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Updated HootSuite iPhone App

Colin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:35:56 +0000

I am a new user of HootSuite, and really have come to love the increased functionality that has been added on the web and on the iPhone.
The developers over at HootSuite have been hard at work developing an upgrade to the iPhone app, as well as making a “lite” free app for HootSuite. They were having so much fun they went on to develop a few Android apps, that is about all I can say about the Android.

Free is always good

We all love free apps. And HootSuite has gone ahead and made everyone happy by releasing a Lite version of their app. It is not short on functionality, it contains many great features. You can have up to three accounts, and reporting in “almost” real time.

Facebook Integration

Current HootSuite iPhone users can now integrate Facebook and even view Facebook in landscape view.

More Features

Now Apple iPhone users can enjoy increased functionality:

* Managing multiple identities and accounts
* Creating custom views for tags and searches
* Understanding reasons for trending topics
* Scheduling messages for the future
* Adding followers to lists and accounts
* Sharing photos and shortening URLs

I think that the functionality is perfect for an app. Being able to shorten a link on the iPhone is critical to tweeting on the device. The app also has a single import to get you going with the same functionality you tailored your web app to have.

You can read the full official HootSuite article Here.

Colin

iPhone and iPod touch OS 3.1.3 released

Colin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:30:53 +0000

It seems that Apple has pushed out the iPhone OS 3.1.3 update. This update has a few behind the scenes performance related updates, aimed at 3GS battery life and 3rd party vendor apps. Third party apps were not launching and working intermittently from reports, and Apple has addressed that with this release.

To update your iPhone plug it in, and start iTunes (you know the drill). Click the “Check for updates” button and the upgrade will run. Its always a good idea to back up your phone in iTunes before upgrading.

Let me know if you notice something else in the comments.

Colin

Bookmark an iPhone Icon for your Web Page

Colin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:50:16 +0000

When saving a bookmark on the iPhone it sometimes saves it as cool icon or as a snapshot of the web page. Here I will list a few web sites that offer to help make your web page icon into an actual icon to match the iPhone icon standard.

1.You first want to have an icon designed and saved to your sites root folder and visit Quirco. This is where you can upload your icon that you designed and click make icon, don’t forget to make sure that the “Make Glossy” check box is checked.
Once you upload and click the button to make the icon it will display a set of icons with different color back grounds.

2. Save this icon to your web sites root folder as it will be used on the iPhone or iPod Touch.
3. Next, within the “head” element of your web page add this code:

This is the code that will be executed when you save the web page on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
4. Visit the page on your device and save the web page as a bookmark to your home screen.

If you have any questions please send me an email or comment below. Try to save this blog on your iPhone and view the icon!

Colin