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December 19, 2007

Introducing Natuba AKA What I've been working on

So The recent interest in iPhones is possibly related to where I'm working now (I had one before). We just put out the app last night, I've finally been able to post about it today.

The app is called Natuba. It's a web application, different than the other apps I've worked on before, which to me is interesting in itself, I'm in new territory with it.

Basically the app is so that you can take pictures or text and post it to the web. I was actually starting to get interested in doing this when I met the guys here at Natuba, but it that interest just got more intense. With Natuba out there, I finally have a place that's easy to use to post my stuff online with, everything else was just frustrating while on the go. I found this utterly frustrating on other sites.

There is some text that we put up on the Natuba blog that I think is appropriate to put here as well, along with some screenshots, especially since I'm putting my name behind it (along with the other guys working on Natuba with me). Feel free to let me know what you think about it, and definitely give Natuba a try!

Here's that text:

Introducing Natuba

It’s the holiday season, so it’s fitting that Natuba gets to be unwrapped! Today we’re releasing Natuba to the world!

You may have found that uploading Photos and Shouts (text messages) from your iPhone to the web while on the go isn’t easy. That all changes today! Now, you can put all of your Photos and Shouts onto the web in an instant. Natuba allows you to easily post this stuff to the web for others to see, rate, comment on, and share with everyone else. Sharing your Photos and Shouts with the world is what Natuba is about.

Natuba and You

A picture is worth a thousand words, so let's take a look at a couple of screen shots of the site to introduce you to Natuba. Let’s start off with the meat of the site, the content page. Once you have a Photo or Shout posted, it’ll look a little bit like this:

Some of the features here include:

• #1 Titles - The title


• #2 Your Content - This example is a photo, but you can post either a photo or a shout.


• #3 Description - Here you can type a longer description than the title.


• #4 Rating - Ratings allow you to say how you really feel about some content.


• #5 Tagging - Tags are words used to help you organize your stuff and help other people find it.


• #6 Comments - Comments allow you to participate in conversations, or to share your opinion!

Using Natuba with your iPhone

The next thing I’m going to show you is how easy it is to post to Natuba from your iPhone. To begin, find a photo that you would like to post to Natuba, and then tap the little arrow in the bottom left:

After you tap that button, it’s pretty easy to upload the Photo. Check out this link for more information about how to get started.

Natuba is great for putting your stuff online, but it’s also pretty awesome for browsing other people’s stuff while on the go. Just point your iPhone at Natuba to begin. It’ll look a lot like this:

Everything else!

Here are some more features not shown in the above screen shots:

• Surprise Me! - Click on the “Surprise Me!” it’s fun and addictive!



• Related Items - If you like what you see, look to the right and you’ll see some Photos and Shouts in the Related Items area.


• Editing the Description and Title - The Title and Description of your Photo or Shout is important.
• Many more features, check the site out to find them!

Well, that's all. Let me know how you like Natuba!