Instagram rolls out creative tools
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Instagram has rolled out a set of new editing tools to give users more customizing power on their posts. With version 6, users can adjust the levels of brightness, contrast, warmth, saturation, highlights, shadows, vignette, and sharpness. Users can also adjust how much of a filter they want to apply to a photo by double tapping the filter icon.
“From brightening up a photo of your dinner party to better capturing the warmth of a sunset portrait, these new creative tools help you bring out and share the beauty of the moment as you remember it—right inside the same simple Instagram you already know,” says Instagram in a blog post.
The new creative tools are aimed to provide users with more options (other than the overly used default filters) to make their photos stand out.
Spotify celebrates World Cup with custom playlists
Popular music streaming service, Spotify has launched Spotify Loves Football, a microsite dedicated to celebrating the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The site features exclusive interviews and playlists from Football superstars like Wayne Rooney, David Luiz and Kaká. Want to know what motivates Kaká before a game? Just play his Pregame playlist.
Joining the celebration are music icons Jennifer Lopez, Avicii, and Shakira among others, who also share their favorite game tunes. Football fans will also enjoy the official FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 playlist which celebrates the musical culture of the host nation.
Fans will also enjoy the Playlists Cup, which allows fans to suggest music that best represents their country, with the resulting playlists then pitted against one another – the playlist with the most followers takes home the glory.
Every moment of the game is also musically represented thanks to the perfectly curated ‘Moments Playlists’ that include actual game, half time, locker room, and even loser’s party songs.
