Sep 07

Update of Socialzine, beta version

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[ Updated on October 19, 2011 with new beta release download links. Fixing Facebook connection, new Layout engine, ... Enjoy. ]

We’ve been (and still are…) working real hard at improving our Socialzine concept and implementation, and we are excited to release a new beta version that will enable you to view and read your social networks updates, as well as information feeds in a beautiful magazine style layout.

What’s new since the previous release that was described in this post ?

Well, it’s no longer just your social networks, we have added many news sources, like Google News, Digg,  Reddit, HackerNews, … from which you can pick the ones you like.

And of course they all can be displayed in a magazine style layout, enriched with more text, photos and videos than the original feeds.

Each entry can be opened in a click to get the original article.

Below are the links to download this release if you would like to become a beta tester.

If you were already using a beta release, we suggest you first uninstall it but please be aware that:

- uninstalling will require that you set up your accounts again when you install the new release.

- if you have a Yoono username, and are using Yoono with this account on more than one computer, do not choose the option to delete the account when uninstalling. That would make your other computer unable to connect and would require you to uninstall and install again on each of them.

Some changes between the two beta would make your experience temporarily less satisfying if you just installed over the previous one.

To launch Socialzine (Firefox or Chrome):

  1. Ensure you have at least one Facebook or Twitter account connected to Yoono
  2. After installing the new build and launching, click the small magazine icon in the thin bar at the left hand side of Yoono (immediately under the Menu button with the wrench on it)
To launch Socialzine (Desktop App):
  1. Ensure you have at least one Facebook or Twitter account connected to Yoono
  2. After installing the new build and launching, click on the “Socialzine” tab at the top

Of course, this is still beta, so there will be glitches…

We hope you’ll enjoy it, and feel free to let us know : feedback@yoono.com

The Yoono Team

Sep 05

New version released to fix a Facebook issue… and more.

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Hi, dear fans and users,

We just released on our web siste the new versions to fix the Facebook issues you reported.

It’s the issue that displayed an error message on Yoono when you tried to add Facebook.

There is another one, but it needs to be fixed by Facebook (they told us they are working on it), it’s the one where Yoono keeps waiting for you to login on the Facebook page, even after you have typed your login and password. Facebook then displays your account without notifying Yoono.

To work around this, all you need to do is to have the settings on your account security page: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security set like this :

Secure Browsing Secure browsing is currently enabled.

Login Notifications Login notifications are disabled.

Login Approvals Approval is not required when logging in from an unrecognized device.

After you finished adding FB to Yoono you can switch them back to the values you like.

Many other bug fixes are also included:

- loop issues on Linkedin Pages with Firefox add-on

- Twitter conversation are back (when twitter make them available)

- url bar resetting issue on Firefox when typing an url

Please update from http://www.yoono.com

The fixed releases are:

7.6.12 for the Firefox add-on (will be available in a few days on the Mozilla Add-on repository)

0.2.6.12 for the Chrome extension

1.0.0.12 for the Chrome Web App

1.8.12 for the Yoono Desktop application on Windows, Mac and Linux

The iPhone version is pending validation by Apple and should be available toward the end of this week.

Thanks for your feedback, patience, and support !

Mar 10

Want to be a beta tester for our new Socialzine feature?

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We’ve just launched a private beta of a new feature we believe will revolutionize the way you digest your social stream.  It’s called Socialzine and it’s a transformative way to view your social stream that lays out the content being shared in your Facebook and Twitter streams in a beautiful magazine style layout.  We love it and we think you will as well.  Want to be one of a small group of private beta testers? Here’s a sneak peak:

Socialzine will be supported in the private beta in our Desktop App (Mac & Win), Firefox Add-on and Chrome Extension versions.  We’ll also eventually add the feature to our iPhone and iPad apps but those aren’t supported for the beta. We can only accept a limited number of beta testers so download the version you would like to test today:

[the links below were updated on Sept. 2011 for the new beta release]

To launch Socialzine (Firefox or Chrome):

  1. Ensure you have at least one Facebook or Twitter account connected to Yoono
  2. After installing the new build and launching, click the small magazine icon in the thin bar at the left hand side of Yoono (immediately under the Menu button with the wrench on it)
To launch Socialzine (Desktop App):
  1. Ensure you have at least one Facebook or Twitter account connected to Yoono
  2. After installing the new build and launching, click on the “Socialzine” tab at the top
Note that you will likely see some layout issues in the beta such as missing content (empty space where an image should be for example) and page layouts that are not completely optimized – we’ll be working on improving this before launch but feel free to send us any specific issues you see, particularly URLs where we’re retrieving incomplete or incorrect content.
Please let us know if you have any trouble installing and enjoy!  We will have a survey at some point in the testing period and would appreciate it if you could fill it out once we do but you can also always send your feedback to feedback@yoono.com at any time.

The Yoono Team

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Dec 10

Yoono Web for Google Chrome!

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We’re excited to announce the launch of our new web app for the Google Chrome Web Store!  Google has been a big help during the development process (shout out to Developer Advocate Paul Kinlan in particular for his support) and has been kind enough to feature us in the Web Store, check it out:

Yoono Web for Google Chrome leverages the deep html5, javascript and CSS expertise Yoono has developed and uses as the basis for its apps and is the first step towards delivering a pure web based version of Yoono.  The web app behaves similarly to our Google Chrome extension in “Tab Mode” but as Chrome has recently announced their intention to support a more traditional sidebar container in an upcoming version of Chrome, we will eventually shift our Chrome extension version to be more similar to our Firefox version.

Download our Web App for Chrome here.  Once you’ve installed the Web App, simply open a new browser tab and you’ll see the Yoono icon alongside the Web Store icon.  Click on it to launch the app.  You can even right click on it and create a desktop icon from which you can launch it!

As always, thanks for your continued support!

The Yoono Team

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Nov 17

Yoono for iPhone!

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After months of hard work, our first mobile version of Yoono – Yoono for iPhone – is available for download!  The app will work on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and comes in two versions – an ad supported FREE version and an ad free paid version (Yoono Pro, $4.99).  Visit the app store today to download – help us get onto the charts for top social networking apps (links to download here)!  Here are the details:

  • View your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Flickr updates in one place (multiple accounts per network supported)
  • Update your status across your networks simultaneously
  • View all your updates in one stream or swipe side to side to see each service and account in a separate stream
  • Comment, Like, Reply, Retweet, Hide Users or Apps directly from the app
  • Get your Facebook Notifications and view your Inbox
  • View your Twitter mentions, Direct Messages, Twitter Lists, and saved Twitter searches
  • Upload pics to all your accounts at the same time
  • Use pinch open gesture to view your stream in full screen mode

For users of our existing apps no doubt you’ll have a few questions such as what about all the other services our other versions support such as MySpace, YouTube, AIM and others – we’re working on it!  We were eager to get something in the hands of our users that supports some of the most popular networks first and then builds on that foundation in future releases.  Additionally we really want your feedback – what you like and what you don’t so that we can factor that in to our next version(s).  Please let us know what you think – ideas you have for enhancements to existing features, new feature ideas and of course any problems or usability issues you experience.  The best place to post your feedback is on our support site here.

What are we working on next?  Besides adding additional networks we will be working on several key features:

  • Sync - a sync feature that allows you to sign in to the iPhone app and sync your settings with our other apps (desktop, add-on)
  • iPad optimized version – our current iPad version is pretty much the same layout as our iPhone app and therefore not optimized for the larger iPad screen.  We’ll be working on addressing this and have a really innovative new way to view your social stream that we’ll feature in an updated version!
  • Android - we’ll also begin tackling Android next as there is clearly high demand for our app on that platform!

And with that we’ll leave you to go get the app.  Like now.  Don’t wait.  And tell us what you think, pimp it to your friends, get a Yoono tattoo – go wild.  Thanks for your continued support!

The Yoono Team

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