Like Pinterest and Instagram? Check out Pingram. As social media continues to grow and evolve, two user favorites have been mashed together to create one service. Called Pingram (and notably still in beta testing), it combines the look of Pinterest with Instagram photos, allowing you to view Instagram photos that have been (literally) pinned. But why Pinterest and Instagram? Instagram, the free photo sharing application that allows users to take a photo, apply a digital filter, then share it socially, recently passed 25 million users (according to The Next Web), and Pinterest is the social network of the moment that lets its 12 million-and-counting users collect and share digital images and link them to websites.

The new site is the work of Italian web developer Gennaro Varriale, who tells Mashable:

“I love Instagram and use it frequently. I also use Pinterest and I love collecting photos in boards. While I was searching [for] a way to pin my Instagram photo, I got this idea — A simple way to share Instagram photos with a clean interface, similar to Pinterest inside a vanity url page.”

Are you a Pinterest or Instagram addict? Have you tried Pingram? Thoughts?

-LD

[Pinterest, Instagram, The Next Web, Mashable, h/t @anniemal]

Photo: Pingram.me

Can Preloaded Tablets Save Philly Papers? The Inky and Daily News announced an aggressive and ambitious new plan this morning that puts them in yet-to-be-navigated space in the newspaper world. By pre-loading their content on the home page of Android tablets, users will see digital replicas of the daily print version.

“No one in the U.S. has bundled the device with content,” Greg Osberg, the new CEO and publisher of the Philadelphia Media Network, said in the Adweek story. “We want to gain significant market share in this area, and we want to learn about consumer behavior. Our goal is to be the most innovative media company in the United States.”

Mashable calls it “the boldest attempt by a newspaper publisher to get ahead of the ‘tabletization’ of the category.’ Around town, The20’s @bydanielvictor (notably an employee of PMN), tweeted in support and also linked to an interesting column written by Will Bunch on the topic back in 2009:

“I’m biased, yes, but I think subsidizing tablets is a really good idea. Also, @Will_Bunch kinda called it in 2009: http://bit.ly/oG0JZu”

Will this tablet approach by PMN make you rethink how you read your Daily News and Inquirer?

-LD

[Adweek, Mashable, @bydanielvictor, Philly.com]

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