A picture may say a thousand words but a picture and a tune together - well, that says at least a thousand more. That's the premise behind the new British social network, hoping to overtake Instagram in the popularity stakes.
Tunepics allows users to feature a song with every image that they share, capturing the emotion behind a moment. Credit: 123RF.
Credit: iTunes App Store
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Tunepics , invented by 33-year-old British marketeer Justin Cooke, allows users to feature a song with every image that they share, capturing the emotion behind a moment.
The British social network is growing at a rate of 100,000 new sign-ups a week and so far celebrity users include Jamie Oliver, Kate Bosworth, Adele, will.i.am, The Libertines, Natalie Imbruglia and Richard Branson.
There are also accounts for Cara Delevingne with over 23,000 followers and Rihanna with almost 22,000 followers - although Tunepics couldn't officially confirm they're the real deal.
At Tunepic Towers, they take celebrity verification very seriously and request passport information before placing a little note symbol next to the username (which means an account is verified as legit).
Fashion brands like Asos, Hunter, Paul Smith and Chloe are also getting in on the act.
In a perfect example of how music can bring a picture to life, this weekend Jamie Oliver posted an inspiring image of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel peace prize winner, with a stirring backing track of Ennio Morricone's The Mission.
Read more at The New Zealand Herald.