Cheezburger Network For WebOS. Random Photos From The Popular Photo Network

Review of Cheezburger Network for WebOS
by James Allen Johnson (37,777 pts ) , published Oct 26, 2009
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The Cheezburger Network application for WebOS is a simple program that uses the networks API to randomly display pictures from various websites owned by the company. Keep reading to learn more about this simple yet fun program.

Introduction

The Cheezburger Network application is a very simple program, users just choose the website they want to view photos from, sites which include the three most popular sites on the network: LolCats, LolDogs and Failblog and pictures are then randomly displayed along with any captions found on the site.

Keep reading to learn more about Cheezburger Network and to see a few screenshots from the program.

Overall Use
Rating Good

When first launching the Cheezburger application I quickly discovered exactly how simple the application would be to use. The program features a large drop down menu at the top of the page, simply choose which part of the network you want to browse photos in and the program automatically goes to that section.

As an example of the simple navigation, I liked to browse "FailBlog" where pictures are displayed of situations that are "unusual" or plain wrong in some way.

I could then move forward or backwards by pressing the arrows at the bottom of the screen. I could also swipe my finger back and forth to perform the same function if I preferred to use any type of gesture support. While being able to click on each image to see a fullscreen and zoom friendly version of the picture.

One issue I did have was waiting for images to load, some images took much longer than they should have over 3G data connections, I'm not sure if this was an application or a Cheezburger website issue, however some other users have complained about the same issue occurring.

The program also allowed me to quickly open up Email and SMS options for sending a link to the photo I was viewing. I could then include any type of message I wanted before sending the message. Again this is a very easy on screen pop up option that's simple to navigate.

The program also includes a page history so you can navigate back and forth between pictures. This is a great way to find five or six pictures and then navigate back so you can send the photos you liked the most to your contacts.

Conclusion

The Cheezburger Network is worth sinking your teeth into and digesting it for a while to determine if you like what it brings to the table. Puns aside it really is a fun application, I just hope the Cheezburger API eventually allows for more search types outside of random, such as "newest first" or maybe even by standardized searching.

As it stands this is a very fun application for anyone who loves the Cheezburger Network of sites. It's also free from the Repository, which means you can give it a try with no risks.