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Got an iPhone? Make it Current!



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Since the launch of the iPhone, and the crazy cool App Store, we've been fielding questions like, "Hey, where's the Current.com iPhone app?" and "What's up with Current on the iPhone?"

Well, we're not quite ready for an iPhone app, but we're working on it. In the meantime, you can still use your iPhone to contribute to Current.com by adding a "Make Current" bookmarklet to your Safari bookmarks, and then syncing your bookmarks to your iPhone.

Simple, right? Well, just in case I threw together a quick how-to. Take a gander and get set up to contribute to Current from anywhere your iPhone has signal.

Speaking of Current.com iPhone apps -- what would your ideal app do? Would it be able to shoot video while streaming to Current.com? What about voting and commenting on the latest rising stories in Current:News? Or, would it make coffee and balance your check book?

Tell us your ideas in a response below.

Mario
Online Community Team
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7 responses // Got an iPhone? Make it Current!

  • Nice ill have to try
    huffamoose2k
  • Even though I would never get an iPhone, I would LOVE a way to get the hour's current news pod sent to my phone. That and I would be able to vote and add news stories. I would vote for video streaming too.
    helloimcat
  • I'd love to have a Current app on my iPhone 3G. As far as what I'd like to see on it, voting and commenting on Current:News are a must. Also, the ability to submit a story on the go would be nice. I don't know what all this video streaming business is about, because iPhone doesn't do video-- unless you jailbreak and hack it. I'd like to be able to watch the hourly news cast, too, along with other videos like InfoMania. The day this app is finally released will be a great one!
    drpepper733
  • great tutorial ... can't believe that's so easy to do!! I thik you might have just sold me on the iPhone.
    MarianaVanZeller
  • Very cool, thanks Mario. You clearly studied under the Mr. Wizard school of instructional best practices.
    joebrilliant
  • http://current.com/items/89055254_so_you_wanna_be_a_hom...
    As a very recent iPhone convertee, this clever idea gets me very excited. I just wish the iPhone had a cut and paste option so it's much easier for me to amend my picture choice.

    (Incidentally, for anyone reading who might not be sure how to amend a picture choice, there's some handy instructions in one of our blog posts)

    4) A picture is worth a thousand words

    Make sure you’re using the best image to go with your item. If the image that is selected automatically isn’t the one you want, use the “choose other media” link under the preview image to browse for more, or add an image from elsewhere on the web. If you’re adding a video, make sure you have the image that shows the player selected. Can’t find an image? Flickr is a great source for images that are available to use under the Creative Commons License. Find Flickr Creative Commons here: http://flickr.com/creativecommons/
    richjm
  • My green eyed monster is stirring. Do I really need to go get an iPhone*?






    * Yes I do.
    Beta_Boy

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