Lifeclip

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Happy 4th of July from Lifeclip

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Photo a day

Todays Photo a Day theme is #Fashion

Follow @Photoaday on Lifeclip and tag your #Fashion image uploads for a chance to be featured

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Our Community sharing great images like this one on Lifeclip is what makes us Happy :)  Happy Clipping!

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#Lifeclip Wallpaper for your iPhone! Get it here! 

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Lifeclip: Public VS Private

When posting an image you choose whether or not to put it in the Public arena for all users to view; or  in your Private albums, for only your followers to see.

Here at Lifeclip we strive to make a safe and friendly user experience. Be sure to review our Terms of Service & make sure you are posting properly in the Public versus Private albums.

Remember: Private is not a negative thing.  It simply means the general public will not see the image in Live Feed.

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Lifeclip: The Essential Social Media Photo APP

LIFECLIP 3.0 IN THE APP STORE NOW

          Freedom to post. No ADS. No restrictions. No fee. 

 Lifeclip has released a new version, here are a few APP highlights:

No image posting restrictions: You have Public & Private albums. Public restrictions are listed in our Terms of Service & are set to keep a non age restricted Public environment . Private albums are for you to post whatever your heart desires. The difference between the two is that ALL of the Lifeclip users can see Public, while only those that “tune in” can see Private. 

Privacy: You can set your entire profile to private, requiring approval from you for anyone to tune in. This also means you can keep your images out of the Public feed.

Sharing: You can feed your images to Facebook, Twitter & Tumblr.  Lifeclip is very Twitter friendly. While Instagram removed the Twitter card so images cannot be viewed unless you are rerouted to Instagram; Lifeclip works flawlessly with Twitter. 

Free Promotion:  You can add a web link to your images! Promote  yourself, your product, your friends, for free! 

No image restrictions: A popular complaint from #Instagram and other mobile image APP users is that inability to post pictures the way they desire. #Instacrop can drive someone mad! With #Lifeclip you can import the full image or crop it.  You can also import your entire Instagram album with one click, upload individual Instagram or Facebook images,  & sync your account with Instagram if you desire. There are dynamic filters built in, fun & classic frames, one click enhancement, the ability to add text to images & much more. 

They are your images, share them your way with Lifeclip. 

*The APP is currently available for iPhone* Download it today in the APP store.  

 Screenshots of Lifeclip 3.0:

How can it get better than this?

We need YOUR help growing the user community. Share this information with your friends via all of your Social Media outlets. The way to make Lifeclip the best it can be is with your help. Spread the word, suggest that others download, let's make Lifeclip the best network around!

Tell your friends, build the community, and support the APP that supports you :-) 

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The Instagram TOS/Policy Lawsuit Debacle

There is a media explosion regarding huge corporation #Instagram, owned by #Facebook and their efforts to get the TOS Lawsuit filed against them dismissed. 

After the initial public outcry against this photo sharing APP in December, they quickly back tracked and edited their new TOS. One problem is, all they did was move the wording around. Their TOS are like reading a tedious novel; the majority of users just skim this wordy legal text document. Instagram highlighted what they knew their main demographic would focus on and carefully placed the stronger restrictions deeper in the document. 

This article http://news.yahoo.com/instragram-asks-court-throw-lawsuit-over-terms-031433888--sector.html points out that: 

"Instagram kept language that gave it the ability to place ads in conjunction with user content, saying "that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such." It also kept the mandatory arbitration clause.

This article states the same issue http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/13/instagram-seeks-to-dismiss-class-action-lawsuit-over-policy-changes/ :

"Kevin Systrom ... kept language indicating “that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.” Instagram also kept wording that gives it the ability to place ads related to user content, as well as a new mandatory arbitration clause that means users waive their rights to participate in class action lawsuits under almost all circumstances (the lawsuit came before the new TOS went in effect on January 19).

What's the message here? Why flock to an APP that does not have the users interest at heart? Can the corporate giant not settle the TOS dispute?

Use an APP that conveys their Terms of Service clearly, in readable (not legal) text. Use #Lifeclip, we have nothing to hide: http://www.lifeclip.com/termsofservice

Download now in the APP store! 

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As many of you know Instagram now has web profiles that you can interact with. The article linked details the interface. 

Here at #Lifeclip we are unimpressed. With our web release just weeks away two important things to note are:

1. You can upload pictures via the web

2. We are not leaving space for AD placement. 

Follow us on Twitter for up to date news. 

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We could not be more excited for Lifeclip 3.0 (iOS) to be released. We have pushed to Apple, and now we wait ... Since we all use the new APP, we thought it only appropriate to share with our community. 

Here are some screen shots of the newest version. Enjoy! 

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Monday morning news feeds were filled with articles, complaints, and images from angry #Instagram and #Facebook users who had been locked out of their accounts.

These users pointed out that when they relogged in they were asked for Government Identification. This lead to a flurry of #Twitter and #Blog posts pointing out that this smells like a SCAM. According to a Facebook spokesperson ... It was not a scam at all! 

We have posted the brief article from the link above here:

"The privacy policy changes Instagram put into effect Saturday apparently claimed a few victims, as CNET reported that several users of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing application complained of being locked out of their accounts over the weekend.

According to CNET, Yahoo Answers was flooded with threads on the topic, and users who were locked out were shown the following message, which led to them being required to upload photos of government-issued identification by Feb. 1:

Your account has been secured and requires account validation. Please login to Instagram.com from your desktop computer to validate your identify.

A Facebook spokesperson told CNET:

Instagram occasionally removes accounts due to violation of terms and, depending on the violation, may ask people to upload IDs for verification purposes."

-Screen grab courtesy of CNET.

Make sure you read some of the user experiences beneath the original story link. 

Here at #Lifeclip, we don't want proof of ID ... how about a little privacy #Instagram ...

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Lifeclip Paintball Team Building

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3 days left to delete your #Instagram account!

Just a reminder that the NEW #Instagram TOS go in to effect 1/19/13. If you do not agree w/ the terms you MUST OPT OUT NOW:

http://consumerist.com/2012/12/18/so-heres-how-you-delete-your-instagram-account/

If you do NOT OPT OUT then you agree to this

To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.

(source above)

Import your gallery directly into your Lifeclip account now. We have no limit for the amount of images you can upload for free. 

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Don't read between the lines: Instagram "revises" Policy

Yesterday #Instagram began contacting their users to unveil revised policies. The introduction (which the majority of users do not go past) is soft and sweet.

In fact, it takes a lot of comparing the December release to the current one to pick up on some key things. 

The obvious drive for ADS in feed and using your personal data for target marketing toward you, your followers, and those you follow is well explained. It appears re worded, not changed. We find the "rights" portion to be quite interesting: http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/updated/ Pay attention to #2. 

More so we are thrilled that they highlighted the fact that users waive their rights to a class action lawsuit: http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/updated/ ... Think back to late December ... remember this http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57560758-93/instagram-hit-with-proposed-class-action-lawsuit/. Interesting ... to say the least. 

Here at #Lifeclip we look forward to 2013 and what we are working on to make your user experience better. We don't want you to spend hours reading oddly worded text, we will do it for you :-) 

Happy Clipping! 

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This is the section of the article that explains #Instagrams new policy. Who wants to go through all of this hassle ... 

"The details: Instagram

New terms of service at Instagram take effect on January 19 that include a new way all disputes will be handled. Subscribers agree to “expressly waive trial by jury” and to resolve any dispute through “binding, individual arbitration.”

Instagram says users can still take their gripe to small claims court, but they are barred from taking part in “any class-action (lawsuit) or class-wide arbitration” against the company for any claims covered by the new dispute agreement.

When asked to explain why it is instituting the new policy, Facebook (which now owns Instagram) told NBCNews.com it did not have any comment.

Instagram users have until Feb. 15 to opt out and retain all of their rights. New subscribers have 30 days to do this. Again, it must be done in writing.

Should you care about this?

There are many reasons why a company prefers to go the arbitration route. They argue that this prevents costly class action lawsuits that only benefit the lawyers.

Critics question the fairness of mandatory arbitration because the business you have the dispute with chooses the arbitration company.

“Since many businesses provide these companies with thousands of cases, which generate huge sums of money for the arbitration companies, it’s not surprising that they rule against consumers the overwhelming majority of the time,” noted Paula Selis, an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.

Arbitrators are not required to provide an explanation for their decisions and unlike a court ruling, the outcome is final and cannot be appealed.

Companies also prefer arbitration because the process is secret, so others who have the same problem will never know about it. Class action lawsuits can benefit thousands of people who have been hurt in a similar way.

Even if you win your case, an arbitrator can’t do what a judge can – require the company to change the way it does business. With arbitration, there is nothing to stop the unfair practices that will victimize others.

Should you take the time to opt out of mandatory arbitration when given the chance? Absolutely. "

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Instagram will think things through more carefully and be back in the future with another, more subtle, attempt to sell its users to advertisers. - Instagram misstep is latest attempt to 'monetize' online users' data by John Reinan

Read the full article here: 

http://www.minnpost.com/business/2013/01/instagram-misstep-latest-attempt-monetize-online-users-data

We here at #lifeclip disagree with the last paragraph of this article. Not all apps are set out to monetize you in this way ... well, ours isn't. 

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National Spokesperson for Lifeclip

#Lifeclip is looking for a Spokesmodel! If you are an avid user & would like to fill this role, email [email protected] :-)