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HelloTxt cross-platform microblogging site adds video, image support
If you have half a dozen social networks and microblogs that you like to update simultaneously, you probably need to go outside and get some fresh air. But before you do that, you can post an update to let all your friends know that you're going outside to get some fresh air using HelloTxt.
Last time we looked on on the site, you could post messages to 10 different services including Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, and Jaiku. And that was about all you could do. But now the service has rolled out a new feature that lets you post images and videos. Well, sort of. You can upload an image to the HelloTxt server and get a shortened URL to place in your message so that anyone can click through and see the image. But HelloTxt doesn't actually host the videos. You'll need to copy the embed code from another site like YouTube or Vimeo. You do still get a shortened URL that you can send out to friends, so there's some value in the video feature. Just not as much as we'd like.
Somewhat ironically, while HelloTxt will give you shortened URLs for videos and images, there's no option to shorten a regular URL, so you'll have to rely on old standbys like TinyURL if you just want to share a link.
[via Go2Web2.0]
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joem said 2:35PM on 5-10-2008
Ugg. Even if I ignore the fact that I find most of these "microblog" things to be disgusting and/or annoying, I feel very strongly that making it easier to post exact duplicate content all over the web is a bad idea.
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Fabrizio said 2:54PM on 5-12-2008
Well Joem,
you say: "making it easier to post exact duplicate content all over the web is a bad idea", but HelloTxt is born to also allow and facilitate people to post to different service not to post the same message. Yes, is it possible to post the same message but you can (flegging check box) post to different services.
Thank You