A new photo app called Photolettering from House Industries allows users to lay text over photos. It's a simple app that provides a number of stylish typefaces.

It's a great little photo app to keep in a Content Manager's back pocket for creating content on the go. One of my favorite features of the app is that text placement is easily controlled with finger gestures. You can also resize and rotate text with gesturing. My only complaints are the limited number of filters in the app and only three of their typefaces are free. The 24 paid typefaces can be purchased for $10 or you can buy them a la carte at $1 a piece. With that said, many of the typefaces are gorgeous and some are so fun they already write captions for themselves that it's probably worth the splurge.

It would make a nice addition to other photo-editing apps such as Camera + or Snapseed.

(Images from House Industries)

With the Vine app and the recent success of 1 Second Everyday app on Kickstarter, it's becoming increasingly more evident that we are trying capture more meaningful moments in our lives and in a culture that is focused on receiving and sharing information.

“Posts on Vine are about abbreviation — the shortened form of something larger. They’re little windows into the people, settings, ideas and objects that make up your life,” says Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann on The Next Web. Similar to the 1 Second Everyday app, where users stitch together one second of everyday, Vine is a simple app that is directly embedded in Twitter and provides a six second clip.

Vine prides itself on telling a brief story within seconds while 1 Second Everyday threads all of your memories in a longer "movie". Cesar Kuriyama, the creator of 1 Second Everyday, believes that each second has a story and Vine brings that point home with creating smaller stories for a more frequent consumption. As different as these two apps may seem, they focus on capturing the brief seconds of life, whether that means capturing a dinner with friends or providing breaking news with live video.

It may be proof that as technology and culture has become more about consuming information, we begin to try to immortalize moments in our lives in a more meaningful way. Although each app strives to capture these moments, curation is definitely a defining factor. 1 Second Everyday limits you one second a day to capture an idea. Since you can't keep multiple short stories in one day, there's more careful consideration into choosing what should...

Today on WSAV Tech Tuesday, we talk about a crowdsourced digital art project called One Memento.

One Memento asks the question, If you could only take one more photo to share with the world forever, what would you capture?

One Memento is what happens when you cross a time capsule with an art project and then stuff it all into a smartphone app. The creators of this project are asking 250,000 people to choose one photo to be preserved and shared with the world forever.

I really like the idea of being forced to choose just one photo. It's kind of like being asked, "If you were going to be stranded on a deserted island and you could only take one picture with you, which one would you take?"

Once your photo has become permanent, you are no longer able to add new photos, so this really is like a one-shot camera. You can still use the app to view other photos that have been added to the project.

The beginning weeks of the autumn (or spring) season can seem like the Goldilocks of weather. It's too warm for sweaters! It's too chilly for cut-offs! Thus is the struggle of those who want to dress snappy, yet comfortably, during the first brisk moments of fall. If, like me, you are wont to overcompensate with cable knit in mid-September, you may benefit from using Wevther, a location-based clothing recommendation website built on the Svpply API.

The basics: given your location (manually entered or detected by the site), Wevther provides you with local weather conditions and several recommendations for appropriate clothing & accessories. Selections are plucked from Svpply users' collections and estimated by an algorithm that sorts by temperature and location. Look at Wevther like Pinterest for the weather: curated content laid out in a visually pleasing manner, with an e-commerce layer to boot.

I have to say that in my case, Wevther's suggestions have been on point for the past week. If I find myself sweating in my cable knit come next Friday, I have no one to blame but myself.

Who wouldn't want to be seen as an arbiter of sophistication and class?

Enter "The Society of Good Taste," an interactive Facebook app by notably discerning Dijon mustard brand Grey Poupon. So discerning, in fact, that the app uses a murky algorithm to judge your Facebook interests, activities, and scholarly pursuits; ultimately, to decide whether you're cultured enough to be a fan. Watch as a well-heeled group scores your profile to see if you'll "fit in." Though I was praised for my "excellent grammar," I was warned that a ranking in the 64th percentile of sophistication had just made the cut. But what, exactly, is the threshold of sophistication? Was the inclusion of Milo & Otis in my Favorite Films list not highbrow enough to merit the 70th percentile?

Worth noting: if at first you're not accepted into Grey Poupon's Society of Good Taste, admission is granted on the second try. Additionally, if you're denied on the first go-round, the app encourages you to pick up some more cultured pursuits: namely, reading Great Expectations, watching Masterpiece Theatre, and listening to Mozart on Pandora. If you've managed to get through the gate, you're immediately rewarded in the form of an eco-friendly - excuse me, “Eco-Curean” - tote bag emblazoned "Prosecco, not Plastic," with further sweepstakes incentives offered to Society members in upcoming months.

If you grew up in the 1980s or 90s, you're likely at least somewhat familiar with the upscale nature of the mustard brand. This particular campaign is an interesting way to reinforce brand perception - even if you can find the fancy mustard right alongside the average-Joe yellow bottles. Grey Poupon'...