The October App Report: Instagram, Ello, Rooms and More
So much is happening apps this month, including:
Rooms is a brand-new mobile app from Facebook that allows members to create discussion groups on a variety of subjects. I've been absolutely dying for a way to chat with all you entrepreneurs out there and I'd love it if you'd join this room. It's called "Entrepreneurs" and you can easily participant via your mobile phone. And unlike Facebook, Rooms allows nicknames.
We'll use it to talk about building our businesses, great places to live, and more! Just download the app and scan the invite to the left to join our invite-only discussion "room."
Now, there's a new kid on the social networking block, and everyone's talking about it. Ello is a social network with straightforward tagline: "Simple, beautiful & ad-free." In fact, Ello is so hot it just closed a $5.5 million dollar funding round and signed a charter to keep itself ad-free. It's all I hear about on my Facebook newsfeed these days.
But is the upstart really a threat to Facebook? Find out here.More »
Instagram turns four years old this month! It's hard to believe that only four years ago, one of the first mobile-social networks swept the public's imagination. But today, the network has 200 million monthly users, and a share of the internet-using public that is roughly comparable to Twitter's.
But are you making the most of the potential of this incredibly popular social network? Read on for tips on raising your Instagram game. More »
"What do you do when you make the best tablet in the world? How do you make it better?" said Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Event on October16, 2014. The company's response is to make the new generation of iPad 18% thinner than the existing gold standard, the iPad Air. This is truly the world's thinnest tablet.
But even if you're not rushing out to get your hands on the newest gear, recent updates to Apple's operating system iOS 8 have plenty of great features that you can take advantage of right now. Here are a few tricks to make sure you're making the most of your iPad. More »
Have you checked out Product Hunt? It's a little like the Reddit or Hacker News of apps -- and it's an easy way to see what new apps people are digging before they get famous.
If you yourself are an app developer, be sure to submit your app to Product Hunt -- it may make all the difference in developing a user base.
- Discussion boards on your mobile phone: I hope you join me in the brand-new discussion group for entrepreneurs on a new app from Facebook called Rooms.
- Ello is red hot this month -- it's an alternative to Facebook that has just signed a pledge to remain ad-free forever. But will it really catch on?
- Instagram is 4 this month and it sure is popular among the much-sought-after millennial market. But are you making the most of it?
- You may not know all the amazing things your iPad can do -- so do yourself a favor and check out the following 11 hidden tips and tricks.
- Product Hunt is a must-download for this month, find out why below.
1. Let's Chat in Rooms
Rooms is a brand-new mobile app from Facebook that allows members to create discussion groups on a variety of subjects. I've been absolutely dying for a way to chat with all you entrepreneurs out there and I'd love it if you'd join this room. It's called "Entrepreneurs" and you can easily participant via your mobile phone. And unlike Facebook, Rooms allows nicknames.
We'll use it to talk about building our businesses, great places to live, and more! Just download the app and scan the invite to the left to join our invite-only discussion "room."
2. An Alternative to Facebook?
Now, there's a new kid on the social networking block, and everyone's talking about it. Ello is a social network with straightforward tagline: "Simple, beautiful & ad-free." In fact, Ello is so hot it just closed a $5.5 million dollar funding round and signed a charter to keep itself ad-free. It's all I hear about on my Facebook newsfeed these days.
But is the upstart really a threat to Facebook? Find out here.More »
3. Instagram Turns 4!
Instagram turns four years old this month! It's hard to believe that only four years ago, one of the first mobile-social networks swept the public's imagination. But today, the network has 200 million monthly users, and a share of the internet-using public that is roughly comparable to Twitter's.
But are you making the most of the potential of this incredibly popular social network? Read on for tips on raising your Instagram game. More »
4. 11 Great Hidden iPad Tricks and Hacks
"What do you do when you make the best tablet in the world? How do you make it better?" said Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Event on October16, 2014. The company's response is to make the new generation of iPad 18% thinner than the existing gold standard, the iPad Air. This is truly the world's thinnest tablet.
But even if you're not rushing out to get your hands on the newest gear, recent updates to Apple's operating system iOS 8 have plenty of great features that you can take advantage of right now. Here are a few tricks to make sure you're making the most of your iPad. More »
5. Download of the Month: Product Hunt
Have you checked out Product Hunt? It's a little like the Reddit or Hacker News of apps -- and it's an easy way to see what new apps people are digging before they get famous.
If you yourself are an app developer, be sure to submit your app to Product Hunt -- it may make all the difference in developing a user base.