We're pleased to annouce that Crowdmug has officially become available in the United Kingdom and Canada!  Some of the major cities this includes is:

• London, England
• Dublin, Ireland
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Toronto, Canada
• Vancouver, Canada

Users can now follow their favorite cities in both the UK and Canada and see what the places there look like in real time.

Soon (very soon) we'll make it possible for cross country requests.  This will allow users from one country to make photo/video requests to another country.  For example if you' re a US user and want to see what the traffic on London Bridge looks like this very moment you'll be able to create and submit this request.

Imagine you could see what these places look like this very moment! Actually don't imagine..just make a request on Crowdmug :)

It was just over a month ago when we launched the first ever version of Crowdmug - making it possible to see places in real time.  It was a very exciting time for us and we’re happy we released as soon as we did.  During this past month we‘ve received feedback from many of you requesting certain features be added.  We listened to every one of you and we’re again very excited to announce that today we've released Crowdmug 2.0 to the Appstore.

This new version consists of features suggested by both you the users as well as our own roadmap.  We think being able to see places in real time can be extremely helpful in not only feeding our curiosities, but also can help tremendously when making plans.  Below we've listed some of the new features you can find on Crowdmug 2.0.

• A new and updated UI – Now you can broadcast photos of the places you visit very quickly and easily.  Imagine a visual check-in :)
• Commenting – A frequent request by users.  You can now post comments and/or questions about any photos/videos posted.
• Smiles – A fun way to engage with a post.  Think Crowdmug’s version of the “Like”.
• Upgraded Profile – We’ve beefed up the profile page.  Now you can upload a custom photo, view a variety of additional stats, and much more.
• Facebook/Twitter integration – Another frequent request by users.   You can now share the status of what places look like with your friends and followers.
• Inviting your friends – You can now quickly and easily invite your friends to the service.  As you already know the more users on Crowdmug the quicker the response time when making requests :)
• Following Cities – In the previous versions of Crowdmug we offered the ability to follow places.  However we learned there are too many places that users have interest in.  So we now offer the ability to follow entire cities.  Simply said – if you’re following “San Francisco, CA” you’ll see the photo/videos posted of all the places in San Francisco, CA under your “My Feeds” tab.  There is currently no limit to how many cities you can follow.

There are several additional updates that you’ll notice the more you use the product.  In addition we’ve invested a lot of time in performance improvements.  We know you’re busy so we won’t list them here :)

 Overall, today marks a dramatic leap forward for Crowdmug and we’re happy to have such great users.

 We’ve already started development for our next release and welcome any thoughts or suggestions.  We read every email we receive so feel free to reply to this email.  Thanks.

The Crowdmug Team

 

Hello Everyone -

We want to announce that we'll soon be making available Crowdmug 2.0 (there are so many new features in this next update we had to go from V1.1 to V2.0)  The new version will not only have lots of new features but also include a slightly modified UI.  We're EXTREMELY excited about this upcoming update and hope you find the product to be much more fun and engaging.  In fact many of the new features are direct requests from our users and so if you have a great idea or suggestion for Crowdmug let us know and we'll look into.

We'll be making a more detailed announcement of what the new features are very soon.

For now here are some recent photos posted of places.

 

 

Thanks again to all our users!

Crowdmug Team

 

 

Hello Everyone!

We have a special announcement!  Today we will be adding cash to every Crowdmug account that completes the following:

1. Like our Facebook page. (http://www.facebook.com/crowdmug)

2. Tweet the following message: @crowdmug lets you see places in real time. They're giving away free cash to every user that signs up today - pls RT #mobile

Rules:

So how much cash are we giving away to every participating user?  The minimum we want to give away is $5 per participating account/download however we MUST reach 1000 facebook likes as well as 1000 tweets to accomplish this. We will add $1 for every additional 2500 Facebook likes as well as 2500 tweets.  So if we hit 3500 Facebook likes and 3500 tweets each participating user will receive $6.  This will max out at $8 of free cash to every user.  This is real cash that can be used to make offers and see places in real time.

This promotion will run for 24 hours.  By participating you agree to the rules.

At the end of the 24 hour period we will verify the counts and make an announcement.

Note- Creating multiple accounts under the same downloaded app will cause your account to be disqualified from the offering.  Each account/user must have the app downloaded on their own device.

If you have any quesiton feel free to email us at promo [at] crowdmug.com.  Thanks everyone! 

 

Team Crowdmug

www.crowdmug.com

Hello Everyone -

UPDATE:  Version 1.1 is now available in US AppStore.

We wanted to announce that version 1.1 of Crowdmug for iOS will be made available soon.  The upcoming update will have some bug fixes, many performance improvements, ability to add captions/descriptions to photos submitted, and several other items. As mentioned previously we're on a accelerated release cycle and so as soon as new features are completed we will make them available to you.  We figure its better that you expereince these new features as soon as they are ready rather than hold them in for months and have one very large update.

We're already working on some features suggested by our users and want to remind everyone that your ideas and/or comments are not ignored and are in fact read by us....every single one of them.  So if you have an idea or suggestion that you believe will make Crowdmug a better product let us know and we'll look into it.  You can email your ideas to feedback [at] crowdmug.com.

Have a great day everyone!

 

Crowdmug Team.

 

Wow what a great week! 

As many of you know we had our soft launch last week and users immediately began requesting photos and videos of places.  It was great to realize the need to see places in real time exists and moreso, be able to offer up a solution.   Many of you took the time and wrote to us providing feedback and suggestions. We've read every single one of your emails and have already begun working to add your requested features.  We're not joking when we say our product roadmap is largely determined by what you say.  If you have an idea that can improve Crowdmug let us know :)

Overall we can't explain in words how excited we are in deliverying Crowdmug to you.  Its simply a great feeling!  Our approach to development is to iterate often and release often.  We don't keep new features locked internally for long.  As a result we have a version update coming soon that will include new features we think you'll enjoy.  More details will be provided as we get closer to its release.

As you all know the more users who have Crowdmug the more fun and useful it is.  So if you haven't already, please share Crowdmug with your friends and family on Twitter and Facebook or any other social network.

Here some of the great photos that were posted recently!  Thanks again for all your support!

Palace of fine arts - San Francisco

The Brickyard - San Francisco

Infusion Lounge - San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco

Outside Lands Music Festival - San Francisco

Fluxx - San Diego

 

Let us know your thoughts you can always reach us at contact [at] crowdmug.com :)

 

 

 

 

 

We’re excited to announce that Crowdmug will officially be launching to the public this month (August 2011).  A HUGE thanks to all the beta users for testing out the product and offering wonderful feedback - we couldn’t of done it without you!

We know there are many of you excited about gaining access to Crowdmug and we are working hard to make sure you get it and get it quick.

Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook to receive further notifications.  If you haven’t already please add your email to our invite list located on our launch page.

We’ll be offering opportunities to win cash and prizes soon so please make sure you’re keeping up with us.

Thanks again to every single one of the beta testers and we can’t wait to release the product to the rest of you :)

Please continue sharing news about Crowdmug on Facebook and Twitter.  As you know the more users the better the experience.

Stay tuned…