Friday 31 August 2012

Top Streaming Content Apps & Sites | iFans

Top Streaming Content Apps & Sites | iFans


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Originally submitted by studangerous
world-musicWith internet speeds steadily increasing, the big thing these days is on-line content streaming. There are a good number of HTML5 based websites and audio streaming apps out there that you can use to play content on your iPhone and iPod touch.  At this juncture I thought it would be good to let you know what I’ve come across on my cyber travels and maybe we can all compare notes in the discussion thread to see if there’s any more hot apps or great sites out there that anyone knows about.

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Unfortunately, despite the explosive force of globalisation, streaming content providers are ham-stringed by antiquated copyright laws and country specific legislation.  This means that a lot of the streaming content available out there is country specific and, while in specific cases there is sometimes a simple way of getting around this limitation, the only really effective way to get access to many international streams is to set up or pay for subscription to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in the country where the content you want is being broadcast.

Anyway, without further ado here’s my list of sites and apps I have come across that you may or may not know of .  N.b. for facilitated access to the internet sites listed below you may want to put an icon on your Springboard using the ‘Add to Home Screen’ option within.

Streaming TV & Video:

BBC iPlayer (Web, free) [Stu's Pick] – incorporating a hand picked selection of BBC TV programs from the last 7 days with a channel guide and BBC radio.  UK only.
TVCatchUp (Web, free) [Stu's Pick] – Provides real time streaming of UK TV channels, though quality and speed can be an issue if you don’t have a great connection. UK only and requires free registration.

ABC.com (Web, free) – watch ABC’s selection of prime US content including serials such as Lost, Private Practics, Scrubs and a bunch of other less interesting content. US only.
NBC.com (Web, free) – NBC shows including Heroes, Jay Leno, The Office (US), Saturday Night Live etc. and a bunch of their classic shows from the past (e.g. Buck Rogers Miami Vice, Magnum P.I.).  US only.

On Demand Music

Spotify (App Store, free) – The UK’s preeminent music streaming site. Available only in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France & Spain due to licensing subscriptions.  A premium subscription (€9.99 pcm) is required for the App Store app to work.

Rhapsody (App Store, free) – Access over 9 million full length songs. Requires an active Rhapsody Go subscription ($14.99 pcm) or trial to work. US only.

Grooveshark (Cydia, free) [Stu's Pick] – As Apple have repeatedly rejected their app from the App Store, Grooveshark went underground and released on Cydia for use by the jailbroken masses.  You’ll need a Grooveshark subscription to get it to work but  it’s very reasonable at $3 pcm or $30 pa. The more canny jailbreakers will probably be delving in the /var/tmp folder early on and one presumes this may cause Grooveshark some issues going forward. Available globally w/o restriction.

Pandora (App Store, free) [Stu's Pick] – The number one free content music streaming app in the US that learns from your music preferences to provide a stream of tracks that you may not know and may actually enjoy. Ad supported and US only due to restrictions.

Slacker Radio (App Store, Free) – Very similar set up to Pandora but the algorithms to choose music based on preferences don’t appear to be as ‘intelligent’, though Slacker’s interface is definitely more appealing. Visual and audio ad supported unless you purchase subscription ($19.88 for 4 months, $47.99 for 12 months). Free use requires free subscription. Restricted to US only.

Radio

WunderRadio (App Store; $6.99) [Stu's Pick]- If you enjoy radio then this app needs to be on your springboard. It provides a wide band of global radio streams with multiple bit rates, great functionality and it allows you to surf the web in-app while you are listening. Unrestricted global access.

Public Radio (App Store, Free) – Streaming internet public radio stations & a selection of on-demand programs.  All US based stations but the app works globally.

Internet Radio Box (App Store, on sale $0.99)[Stu's pick] – At the current sale price of $0.99 it’s a must have. If you feel you can’t stump up seven bucks for WunderRadio then this is your next best bet – it may even be better value for moneyat the full price of $2.99 to be honest though I haven’t yet spent enough hours with it to fully vouch this fact. Global streaming radio that works in most countries with lots of functionality and a web browser to boot.
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Thursday 30 August 2012

aBowman - spider embed widget (etc)

aBowman

New Embed Code for WP.com Users

March 6th, 2011
I added some new embed code to a lot of the widgets tonight that will work for people who host their blogs on WordPress.com.
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aBowman Dog

December 22nd, 2010
The aBowman Dog is now available as a gadget on iGoogle.  You can change the look of the dog here and then add the gadget to iGoogle by pressing the button below the customization form.  Over the next few weeks, I will be adding some new features, optimizing the code and fixing bugs.
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Minor Groovy Fish Update

March 17th, 2010
The update I applied today to the Groovy Fish Android app fixes the anti-aliasing issue users were experiencing on the Droid and Nexus One. Those users should no longer see distorted graphics (jagged edges on the fish and lily pads) after installing the update.
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Groovy Fish now on Android Phones

December 20th, 2009
The new Groovy Fish application is now available for download on the Android Marketplace. Groovy Fish is a lot like the Fish gadget, but also includes lily pads and flowers. Groovy Fish Groovy Fish Settings Groovy Fish Color Picker Groovy Fish Choose Fish to Color
QR Codes (Scan to download):
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Newton’s Cradle Gadget

November 28th, 2008
Some of you have probably already seen the Newton’s Cradle gadget. Just figured I would announce it here for those who subscribe to the blog. It is currently available for iGoogle and Chumby. The Chumby version adds another dimension to the gadget, since it responds to tilting. I’ll be making it available to other sites soon.
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New Hamster Gadget

November 17th, 2008
Check out the new Hamster gadget. I’ll be adding a Clearspring menu soon so that you can add it to sites other than iGoogle.
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Add Gadgets to MySpace and Blogger

July 11th, 2008
Over the past week, I’ve been adding new buttons under each of the gadgets that allow you to easily add the gadgets to MySpace or Blogger.  Some of you may want to customize the gadget before adding it to your page.  To do that, click the “edit settings” link and use the form to adjust the colors or to change other values.  When you’re finished, click one of the “add to” buttons below the customized gadget to add it to your page.
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Gadget HTML Code Updated

June 7th, 2008
Yesterday, I was testing out the gadgets on MySpace and I discovered that the embed code was no longer working. They must have recently changed the way they parse the code and rewrite it. I updated the gadget html code and it should now work for you. To get the code for your page, click on the edit settings link under the gadget. You should then see a text box under the edit settings form which contains the code.
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Tuesday 28 August 2012

Spotify - CNET Download.com

Spotify - CNET Download.com


CNET Editors' review

by: Donald Bell on July 14, 2011
The bottom line: It's the best free music option since stealing.

Review:


Installation
As a first-time user, you install the free Spotify Mac/PC application, open it up, and watch as it automatically imports your music collection and playlists from iTunes and other music software and presents you with a landing page filled with new releases, top lists, and music shared by your friends. Setup is swift.

Interface
Spotify's polished, iTunes-like interface is as inviting to music fans as a well-stocked record bin. Each portion of the bento-boxlike layout can be resized, and playback, volume, and track scrubber controls are placed neatly across the bottom. Browser-style back and forward buttons located to the left of the search box allow you to dig your way back out out of the rabbit hole of music discovery.

Features and support
Spotify's big trick is a little search box at the top of the screen that lets you search for any reasonably popular artist, song, or album in existence and stream it immediately. You can't get The Beatles, but we had no problem finding greats like The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, as well as obscure indies such as The Ghastly Ones or Four Tet.

Put simply, you tell your computer what you want to hear, and it plays it for you...for free, and without limitations for up to six months. It doesn't play something similar to the song you want (like Pandora), or a 30- to 60-second clip of the song you want (like iTunes)--it plays you the whole song or album, just as if it were in your personal music collection.

Spotify

Of course, there are a few other bells and whistles that make Spotify its own special thing. Facebook and Twitter integration enables you to easily share music discoveries with friends. Artist pages encourage discovery with bio pages and links out to similar artists and top hits of the decade to add context. Without any friction preventing you from jumping from one great song to the next, Spotify also provides a play queue off to the side, allowing you to stash your discoveries without interrupting the currently playing song.

Spotify's music service is uniquely generous, but it's not without limitations. Using the free version of the service, full songs can be streamed on demand in unlimited numbers for up to six months (with the occasional audio ad popping into rotation, similar to Pandora). After that time, free users can only play a given track a maximum of five times per month and are also subject to a cap of 10 hours of streaming per month. If you cough up $5 per month, those restrictions (and ads) disappear, but you're still limited to listening only from your computer. At $10 per month, you can use Spotify on mobile devices (including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7), and even cache your favorite music and playlists for offline listening.

Performance
We are happy to report that Spotify's song streams have a near-instant response upon start-up. For the most part, the experience feels just like listening to your locally stored music collection. The illusion is broken when you go to jump to the middle of a song or hit the skip button, which introduces a minor lag.

We had no issue with Spotify's default sound quality (96-160Kbps Ogg Vorbis), but fickle users have the option of digging into the software's Preferences and enabling high-quality streaming (320Kbps Ogg Vorbis).

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Conclusion
Should you try it? Absolutely. Any and all music fans are encouraged to give it a whirl. The smart people at Spotify have made the free service incredibly attractive to new users, and there's really nothing to lose. Whether you find it important enough to upgrade to Spotify's premium options is entirely up to you, but they seem like a great value for any music fan with an insatiable appetite.
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Skype - call a Skype user in a html page | enarion.net

Skype - call a Skype user in a html page | enarion.net

 

Introduction to html-based Skype interaction

When the user has installed Skype, one can open Skype directly from a webpage. The protocol is skype:skypename – and optional flags.

The example will use the chinese demo user of Skype (echo-chinese) – which will record a call and play it back or ping back the typed in chat messages.


Call a skype user

The optional flag is call – to force Skype to call somebody. It can also be left out – but if the user changed the default behaviour to e.g. chat – Skype will open an IM session instead. So – go the save way and use the call – flag.

Example: call a Skype user

call echo-chinese with Skype
<a href="skype:echo-chinese?call">call echo-chinese with Skype</a>


Send an Skype IM message to a Skype user

The optional flag is chat. See the example below to see the usage in a html page.

Example: send a chat message to a Skype user

<a href="skype:echo-chinese?chat">Chat with echo-chinese</a>

 

Send a voicemail to a Skype user

The optional flag is voicemail – as you might have guessed.

Example: send a voicemail to Skype user

<a href="skype:echo-chinese?voicemail">Send voicemail to echo-chinese</a>

 

Create a Skype conference call with multiple users

This is as easy as the examples above – just more usernames before the “?” and call as flag.

Example: create a Skype conference call

<a href="skype:echo-chinese;echo123?call">conference call with echo-chinese and echo123</a>

 

Create a conference chat with multiple users

Same as conference call – with chat as flag.

Example: open a conference chat with multiple users – in html

<a href="skype:echo-chinese;echo123?chat">conference chat with echo-chinese and echo123</a>
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Saturday 25 August 2012

Yahoo Launches Webplayer, How To Add It To Your Website

Yahoo Launches Webplayer, How To Add It To Your Website


Yahoo has launched the beta version of its Yahoo Webplayer which allows website owners let readers to view videos and listen to music on their websites. It’s a universal webplayer, when added to your website, can play Youtube videos, Mp3 files, Yahoo Movies in a slick pop-up window.

With this new webplayer you can get rid of embedding multiple media players as Yahoo Webplayer supports variety of files like WMV, Mp3 and content from Internet sources like Youtube.

Add Yahoo WebPlayer To Your Website thumb Yahoo Launches Webplayer, How To Add It To Your Website

How To Add Yahoo Webplayer To Your Website?
You just have to add a single line of code in your website html. Once added, all you have to do is link the text to corresponding file or Youtube page. It’s as simple as that. When you’re done and load the webpage, it adds a play button next to the hyperlink(Playable Item) and clicking on it will open the video or Mp3 in the Webplayer. (Check out the above image)
Add this line before </head> into your website html -
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://webplayer.yahooapis.com/player-beta.js”></script>
That’s it!! Now whenever you want to add video or mp3 file into your webpage, just link the text to the corresponding Youtube page or WMV/ MP3 file. Yahoo Webplayer will do the rest. Here’s how you have to create links using text as content.
<a href=”http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810096458/info”>Tron</a>
<a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i56XeM0-b8Y”>Zoetrope</a>
As you can see in the above image, player scans the page contents and adds play buttons next to ‘playable’ items. If the webpage has more than one playable items, users can play all the videos and songs on the same page while browsing rest of the contents. Now you don’t have to embed any code, just use Yahoo Webplayer as it’s the simplest way to add multimedia contents into your website. Here’s a live example of the player in action.
Yahoo Webplayer currently supports Youtube, Yahoo Videos, WMV and Mp3 files but the team is continuing to work on this webplayer. Hope more formats and features will be added in the near future. If you are thinking about the impact of using 3rd party script on page load time, you can also download the script file and upload the script to your hosting account.
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 http://webplayer.yahoo.com/get/#_

Step 1: Get the code

How to set up

Copy and paste this code at the end of your document, directly above your closing </body> tag.

Choose theme: Black Silver

Step 2: Add video and audio

How to use

Link to mp3 files, YouTube, Yahoo! Movie pages or select the check box above and just mention any
of the recognized terms (movies, soon TV shows, actors and more).

Link examples
show HTML code
Yodel (mp3 link)
Tron (Yahoo! Movie link)
Zoetrope (YouTube link)
Term recognition examples
This is an example sentence showing how the Yahoo! WebPlayer recognizes terms within quotes such as "Cowboys & Aliens" or "X-Men: First Class" and makes them playable. No special HTML needed - just make sure this feature is enabled above.

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    Friday 24 August 2012

    Grooveshark — About

    Grooveshark — About

    About Us

    Meet the team

    Grooveshark is the world's largest on-demand and music discovery service. With over 15 million songs, Grooveshark is an ecosystem that brings together music fans, bands, music labels, and brands.

    By creating new revenue sources for the music industry, innovative marketing opportunities for artists, and strategic data products for music and brand managers, Grooveshark cuts into music piracy by helping everyone—from fan to band—make the most of online music.
    Grooveshark serves as an access point for fans, marketing hub for content producers, and an operations center for labels, agencies and brand managers. Grooveshark increases music revenues using one of the most innovative ad platforms in the world, attacks piracy in underperforming markets and reduces the cost of signing and breaking new acts, everyday.


    Grooveshark

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    Grooveshark
    Grooveshark logo.png
    URL grooveshark.com
    Commercial? Previously; now freemium
    Type of site Music
    Registration Optional
    Available language(s) 30 languages
    Owner Escape Media Group Inc.
    Created by Sam Tarantino, Josh Greenberg, Andrés Barreto
    Launched 2007
    Alexa rank 890 (June 2012)[1]
    Current status Active

    Grooveshark is an internet service for music. It has a search engine, streaming service, and recommendation application. Users can stream and upload music that can be played immediately or added to a playlist.[2]

    As of January 2012, Grooveshark has been sued for copyright-violations by all the major music companies, namely EMI Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music.[3] For one suit complaining about copyright-infringement, the liabilities have been estimated at seventeen billion U.S. dollars.[4][5] Concerns about copyrights led Google, Apple and Facebook to remove Grooveshark's applications from the Android Market, the App Store (iOS) and Facebook platform respectively.[6][7][8] In response, Grooveshark has stated that it operates under a "safe harbor" provision of U.S. law.[4]

    Contents

    Features

    Grooveshark enables users to upload and share music with friends, with Grooveshark's file-distribution system or by using other social-media applications. The screenshot displays a playlist of 14 recordings by Robert Fripp over an artist-page of 16 recordings by King Crimson.
    Grooveshark is a rich Internet application that originally ran in Adobe Flash. In December 2010, Grooveshark redesigned its site to provide an HTML5 interface.[9] Grooveshark displays songs, playlists, and users. Grooveshark has a Java Web Start application that scans users' folders for MP3s, uploading and adding them to the user's online library. The ID3 information of the uploaded song is linked to the user, and the file is uploaded to Grooveshark, which then offers on-demand music playback. All content on the service is user-sourced.[10][11]
    Grooveshark’s catalog streams over 1 billion sound files per month, over 15 million songs and 35 million users.[citation needed] Users can search and find music by song, artist, album, browsing friends’ recent activity, and even through other users’ playlists. The service allows users to create and edit Playlists. Registered users can save playlists to an account, subscribe to other users’ Playlists, and share Playlists through e-mail, social media, StumbleUpon, Reddit or an embeddable widget. Users can listen to Genre Radio Stations of particular genres or they can populate their own station via their list of Current Songs. The site can use the song list to stream similar music, and this stream selection is updating using user ratings of songs. Grooveshark features a “Community” section, where users can view the activity of friends by “following” them. Users can connect other social media accounts.
    Users may obtain basic accounts without fees.[12] Grooveshark offers two subscription services that give users increased features, no banner ads, and playability on mobile devices.[13][14]
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    Thursday 23 August 2012

    Apple - iTunes - Link Maker - FAQ

    Apple - iTunes - Link Maker - FAQ

    What Is the ITunes Link Maker?

    The iTunes Link Maker is an online tool that anyone can use to generate links to any artist, song or album available on the iTunes Store.

    Who Can Use the ITunes Link Maker?

    The iTunes Link Maker is available to anyone who wants to link to the iTunes Store.

    Do I Have to Pay to Use the ITunes Link Maker?

    No, the ITunes Link Maker Is Completely Free of Charge.

    To which pages on the iTunes Store can I link?

    You can use the iTunes Link Maker to create a link to any artist, song or album available on the iTunes Store. You can also link directly to the iTunes download page.

    What is an “itms” link? How is it different from an “http” link?

    An http link is designed to open a remote web page within the default browser of your operating system. An iTMS link is built to open a remote iTunes Store page within iTunes. iTMS and http links use the same underlying protocol so if you can browse the web then you can open an iTMS link in iTunes.

    How do I incorporate an iTMS link into my web page?

    An iTMS link can be treated just like any other http or https link within a web page. In a standard web page an action link is formed with an action tag: Apple Given an iTMS link (say the link to Moby’s artist page), a link could be created to Moby’s artist page from a webpage by using the above iTMS link as the href for a regular action tag: Moby’s artist page When this link is clicked, Moby’s artist page in iTunes would open.

    What will happen if someone clicks on an iTMS link on my website but doesn’t already have the iTunes jukebox application installed on their computer?

    When a user clicks on an iTMS link, the web browser will try to detect whether the user already has iTunes installed on their computer. If they do, the user will go directly to your intended destination on the iTunes Store. If they don’t, they will automatically be directed to the iTunes download page.
    To ensure this will happen, webmasters should include the code provided the first text box of Page 3 in the HEAD section of your HTML (once per page) to detect if iTunes is present or not. This will cause your links to behave intelligently if iTunes is not installed on the user’s computer.

    How can I make sure the link goes to the correct page on the iTunes Store?

    After the link is created, click on the iTunes badge graphic next to “Link Test” to ensure it links to your intended page on the iTunes Store.

    I want to provide links to the iTunes Store not only on my web site but also via email. Is that possible?

    Yes, the HMTL code generated by the iTunes Link Maker provides both an iTunes graphic as well as a direct link into the iTunes Store. If you do not want to use the iTunes badge graphic, you can delete the first part of the code starting with “itms” and delete the last part of the code after the ListId number. For example, the link for the Nirvana album “Nevermind” with an iTunes badge graphic is:


    iTunes

    The link without the iTunes badge graphic would be:
    http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=114688

    Can I Use the Links for Anything I Want?

    The iTunes Link Maker is provided by Apple as an accommodation only. Apple assumes no responsibility for your use of any links, and makes no representation regarding their accuracy or performance. Nothing shall be construed as permission or a grant by Apple in relation to your of use of any artist, track or album name, and you agree that any use by you, or result from your use, shall be solely your responsibility. Apple reserves the right to de-activate links at its sole discretion.

    http://itunes.apple.com/linkmaker?

    iTunes Link Maker

    Create links for the iTunes Store, the App Store, the iBookstore, and the Mac App Store.

    With Link Maker, you can create links to content on the iTunes Store, the App Store, the iBookstore, and the Mac App Store, and then place those links on your website or within your app.

    Link Maker

    Search
    The Link Maker tool is provided by Apple as an accommodation only. Apple assumes no responsibility for your use of any links, and makes no representation regarding their accuracy or performance. Nothing shall be construed as permission or a grant by Apple in relation to the use of any artist, track or album name, and you agree that any use by you, or result from your use, shall be solely your responsibility. Apple reserves the right to de-activate links at its sole discretion.

    Copyright 2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
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    How does the Apple iTunes web site launch the iTunes application on my computer when I click the blue "Launch iTunes" button? - Stack Overflow

    How does the Apple iTunes web site launch the iTunes application on my computer when I click the blue "Launch iTunes" button? - Stack Overflow
    Simple.

    <a href="itunes:///">Open iTunes</a>

    Most apps now-a-days have "Custom URL Schemes" For Example - Coda (http://panic.com/coda) you can add snippets of code via:

    <a href="codaclips:///<<**Title:NAME**>>blabla">Add Clip</a>
     
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    How can I write a link in html to open itunes in Mac? What actually I want to do is when someone clicks on a link in my website , it should open itunes?

    Here is such a link:

    <a href="itms://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/
    wa/viewSoftware?id=307538288">Tap 'n' Pop Classic</a>

    This will work only if the website visitor has iTunes installed on his machine.
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    Tuesday 21 August 2012

    iSites introduces “Instant Apps”: create your own mobile app in minutes, no approval needed - The Next Web

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    TNW Quick Hit

    iSites is an application creator that, with its new features, lets you create an HTML-based application for mobile platforms in minutes.

    Love It: Solves the issue of App Store waiting times. Simple to use. Great results.
    Hate It: It’s still, essentially, a web page and that limits what you can include. Best suited for blogs/news sites. More in-depth features are still better served by dedicated applications.
    Overall: 4/5

    The Details

    IMG 0016 260x390 iSites introduces Instant Apps: create your own mobile app in minutes, no approval needed

    As I was walking the floor in San Francisco last week, I was approached by a guy named Raju who has a product called iSites. The deal with iSites, said Raju, is that it lets you instantly create a mobile site that works almost identical to an application for the iPhone, Android or iPad.

    Now, we all know about formatting your website to work as an application, but iSites is taking that idea a few steps further and has done a great job of making it look slick as well. In fact, the end result is so impressive that I’m starting to see many more uses as time goes on. The great part? There’s no approval process required, so you can literally have your “instant application” running in minutes.

    However, enough of my jibber-jabber. Have a look for yourself:

    As you can see, building your app is really simple. I played around with my own iSites app for an hour or so and I found it to be robust enough for my personal website, where I host a podcast and do occasional updates via WordPress. I love the fact that you can import RSS, or add content directly from iSites itself.

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    Apparently I’m not alone, either. UC Berkeley, Vans skate shoes, Harvard Magazine and more have already decided on iSites for their web-based mobile apps. The only real problem that I have with iSites is the fact that it will cost you $10/month to continue to host your instant application.

    With the built-in sharing features such as Bump and Twitter and the ability to monetize via advertising, iSites certainly has a strong position in the space. It will be interesting to see what it does, moving forward. This raises the question that only you can answer: is an HTML mobile site, even when properly formatted, robust enough to be called an application? As iSites works to blur those lines, you’ll have to decide for yourself.


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    Uppsite Will Turn Your Site Into an App in Two Minutes

    Uppsite Will Turn Your Site Into an App in Two Minutes

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    ➤ Uppsite

    If you remember the 90′s, you’ll no doubt remember the gold-rush felt by businesses to get on the Web. Consultants were making serious bank by telling every mom and pop store in the world that they “needed a website”. It turned out to be true, because when someone tells me about a new restaurant the first place I turn to is Google to find their website.

    The call to “get on the web” has evolved into the “you need an app” trend. Yes, if you’re a serious publisher or business, being on Apple’s App Store could be a way to reach a new audience. While it’s not critical for businesses to rush to the several app markets right this moment, it’s definitely worth thinking about.

    A company called Uppsite wants to be the “one stop shop” for turning your site into a multi-platform app. Sure, there are a few sites out there that will turn your blog into a web app, but Uppsite differentiates itself by handling the creation process all the way to submission and hosting.

    When I sat down with the team behind Uppsite, CEO and founder Gal Brill told me that the company was getting prominent placement in WordPress’ VIP “Future Partner Program”, which means that all customers will have the option to turn their site into an app using Uppsite’s technology.

    An app in two minutes or less?

    Uppsite promises to make the creation and customization of your app dead simple, and they’ve done a pretty good job at that. The product currently works with WordPress, Blogger, and soon Tumblr sites, and all you have to do is enter your URL to get started.
    Create an App UppSite 1 520x260 With Uppsite you can turn your site into a multi platform app within minutes
    After you’ve gone through the customization process, a mobile, iOS, and Android version of your site will be generated. The company promises the addition of a Windows Mobile version in the next few months. Uppsite handles the submission process, and will keep you updated on its progress.

    For those who aren’t savvy enough to build their own apps, or are worried about the costs of hiring someone to create yours, a product like Uppsite is worth taking a look at. It’s free to get started, and if you want to really customize your app, Uppsite will be more than happy to work with you on that for a fee.

    While it’s not for everyone, the service is perfect for a small publisher or business to wet their whistle with having a mobile app.

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    After a few months of preparations, we at UppSite are proud to present to your our new freemium Plans!
    These plans will enable websites owners to choose which plan is right for their sites and which plan will benefit them the most.
    The idea behind the plans we created enables each website to join the mobile trend and grow with us as time passes. Meaning, you can start with a Basic plan and as your site grows you can move ahead to a more suitable plan like the Premium or Deluxe.

    The 3 plans we offer are: Basic, Premium and Deluxe, each is suitable to a different kind of website.

    You can view what each package offers and compare them to see which one suits your website the most:

    The Deluxe features marked as soon will be available on the beginning of the second quarter of 2012. Deluxe members will enjoy a free premium service in the meantime and will be charged only when the full features of the Deluxe plan will be released.

    Don’t waste another minute!
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    Monday 20 August 2012

    Get the Yahoo! WebPlayer for your website or blog

    Get the Yahoo! WebPlayer for your website or blog

    The easiest way to add video and audio to your site

    Choose your platform:

    Step 1: Get the code

    How to set up

    Copy and paste this code at the end of your document, directly above your closing </body> tag.



    Choose theme: Black Silver

    Step 2: Add video and audio

    How to use

    Link to mp3 files, YouTube, Yahoo! Movie pages or select the check box above and just mention any
    of the recognized terms (movies, soon TV shows, actors and more).

    Link examples
    show HTML code
    Yodel (mp3 link)
    Tron (Yahoo! Movie link)
    Zoetrope (YouTube link)
    Term recognition examples
    This is an example sentence showing how the Yahoo! WebPlayer recognizes terms within quotes such as "Cowboys & Aliens" or "X-Men: First Class" and makes them playable. No special HTML needed - just make sure this feature is enabled above.
    For tips, tricks, suggestions and help, join the discussion in our Yahoo! WebPlayer user forum.
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