Cool: iOS Developers Can Now Add Spotify to Apps

[ Spotify office in London by Anton Johansson, creative commons license. ]

Spotify is allowing developers to embed its music player directly into apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with today's release of its libspotify 9 API for iOS.

The catch: only developers with Spotify Premium accounts can apply for an application. Developers can download the API here.

"We hope this will enable a new category of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch applications with Spotify inside and allow for more immersive music experiences within iOS apps," Director of Platform Sten Garmark writes on the Spotify developer blog.

Spotify users, however, hope this means...

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Google+ Brand Page Preview? See Drop-down List of Companies and Colleges from Profile Editor

Rather than type in the complete name of your employer or university, Google+ now lets you choose them from a new drop-down menu in the profile editor in what could be an early look at Google+ brand pages. For most entries, the company or school logo appears next to...

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Path.com Increases Sharing Limit from 50 Friends to 150

Path has quietly increased to 150 the number of people you can share photos with, up from 50 -- a limit the startup deliberately set when it launched its "grand experiment" in November 2010.

"Moving to 150 gives users control and still allows for a high-quality network -- highly noted anthropologist Robert Dunbar pinpointed this range of 50-150," Path founder and CEO Dave Morin told LAUNCH via email.

In our December 2010 review of Path, Dave cited Dunbar's work on the number of trusted relationships humans can maintain throughout life. According to Dunbar, people will have...

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Access Your Gmail, Docs and Calendar Offline -- Yes, Even on an Airplane

Gmail users now have offline access to their email, and Google is rolling out offline access for Calendar and Docs this week. 

"Offline access isn't usually of everyday importance, but when you need it, it’s very important," Google Senior Manager of Communications and Public Affairs Andrew Kovacs writes on his G+ page. "Appropriately, I'm posting this from an airplane."

Before you can access Gmail offline, you have to install...

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Another LinkedIn Challenger--IntroFly Is Smarter Networking within Your Social Graph

 

[IntroFly launchers Andy O' Dower and Kevin Melgaard.]

Editor's Note: See all our Excelerate Labs coverage here.

WHAT: Helps job-seekers maximize the connections they already have on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for advice and real-life connections that could lead to a great job.

Create a profile, then set goals, track progress and compare progress with others on IntroFly. Search profiles by keywords like "health care"  for a list of relevant people across your social networks.

Going live this week: when you send an email through IntroFly's system, your profile picture and link gets shared with the recipient. You will be able to track opens and clicks and set reminders for follow-ups. IntroFly also has plans to let you send messages to anyone in your social networks even if you don't have access to their email address.

B2B play: Universities can integrate their alumni database with IntroFly so students can search their social graphs in addition to the alumni database. School administrators see stats about networking activity and job searches and can identify which students need additional help in the job search.

LAUNCHERS:  Andy O'Dower and Kevin Melgaard.

WHY: It's hard to stay motivated when job hunting. Having a great resume isn't...

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