02 5 / 2013
Introducing Photos of You
Photos are memories of the people, places and moments that mean the most to us. We have always sought to give you simple and expressive ways to bring the stories behind your photos to life. Your captions and hashtags capture the “what?” and your Photo Map answers the “where?” but until today we’ve never quite been able to answer the “who?”.
Today, we’re excited to introduce Photos of You and bring you a new way to share and discover stories on Instagram. When you upload a photo to Instagram, you’re now able to add people as easily as you add hashtags. Only you can add people to your photos, so you have control over the images you share. And it doesn’t stop at people—you can add any account on Instagram, whether it’s your best friend, favorite coffee shop or even that adorable dog you follow.
There will now be a Photos of You section on your profile. When someone adds you to a photo, you’ll receive a notification and the photo will appear in your Photos of You. Want to make sure you like the photo first? No problem: you can easily adjust your settings so nothing appears on your profile until you approve it. Before your Photos of You section is visible to other people, you’ll have until May 16th to play around and get used to the feature. You can find more information about how Photos of You works and how to control your visibility at help.instagram.com.
Instagram for iOS version 3.5 is currently available for download in Apple’s App Store, and Instagram for Android version 3.5 is now available on Google Play.
Oooooo!
22 2 / 2013
Sometimes googling before you ask a silly question is probably the wiser choice.
HA. The story of my life…
Fun Fact: Until I was, uh, 18?, I thought Martha Stewart owned Martha’s Vineyard. Like, I thought she lived there with her servants and made jam and walked her dogs and everything was perfect because it was her island and she could do anything she wanted! She was Queen of Martha’s Vineyard! I didn’t realize you could go there as a civilian. And then I moved to Massachusetts and everyone was like, “Ohmygod, I can’t wait to go to the Vineyard for the Summer!” and I just sat there and nodded whilst imagining Martha’s Special Forces shooting people as they rafted over to her Island. But thank goodness for Google, because one day I learned the truth.
via http://tribeboston.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/martha-stewart-does-not-live-on-marthas-vineyard/
Actually, having been born and raised solely in California, I guess I don’t blame myself for just assuming a similar story for most of my life. But boy, did Dylan laugh so hard when I asked him, “Wait… so Martha Stewart lives in Martha’s Vineyard, right?”
And then I googled and found this funny blog post. Oh boy, I bet @KyleFord is headdesk-ing right now as he reads this. ;-)
I mean… did you even know Martha’s Vineyard was an island??? I never had a reason to look it up, so sue me.
05 10 / 2012
I can’t stop listening to this song. It’s too cute. And crazy… It’s like they had this adorable little girl talk about the meaning of life (and frogs) and then made a cool M83 track to go with it. Lyrics for those who like to follow along:
I heard about this frog
It’s a very tiny frog
But it’s also very special
You can only find it in the jungle
So far away from me
But if you find it and if you touch it
Your world can change foreverIf you touch its skin
You can feel your body changing
And your vision also
And blue becomes red and red becomes blue
And your mommy suddenly becomes your daddy
And everything looks like a giant cupcakeAnd you keep laughing and laughing and laughing
Nothing is ever quite the same really
And after you finish laughing
It’s time to turn into a frog yourself
It’s very funny to be a frog
You can dive into the water
And cross the rivers and the oceans
And you can jump all the time and everywhere
Do you want to play with me?We can be a whole group of friends
A whole group of frogs
Jumping into the streets
Jumping into the planet
Climbing up the buildings
Swimming in the lakes and in the bathtubs
We would be hundreds, thousands, millions
The biggest group of friends the world has ever seen
Jumping and laughing forever
It would be great, right?
(Source: Spotify)
15 9 / 2012
Shali: What’s a Razorback?
Dylan: It’s a pig or something.
Shali: *does Google Image search for “razorback”*…
Shali: Oh ok yeah, it’s a pig.
Shali: What’s the Alabama mascot?
Dylan: Crimson Tide… so I guess like waves of blood?
Shali: *does Google Image search for “Crimson Tide”….
Shali: Wait…but there’s an elephant?????
Dylan: Oh yeah
Shali: An elephant war in waves of blood. Neat.
13 7 / 2012
Enjoy this lovely song “Petition (vacationer remix)” by Tennis for your Friday tunes. :-)
07 7 / 2012
I picked up a random travel magazine while waiting around in a dental office today. “The Hotels Issue” it was called. I flipped through it, pulling out my iPhone… staring at the time… continuing to flip through and then I stopped. I found this incredible (and crazy!) looking photo of a room that was half graffitied and half white. It was strangely beautiful.
I don’t think I could sleep in this room but the idea of sleeping in a work of art is just really cool. Every year, Au Vieux Panier in Marseille, France would select a few artists to create a unique experience in each of their six hotel rooms. This was “season 3” they call it. The Panic Room designed by graffiti artist Tilt with a few of his friends was done over a period of one week. I found this video that documented the making of the Panic Room: http://vimeo.com/38437356
28 5 / 2012
The Naive Optimist: Reducing churn with Econometrics
If you run a recurring revenue web app, churn is one of your biggest enemies. Right now our churn at Treehouse hovers around 9% and we’d like to get that to 5% or less.
We just built a tool that should decrease cancellations or pauses by up to 50% so I thought I’d share how we did it.*
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(Source: ryanleecarson)
