It’s here!
The wildly awesome Pressgram is available for download from the Apple App Store!
This past March, Pressgram landed on Kickstarter and now it has reached its destination. ChurchMag is a proud backer of Pressgram, as it is an awesome new resource for the Church: Churches need Pressgram!
Here are the links to download and a little info for those of you who are scratching your head wondering what this is all about:
Pressgram — Download Now!
DOWNLOAD NOW!
There, now that we got the link out of the way, here’s what Pressgram is all about:
Freedom.
Freedom from “Terms of Use” and Facebook, Instagram and others owning your photos. Moreover, Pressgram is the perfect tool for youth groups, mission trips, missionaries, churches and ministries to build community, own their photos, and have people visit their website—not Instagram and Facebook.
John Saddington, the creator of Pressgram, describes it best on the newly pressed Apple App Store description:
The best way to filter & publish photos to your WordPress-powered site!
≈≈≈ OWN YOUR IMAGES! ≈≈≈
Capture your photos, add a filter, and then publish to a self-hosted WordPress.org and WordPress.com site!
Then share your photos with your social network and follow your friends via our passionate and growing community!
Join the REVOLUTION and have true creative control over what is rightfully yours!
≈≈≈ 100% Free Filters ≈≈≈
NO paid upgrades or in-app purchases. No advertising to destroy your experience!
≈≈≈ Publish to MULTIPLE Blogs ≈≈≈
Publish to more than one blog at a time! Increase your reach and your engagement in multiple communities and properties!
≈≈≈ Watermarking ≈≈≈
Adds your username to your image to protect your creative work!
≈≈≈ Neat Editing Effects ≈≈≈
Linear and Radial Tilt-Shift blur effects, lighting, rotation, and borders!
≈≈≈ Effective Social Media ≈≈≈
Share your creative work through Facebook and Twitter (more social networks to come)!
≈≈≈ Your Data, ALWAYS! ≈≈≈
Data continuity is our mission which means that you will always have your work because it’s published on your property. Never be worried about losing your work again!
≈≈≈ Use Other Image Editing Apps ≈≈
We believe you should use whatever apps you want to edit your images, even if it’s not our own. Just make sure you PUBLISH through ours!
≈≈≈ A Community of Rebels ≈≈≈
We are rebels WITH a cause which is our ability to be free of corporate commercialization and exploitation of users and their work! We are passionate, we are creators!
Learn more at http://pressgr.am/
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So, what are you waiting for?
Download Pressgram for free, start using it, and tell your friends to start using Pressgram!
Jonathan Blundell says
WOot! As a backer on Kickstarter and an alpha and beta tester I’ve been in love with this app since the first day I heard about it. So glad it’s now available to the world to use!
Eric Dye says
Word!
Joanna says
Is it launched internationally? Can’t see it in the Australian app store
Eric Dye says
Yeah, not sure how that works. Keep your eye’s peeled for it. Can you look in the US store? That’s what I use and I am in Italy…
Eric J says
I’m surprised that it is free how is he going to make money especially since 8 bit is closed?
“NO paid upgrades or in-app purchases. No advertising to destroy your experience!”
Eric Dye says
Good question. Time will tell.
Chris Wilson says
I noticed the store and there are things like a WordPress set up kit, that could be part of the tactic. Target users who don’t have a blog and help them set up a blog.
Another could be to do something like aviary have on Android. You get the basic app for free but there are premium filters and other things.
John Saddington says
i’m just goign to have to get creative… it’s’ what i do.
🙂
Kevin at SiteWizard LLC says
Sounds like a cool app. I know more and more people are getting turned off by social networks claiming ownership of user-uploaded materials, especially since they can use our images (particularly profile pictures) in their advertisements.
I was wondering:
(1) Is this app available for Android?
(2) Can this app tie into other CMS products (not just WordPress)?
(3) How are they going to make money to keep their service online for the long haul?
Eric Dye says
Good questions, Kevin.
Android—in time.
CMS—unsure.
$-don’t know.
We’ll just have to wait and see. 🙂
John Saddington says
1. Android is coming, hopefully sooner rather than later.
2. Possibly. I’m polling community now.
3. I’m a wizard.
Dave Shrein says
Eric, I downloaded Pressgram today and opened it. I think I need a little time to take advantage of the features. One question now though…
You were pretty firm that churches need to be using Pressgram. I’m wondering why you believe so strongly in that. What is it that pressgram is offering that the church must take advantage of.
If love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for writing. Love reading church mag.
John Saddington says
some answers here: http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/2013/03/pressgram-qa-with-john-saddington/
Michael John Beil says
Score!
Eric Dye says
GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!
chris says
Can’t find any Android app 🙁
Michael John Beil says
Chris, it’s coming! http://support.pressgr.am/knowledgebase/android-version/