Share Online 3.0 - Fresh From Nokia Beta Labs
Nokia Beta Labs has just released a new beta app that has most definitely peaked my interest. With all of the problems that people have using ShoZu, we are certainly in need of a good alternative and Nokia looks to be aiming to give us one with Share Online 3.0.
This app has some great features and sports a pretty nice UI in certain sections but it seems to be in relatively early stages. That very fact however, is exactly why Nokia Beta Labs is a great concept (and one that many developers take advantage of). Users get an early peak at upcoming apps along with that warm fuzzy feeling of being one of the first people to use a new app. Nokia gets free development guidance and a better idea of what their potential users are looking for. Win/win!
Share Online 3.0 potentially allows you to share your media via a variety of services/blogs/etc. Initially the app supports sharing via Flickr, ikibis and Vox. As opposed to being a mere sharing facility, Share Online is more of a portal that allows you to interact with a sharing service. With Flickr for example you can view your photos along with photos posted by your contacts and even those flowing through the public stream. You can view details, view or add comments and even subscribe to new contacts.
Sharing is organized a bit better than the Share It portion of ShoZu in my opinion, and everything is done on one screen. Enter a title for your image along with a description and tags. You can then alter the visibility settings of your image if you choose, and initiate your upload.
There are two issues that I’ve already come across in this area of the app. The first is a bug - when preparing my first upload to Flickr from my N95-3 the app would not allow me to add any new tags (’Add New’ on the left soft key does nothing). Since your tag list starts off empty this means that you cannot tag your photos at all. (EDIT: tag issue solved with a reboot - see comments) The second issue is more of an annoyance. ShoZu affords you the luxury of marking one or several items for upload and then performing those uploads in the background even after you exit the app. I think that this is a necessity for apps of this nature but Share Online does not allow this in its current state.
This app is definitely worth playing with and certainly has the potential to replace ShoZu as it is refined and more services are supported. Since my use of ShoZu is limited to Flickr uploads and the occasional Vox post, I would uninstall ShoZu right now if tags were working for me and background uploads were supported. I should note that the only supported devices currently listed on the beta page are the N73 and the N95. If you have one of those devices you should definitely head over and check it out! Then try to help me figure out why the app is labeled as “Pub” instead of Share Online in your menu… ;) Ok, after another reboot the app is now properly listed in my menu as “Share online”. Why is this app messing with me? :)
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Well I suppose that in their minds, it makes sense as this is a media-sharing tool and the Nseries is geared towards multimedia while the Eseries is aimed at business. While it does make sense to separate these devices from a business and marketing standpoint, the functionality from one series to the other is nearly identical. As such, it is odd to limit apps to one series or the other.
Since this app is coming out of the Beta Labs however, and the folks behind the Beta Labs seem to be a bit more "forward-thinking" - I would imagine if this app truly doesn't work on other devices there are some pretty technical reasons for it.
Perhaps someone from Beta Labs can drop by and comment?
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BOOOO!
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Hi, username
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You don't really need to know what this means, except that you can't use this application until this problem is fixed. (It's a third-party problem, not a flickr problem.)
just like that.
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That's definitely a problem! You should definitely head over to the beta page and leave your feedback explaining the issue.
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Sweet!
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Thanks.
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Keep in mind that the theme certs are expired so you'll need to set your phone's date back to January 2007 (at least) to install them - then fix your date.
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Thank a lot Zach. I was also searching that Gray theme too. Don't you think the Clock(Digital mode) on main screen must be in thick font to look more decent as preinstalled theme "Nokia NSeries 2"(mine is N91-2)? Anyways, thanks buddy!
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No prob! :)
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Hi Zach,
Hmmm. In fact it is first time in my life I was instantly impressed by any theme(MacBlue). And using first time another theme apart the in-built blue one.
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Hi,
Could you please tell me the link of MacBlue theme for Nokia N95 8GB model? I think has different OS version than N91. Or will the same theme work?
Thanks!
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Thank you Zach. I'll try to install it & let you know sometime. Thanks buddy!
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Hi Zach,
I'm searching for Nokia N91 Default Blue Theme. Could you please provide me the direct link of it.
Thanks!
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