July 15, 2008
TypePad for iPhone is a hit!
It's only been a few days since the launch of the iPhone App Store, but the verdict is in: Bloggers are loving the new TypePad for iPhone application. We've seen a massive number of TypePad members download the new application for their iPod touch or iPhone, and just as exciting is seeing an influx of new members who finally gave TypePad a try because of the application. If you've got an iPhone or iPod touch and haven't given it a try yet yourself, just download it for free on the App Store.As we mentioned when it was first announced at the Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference, TypePad for iPhone lets unleash your creativity from wherever you are: Create posts, upload photos, even resize images taken on your camera. And your posts appear instantly on your TypePad blog (and optionally on Twitter as well) as soon as you're done. You can see it in action in this video clip from the WWDC conference.
But, while we're proud of the success of this new application, you don't have to take our word for it. Take a look at just some of the early press reaction:
- AppleInsider lists TypePad amongst its Best of the App Store: "As the only full-scale blogging app on launch, TypePad (free) is almost a category of its own but is nonetheless notable for just how complete it is."
- Longtime TypePad member Mike Wendland of the Detroit Free Press weighs in: "I downloaded a free program for Typepad, the popular blogging platform from Six Apart. It writes, posts copy and pictures and updates the blog I set up like I was at my main computer."
- In its own inimitable style, Valleywag lists the new TypePad app as one of the 10 iPhone apps that will drive you into Steve Jobs's clutches.
- Eric Benderoff at the Chicago Tribune offers his assessment: "I prefer the Web App for the Typepad blogging software because it allows me to manage -- track where the readers are coming from or approve comments, for example -- the Eric 2.0 blog."
- And finally, Scott McNulty, who's been using TypePad for years, offers a detailed first look on The Unofficial Apple Weblog: I'm a big fan of the service ... and that's why I was very excited to see TypePad was coming out with an iPhone native blogging app."
We're just as excited to see what you think of the application, of course. So do let us know: Post about your experiences on your TypePad blog, or let us know via Twitter. (You do follow the Six Apart account on Twitter, don't you?) That's just as easy to do, because TypePad for iPhone supports posting to TypePad and Twitter at the same time. And a tip: One of the new features for iPhone and iPod touch is really handy if you want to write about an application -- just hold down the power button and the Home button to take a screenshot, which shows up as a regular image on your device.
Best of all, TypePad for iPhone joins a whole family of mobile applications for TypePad. There's a powerful iPhone web interface for TypePad, which includes a ton of cool features like statistics and comment management. And just like the iPhone app, they're all free for TypePad members, they're all among the first full-featured blogging applications on their platforms, and they're all exclusive benefits of being a TypePad member.
Better Mobile Blogging for Everyone
We haven't forgotten that some of our most loved bloggers are on Movable Type and Vox, and that we have an obligation to all bloggers to make it as easy as possible to share your ideas with the world. So there are some great iPhone options for these bloggers, too:
- For Movable Type, the free iMT plugin gives you a full-featured interface for updating and managing your Movable Type blogs, including the ability to review comments, entries, and more. You can also use the free Blog It, powered by TypePad, to easily update your MT blog while updating other services like Twitter or Facebook as well. (These options work perfectly with Movable Type 4.2, which is now in the Release Candidate stage of testing.)
- For Vox members, you can just sign in to Blog It on your iPhone and post to your Vox blog with just a few taps.
- For everybody else, Blog It's a good option as well. The TypePad-powered service works with popular blogging tools like Blogger, LiveJournal, and WordPress.
While, honestly, it's a little bit of a thrill for all of us at Six Apart to go to the Apple homepage and see a little TypePad logo tucked away on one of the screenshots, it's much more exciting to realize that a whole new mobile audience is about to discover the power of blogging. We hope you'll give TypePad for iPhone a try, and we're excited that, once again, TypePad members are getting the coolest new features first.
9 Comments
The iMT plugin has been really great to use on the iPhone thus far. Any plans to incorporate the 'Take Photo' or 'Add a Photo' feature that's on the iPhone TypePad app to iMT? That's the one thing that would really round out excellent mobile blogging for MT. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment, Jon. We've definitely heard loud and clear from MT users that you want more powerful features for MT on the iPhone. I'm not sure if the take/add photo features can be accessed through a browser-based application, but as soon as I know what our team is doing to provide that ability to MT users, we'll be sure to let everybody know.
In the meantime, the Post Office plugin works great with MT 4.2 to let you email photos to your MT-powered blog.
Its a wonderful application but why no formatting tools, it would be great to be able to italicise or bold text and perhaps even place the photo where ever I like in the post and what ever size.
Keep developing.
I have an iPod Touch so an app like this for VOX would be excellent since finding wifi is near impossible for me. Is there any plans to develop on for that platform? I've used Blog It and it's very good but I'm totally dependent on a wifi connection.
The iMT plugin has been actually great to use on the iPhone thus far. Any plans to integrate the 'Take Photo' or 'Add a Photo' boast that's on the iPhone TypePad app to iMT?
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Its a amazing application but the tools are not user friendly..
I already have an iPod but I am not satisfied..
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"For Vox members, you can just sign in to Blog It on your iPhone and post to your Vox blog with just a few taps."
Yeah, BS. Why not just add Vox support in TypePad. *SHOCK* Wow, what a brilliant idea!
Seriously, would it really kill you to add Vox support?
This is the best thing since sliced peaches ! I actually have a two phone the iPhone for home and the sprint Instynct for work phone. I am not being a big baby but do you think you guys will ever venture outside of the iPhone realm and into other providers?
Glad that I found this blog post at the right time. Just bought an iPhone today, going to download TypePad for iPhone application from App Store and going to play with it. Let's see how it goes... Thanks for the information.
Rag - Co-Author of Stress Management Guide