Posts Tagged ‘ Facebook ’

Facebook, YouTube Now Offering The Best-Quality HD Video Sharing

Dec 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

TechVideoBlog has measured the HD qualities of the various video services now offering HD video sharing, and it looks like YouTube and Facebook are now the leaders. 
Here are the specs they measured, along with links to example videos:

Youtube HD: 1280×720 - 2mbit/s H264 - full framerate - 44hz stereo 254kbit/s AAC audio
Facebook HD: 1280×720 - [...]



Facebook Goes HD, Too

Dec 6th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Video

It looks like everybody’s going HD.
Facebook has announced that it will now support HD video:
Since we launched video last year, more than 45 million videos have been uploaded to Facebook with approximately 100,000 new videos added each day. Starting today, you’ll be able to upload higher quality videos to Facebook and also embed your Facebook [...]



The Top 20 iPhone Social Networking Apps

Dec 2nd, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Apple has announced the top iPhone apps of 2008 (App Store link). 
Here are the top iPhone apps for social networking:
Top Paid Social Networking:

MobileChat
BeejiveIM
Quip
Rooms - Your Mobile Chat Client
Twitterrific Premium
Flutter
Twittelator Pro
mBoxMail
Secrets
hiCard - Suite

Top Free Social Networking:

Facebook
AIM
Myspace Mobile
IM+ Lite
Loopt
Fring
Palringo IM
Earthscape
Twitterrific
Avatar

Notably absent is Linked In.
Let me know what you think of the list!
via MobileCrunch



Natural Gardening Company Wiggles, Podcasts Its Way To Award

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting

Wiggly Wigglers, a natural gardening mail-order company (which specializes in vermiculture: composting/gardening with earthworms) has won the 2008 Global Dell Small Business Excellence Award. Wiggly Wigglers were chosen to receive this prize for their innovative use of podcasting, wikis, and social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Along with the recognition and accolades, the Dell Small [...]



StreetIQ.com Launches App for Business and Financial Podcasts on Facebook

Jul 21st, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Directory Sites, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting Services

StreetIQ.com has announced the launch of a Facebook application (registration required) that provides quick access to more than 400 business and financial podcast channels and integrates them into the social networking experience on Facebook.
Using the recently launched software platform at Facebook, StreetIQ.com lets Facebook members access their favorite business and financial podcasts and to share them [...]



FeedBurner Launches Blog and Podcast Headline Animator App For Facebook

Jun 4th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Services

FeedBurner has introduced Headline Animator, an application that displays the latest headlines from Feedburner users’ blogs, podcasts and RSS feeds for Facebook users worldwide.
Facebook is a social utility that offers a way for people to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked website in the United States.
Headline [...]