December 2011
9 posts
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...
November 2011
5 posts
Turkey Day
The annual Day of the Turkey is almost upon us, but around Piictu there are a bunch of people still working hard. Others have pushed off for Thanksgiving destinations around the country and the world. Estimates suggest that over 42 million Americans travel more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving.
For those bored on the road, in planes, buses, or trains, here’s a little Piictu entertainment tip:...
Dancing in the Office
Last week, the New York Tech community traded its signature jeans and t-shirts for high fashion. The exchange was part of Raise Cache, a one-night fashion fundraiserfor Hack NY.
To support the creative mission of the night, Rachel Sklar penned a wonderful rewrite of P!nk’s “Raise your Glass.” It was called “Raise your Cache” and we think it offers a succinct,...
Occupied
This afternoon, #OccupyWallStreet passed by Piictu HQ setting off a lively hour of protest chants, police sirens, and very serious looking riot police. Good thing we got lunch a bit early.
They were marching towards Union Square as part of the “November 17th Day of Action,” and judging from the crowds streaming past our front doors, they succeeded.
Inspired, we added some piics...
Updated and Upgraded
Deep in the Piictu labs, our elite team of pixel craftsmen have been busy shaping revolutionary additions to the app. Today, after weeks of tinkering and testing, we unveil their work to the world.
Introducing Piictu 1.2, Update Now!
So what kind of awesome changes can you expect? Many.
1. INCREDIBLE new Activity tab
Tracks your total number of likes, replies to your streams, and followers...
Going Global
With our headquarters in New York City, it’s easy to think of Piictu as an American-oriented product. But that’s wrong in at least two directions. First, our development team is currently scattered across three continents and second, our downloads have been wonderfully international.
In fact, over the last month of downloads Italy has racked nearly 14% of the global downloads,...
October 2011
6 posts
Halloween takes over Piictu.
:: PiicBoo from mepp
It’s a big weekend for people who like costumes, candy, and mischief. HALLOWEEN: It comes but once a year.
With the scent of fall in the air (even a chance of snow at Piictu HQ ?!) it’s time for Big Piictu Costume Contest.
How big you ask? There are three categories of competition:
Scary
Sexy
Funny
And awesome Orange UrbanEars Headphones for the...
Streams of Style
:: make a bold fashion statement from hrishiis
There’s never a shortage of fashionable people on Piictu. Decked out for a night on the town, or just modeling their hoodies, Piictu users are always sharing their sense of style.
So three weeks ago, inspired by the community, we decided to initiate “#FashiionTuesday.” We invite one fashion-forward member of the community to...
Piictu Presents ... Demo Day.
:: Jon presenting Piictu from Courtbean on Flickr (cc 2.0)
Yesterday, Piictu co-founder Jon Slimak lit up the stage as he presented Piictu. The five minute exhibition ran through Piictu’s origin, growth, and future potential as a part of TechStars “Demo Day” - the dramatic, pitch-or-die conclusion to the intensive start-up incubator.
Jon’s presentation featured some...
WatchFresh out of the editing suite, Piictu has a brand new promo: “Inspire, get inspired.”
Happy Fall to All!
:: Piictu-Lantern from @mepp
We should fill this under something that makes you happy, because the team at Piictu HQ have been all smiles about this awesome image.
But pumpkin-carver extraordinaire mepp added it (perhaps more appropriately) to Happy fall to all.
This kind of creativity keeps us in continual awe of Piictu users. It also begs an important question: can this pumpkin be beat?...
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The Man Who Draws Everyone
What do you give to the man who draws everyone? Pens. And lots of them. Andrew Mitchell has been drawing his followers from across his social media profiles for the past few weeks. He manages to capture the identity inherent to avatar images while adding his own distinctive style. In a sense, Andrew interprets the avatar image to make it personal again. It becomes a gift between himself and...
September 2011
5 posts
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How to Make a Popular Stream
Popular streams are Piictu’s daily Academy Awards. They elevate a set of photos to the highest pantheon of praise, making them champion examples of photo interactivity.
But with hundreds of streams started everyday, how do you make a stream that stands out? In an effort to de-mystify Piictu popular, we’ve reached out to some of our more successful users and learned some pointers on...
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Song Written by Piictu
How well do you know your lyrics? Could you recognize a tune by the words alone? More importantly, could you continue the song?
Let’s try an experiment: I write the opening words of a well-known punk song but do not name it. I give two lines and ask for handwritten responses only because handwriting contains such personality. Let’s say I start a Piictu stream just after lunch. What are the chances...
Piictu is out of beta!
After a busy summer, Piictu is finally out of beta! To celebrate the occasion, we’re thrilled to announce the release of a big app update. We’ve been listening to user feedback, testing out some new ideas, and integrating keys functions that will make Piictu more fun and easy to use. So, What’s New?
Search for users, streams, and piics
Five tab navigation bar
New following tab,...
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Lets munch on some piics!
When you’re hungry, it’s best to avoid the delicious images of cakes, sushi, burgers, cookies and hot pizzas that fill Piictu streams like “Food Pornography” and “always room for dessert.” They’ll get your mouth watering and then leave you unsatisfied. Especially as much of the most amazing looking Piictu food is home-made from secret recipes that are never shared along with the scrumptious...
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A Hurricane Sweeps Through Piictu
Flatiron NYC from VictoriaBarry
A Photo from jbeatty28
From Nujoisy
Last weekend, while Hurricane Irene pounded the East Coast of the United States, inventive housebound Piictu users shared their storm experiences in real-time through a Piictu “Hurricane Irene” stream. The conversation began with images of preparations. Businesses prepared their properties for the elements. Liquor...
August 2011
3 posts
Join us for NYC Photo Hack Day!
We’re pretty damn excited and you should be too! We’re proud sponsors of the NYC Photo Hack Day that will go down August 20th and 21st in General Assembly, NYC. A bunch of amazing developers and designers will get together for two days and work on building a set of photo apps using APIs from 500px, Foursquare, Instagram, SmugMug, Tumblr and… (drumroll)…yes, Piictu! You can read...
An inside look at "piictu headquarters"
At the piictu headquarters, we get a ton of enjoyment by seeing our awesome users having fun with our product. To return the favor, we’ve decided to give you and inside look at the piictu office.
The first thing you should know is that piictu is part of the TechStars program. Over 1000 companies apply, and only 12 are accepted. These 12 companies share office space at the TechStars headquarters,...
