TextPlus 4 Pics Edition Arrives

GOGII, the creator of the popular textPlus app, has just announced the release of its newest app. The textPlus 4 Pics Edition app hopes to take "face texting" to a new level. The app, which is available for the iPhone/iPod touch uses the power of pictures to take texting to a new fun, social level. In a press release, Scott Lahman, co-founder and CEO of GOGII, creator of textPlus 4 said:

TextPlus 4 turns texting into a visually rich, live ‘hang out’ that’s uniquely and seamlessly layered on top of free text messaging. While textPlus users have already created hundreds of thousands of Communities, we expect to see that number grow significantly given textPlus 4’s dynamic features.  The app taps into a rapidly growing demand for richer, more engaging social experiences on mobile phones – and marks a significant milestone in our effort to evolve text messaging into a social destination.

Among the included features:

Picture Communities: It’s show and tell for texting - a group of users texting in one Community chatroom can easily send and receive pictures to illustrate their live discussions. “Face Text:” Eye-roll, giggle, growl or grimace. Texters get emotive by using iPhone 4 and iPod touch’s front-facing camera to snap and post their own real-time facial expressions; make a face, click the button, 3, 2, 1 - it posts instantly into the conversation flow.  It’s like texting from a photo booth. Real picture messaging: The #1 most-requested feature from textPlus users, picture messaging lets users send, receive and save photos in one-to-one, private, community and even app-to-SMS conversations – all for free.

The hottest feature of the app is the ability to create Picture Communities. These allow users to search, create, join and swap pictures in topical chat rooms about topics they care about most. Communities can be private or public, depending on the topic. For example, you may want to create a community called "The Event" to discuss NBC's upcoming new show, and you may also want it to be public. On the other hand, if you create a community for your local sales team, it would be private. Current textPlus users who download textPlus 4 can seamlessly transition their username, contacts, conversations and Communities to the new app. I've used the textPlus 4 Pics Edition app for a few days and found it simple and fun to use. And, since it is free, I encourage our readers to download and try it. The app is available today in the App Store.

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