How to: Send Photos & Videos To FB, Twitter, Flickr, etc Using Share Online with MobyPicture
I like Shozu because of the one-click upload, but some people might like MobyPicture better. Moby is patched into Nokia Share Online so you can upload photos and videos to social media locations like Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter without a third-party app like Shozu running in the background.
Setup
First, register a free account at Mobypicture. You can just use your Twitter credentials, but remember the PIN number that appears on your account page.
Point your phone to http://mobypicture.com/?nso
You will be asked to download a configuration file for Share Online. Save it to your phone and open it.
After Mobypicture has been added as a provider in Share Online, you need to enter your username and PIN.
You might also want to check the settings to upload the original size for better quality.
Mobypicture on the Nokia 5800 using Share Online
That’s it! After taking the picture, you can click Send – Upload or Post to web (depending on which Nokia you’re using), select Mobypicture, then give it a title before uploading.
Thoughts
Shozu is still the faster way if you want to immediately tweet and send photos online because of the one-click feature, but Mobypicture is a nice alternative. There’s no app running in the background that uses up RAM or battery.
The Good
- No app running in the background.
- Built-in with Nokia Share online.
- Nice mobile site.
- Shows links to all the other destinations the photo/video was uploaded to.
- Option to update Facebook status with the photo.
The Bad
- More clicks than Shozu
- The URL’s posted on Twitter are too long
abhishta on 10 April 2009:
nice! This may very well replace Shozu on my n95.
At the very least, it'll get rid of the constant FB authentication issues I get with Shozu.
mikehd on 11 April 2009:
Pros: It works once you configure your phone to use it as the default instead of Ovi. On my N78 this was not obvious.
Cons: I don't like the fact you can't currently make your photo stream private. Also, the integration with facebook is a bit strange. It posts the photo and the URL to mobypictures, then it posts just the URL to mobypictures again.
mikehd on 11 April 2009:
Pros: It works once you configure your phone to use it as the default instead of Ovi. On my N78 this was not obvious.
Cons: I don't like the fact you can't currently make your photo stream private. Also, the integration with facebook is a bit strange. It posts the photo and the URL to mobypictures, then it posts just the URL to mobypictures again.
mikehd on 11 April 2009:
Pros: It works once you configure your phone to use it as the default instead of Ovi. On my N78 this was not obvious.
Cons: I don't like the fact you can't currently make your photo stream private. Also, the integration with facebook is a bit strange. It posts the photo and the URL to mobypictures, then it posts just the URL to mobypictures again.