. Embedded Posts now load up to twice as fast as before, according to Facebook. The company hopes this speed bump will mean you’re more likely to embed multiple posts on the same page. As for…

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Google’s new Insight reports for Google+ show visibility, engagement, and audience data

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today launched a new Insights reports feature for all Google+ pages. In short, the company is finally starting to provide rich analytics for its social network, something Google+ VP Bradley Horowitz says has been one of the service’s “most oft asked-for features.” Insights reports data is broken down into three types: Visibility: All time total, photo, and post views, and how page impressions have trended over time. Engagement: Which types of posts are getting the highest level of engagement on Google+. Audience: Get an overview of your follower demographics. In other words, you can now finally see how your…

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Update: Twitter restores TweetDeck services after issuing a security fix for XSS vulnerability

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Update 3: Twitter has issued a security fix and turned TweetDeck services back on for all of its users. “Sorry for any inconvenience,” it said in a tweet. Update 2: The problem hasn’t been fixed, it would seem. Many users have logged out of TweetDeck and logged back in, but are still experiencing the problem. One particular exploit is causing tweets to be auto-retweeted by other TweetDeck users, while another apparently just rickrolls you. Twitter has acknowledged the problem and, in response, taken down TweetDeck services temporarily. “We’ll update when services are back up,” it said. Update 1: Twitter says the…

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