Focal Labs » New Years http://focallabs.com Mobile Photo Sharing Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:26:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 20 Mobile Apphttp://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/ http://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:50:26 +0000 Samihah Azim http://blog.clixtr.com/?p=71 Continue reading →]]> Some women wait in anticipation for Fashion Week in New York where future trends in fashion are unveiled, I wait in anticipation for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held annually in Las Vegas. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing what’s at the edge of technology, what the next trends will be, and where the world will be in the future in terms of technological innovation (You know you’re a nerd when..). Well, actually, there is ONE thing more exhilarating than all of that: working for an early-stage startup that’s been chosen as a finalist for the CES Mobile Apps Showdown. Yep, yours truly (i.e., Clixtr), has been chosen as one of the top 20 mobile apps as determined by CES experts. The team received this phenomenal honor over the holiday break, and we’ve each celebrated in our own way (like jumping up and down in excitement).

The award is a sort of “people’s choice” award. That is, in order for us to win, we need your help. Each voter receives 25 votes to distribute as they see fit. Give Clixtr all 25 votes, 15 votes, or 10. The choice is yours, but we’d certainly appreciate everyone’s support through votes for Clixtr! Voting closes on January 8, 2010. So before you get caught up with life in the new year, take a moment to vote for Clixtr through the ballot box. Happy voting and a very Happy New Year! We’ll see you on Clixtr next year!

]]> http://focallabs.com/top-20-mobile-app/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays, from the Team at Clixtr!http://focallabs.com/happy-holidays-from-the-team-at-clixtr/ http://focallabs.com/happy-holidays-from-the-team-at-clixtr/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:43:53 +0000 Samihah Azim http://blog.clixtr.com/?p=36 Continue reading →]]> With our office in the heart of the Financial District of San Francisco (right across the street from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and the Bank of America Building – it doesn’t get any more corporate than that!), it’s a

On a ski lift in Lake Tahoe

little hard to decorate the office in holiday cheer. Not because we’re in such a corporate environment, but because we also share space with another really cool startup which makes it difficult to go all out with a Douglas Fir tree dressed in lights and ornaments. Nevertheless, we still manage to get into the holiday spirit.

Last weekend was huge for company parties – there were also ideal skiing conditions in Lake Tahoe, so the team decided to celebrate the holidays with a day trip to Lake Tahoe to go skiing! You can view the Clixtr photos through the event labeled Ski Trip With the Team – Heavenly. After a lot of hard work these last 3 months post-launch, the ski trip was a great way for the team to have fun and relax (until we woke up the next morning with very sore muscles!). Speaking of hard work, the team has been working day and night to give all of our mobile users a couple of exciting features.

Many of you have indicated that during Christmas or New Year’s Eve parties, everyone will have a camera and will take photos, but either they won’t see half of the pictures, they’ll see them months later or they have to go through multiple online photo albums from various friends and family members to view photos. A lot of you have also indicated the desire to view photos instantly of friends and family members that are in a different location than you. Clixtr lets you do all of this already, but we also wanted to give you all an easier way to share your events.

As an early present to our users, we’ve implemented a couple of features to make it easier to share your holiday photos. Through the iPhone app, you can now share your Clixtr events on Twitter and Facebook. This integration with the two social networking sites make it easier for you to let your followers and friends see your events streaming in real-time. Can’t make it to a holiday party? You can still “attend” by having the host, hostess, or a guest create an event on Clixtr, tweet out the link or share the event on Facebook, then follow it yourself. To share your Clixtr events via Twitter and Facebook, simply launch the app, go into the event you’d like to share on Twitter and/or Facebook, hit the “share” button on the top right, then tap on either “Share on Facebook” or “Share on Twitter.” Voila! The event has now been shared with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

Don’t know what events to share on Twitter or Facebook? Here are 5 suggestions to help you get started:

  1. Holiday Party (Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, etc).
  2. Last minute gift-shopping (Can’t decide between presents? Create a Clixtr event, send invites to friends, and get their input through the comments – this is similar to taking cupcake orders through Clixtr.
  3. Ugly Sweater Party (Only during this time of year can you get away with wearing an ugly sweater – preserve the memories and look back at them next year!).
  4. Tropical getaway (Going someplace exotic this holiday season? Make your friends and family at home jealous of your tan and vacation through your location-based Clixtr event).
  5. Pictures from the snow – photos of snowmen, ice skating, snowball fights, snow angels, etc. (This is the most magical time of year where many parts of the world look like a winter wonderland. Share the magic with family and friends living in non-snow regions of the world.)

Want to see certain features added to either the mobile app or the web app? Let us know what feature would delight you in the comments below or email us: feedback (at) clixtr (dot) com.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Clixtr!

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