Heello
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Heello is an online social networking
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...

 and microblogging
Microblogging
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregate file size...

 service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts and to share pictures and videos. It was launched on August 10, 2011, by Noah Everett (who founded Twitpic
Twitpic
TwitPic is a website that allows users to easily post pictures to the Twitter microblogging and social media service. TwitPic is often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place.-History:...

), exactly one day after twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 rolled out its official photo-sharing app. Heello is financed by the money generated by TwitPic
Twitpic
TwitPic is a website that allows users to easily post pictures to the Twitter microblogging and social media service. TwitPic is often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place.-History:...

through online advertising.
Within the first day, there were about average 4 pings a second.

On August 12th, Noah Everett reported that Heello has reached 1 Million pings in just 2 days.

Heello API is not yet released, so the developers are trying to create applications/tools using alternate ways.
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