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Facebook's Slingshot lets you explore and follow popular user accounts
As much as you'd like to give Facebook's Slingshot a try, most of your friends still prefer Snapchat, huh? If you don't mind slinging photos or videos with strangers, the app's new Explore feature can help connect you to people who do use it regularly. It shows a list of popular users you can follow, so you can finally get to enjoy what the app can do. In case you are one of those popular users and would rather not be hounded by strangers sick of Snapchat, though, simply switch on "Approve Followers" in your settings page. This update also comes with bug fixes and an easier way to follow someone while viewing their entries, and it's now live for both iOS and Android users.
EA bags SingShot's online karaoke community
EA today announced its acquisition of SingStar SingShot Media, bringing founders Ranah Edelin and Niranjan Nagar into the fold as company VPs. SingShot, an online karaoke community, is operated by a five-person team, which now joins the EA Sims division.The user-generated technology will be applied to several community-based projects in development within EA, suggesting that some implementation of the service could extend beyond the PC platform and be offered through console networks (e.g., Xbox Live). The widespread appeal of SingShot could help EA further expand the already broad Sims-consuming demographic.Prior to SingShot, Edelin and Nagar created Rhapsody, a digital music subscription service that was eventually sold to RealNetworks.
