As mentioned in the article "Mob lynching isn’t a new phenomenon in India. According to some reports, there were more than 2,000 lynchings in India between 2000 and 2012 — well before WhatsApp was around."

I agree that WhatsApp has the potential to exacerbate such issues.

Can the android and the iPhone app be used for sharing photos through email or with with Facebook, Twitter and Google+?

Email, Facebook and Twitter. Not yet Google Plus.

Do you have any short-term plans for Google Plus?

Not at the moment. But it's something that's easy enough that it'll just make it into a release before we officially plan it.

Does it mean that if I go pro now, I pay USD 19.99 only during the first year and then USD 29.99 from second year onwards?

Good question. $19.99 forever. We'll make sure that is clear.

> We'll make sure that is clear.

There is no update on the web site (https://openphoto.me/signup) yet.

I agree with you. Even though BitBucket allowed private repositories for free, their poor usability and interface kept users away. GitHub is not just Git. GitHub would have become popular due to its ease of use and cool user interface even if it was based on Mercurial (hg) or, may be, even Darcs. Bitbucket's latest design is good but has arrived later than expected.

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