December 2011
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The 10 Best Streams of 2011
It’s time to look back on the most excellent Piictu streams of 2011. Crafting this list was difficult so we started (what else?) a stream to help us pick the best of the best. Then we revisited some staff favorites and tallied up the votes.  Did your favorite stream make the cut?  10. Hurricane Irene From the first rain drops in Virginia to the aftermath in Vermont, Piictu users...
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
Holiday Greetings
With Hanukkah candles already flickering, and Christmas trees decorated around the world, Piictu would like to wish you a very Happy Holidays! May your evenings be merry, your family reasonable, and your friends entertaining!  But if things get dodgy over the new few weeks, fear not. The latest Piictu release features “Special Holiday Integration” designed to help you “Escape...
Dec 23rd
Update: Spanish & German Language Support
Piictu is going global. With the release of our holiday update, language localization is now available in Spanish and German. This means that users whose phones are set to those languages will find Piictu app text rendered in the tongue of Goethe or Cervantes for the very first time.  :: berlin from didixs Bienvenidos!  Willkomen!  For the linguists at Piictu HQ, Spanish and German are just...
Dec 19th
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A Gift Guide for iPhoneographers: Accessories
If you haven’t got your holiday gifts in order, now is the time. Order deadlines are fast approaching.  To help you out, the Piictu brain trust has collected two days of Gift ideas for the iPhoneographer in your life. Today, we conclude our suggestions with a bunch of fun accessories for anyone interested in photography.  :: Accessories  We had a great stream about laptop stickers a few...
Dec 15th
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A Gift Guide for iPhoneographers: Add-Ons
It’s that time of the year when you try to give people stuff they will use, enjoy, and not return or re-gift. Fortunately, the Piictu staff has some hot suggestions for the iPhoneographer in your life. Trust us, this is kind of our job.  Yesterday, we started our Gift Guide with a look at some rocking apps. Today, we’ll be considering  that instantly upgrade your iPhone. :: Add-Ons ...
Dec 14th
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A Gift Guide for iPhoneographers: Apps
Deck the halls and start a stream about it. It’s the season of crowded shopping malls, raucous office parties, and family feuds partly involving indoor evergreens. But don’t get stressed. Team Piictu is here to help in this busy season of joy. Let us tap our collective knowledge to offer you the ultimate guide to gifts for the iPhoneographer in your life.   :: Apps  It’s...
Dec 13th
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Sorting it out
With today’s rocking Piictu update, users can now sort streams by likes or friends. It’s a whole new way to look at piics, offering easy access to things that will wow you and make you smile.  Of course, streams will still default to chronological viewing with the most recent images right at the top of streams. To switch the filter, tap the ‘bar graph’ icon in any...
Dec 6th
Mustaches Away.
As of Thursday, the great month of #Movember has come and gone. But the traces of this hairy pseudo-month are all over Piictu. One user (above) challenged the community to like his photo with every like equating to a dollar towards the men’s charity.  Others patiently let their peach fuzz become lip shadows and then, perhaps, something like real mustaches. Piictu’s own Zack took up...
Dec 2nd