In smartphone terms, a notification is exactly what the word implies – an alert tone and text popup that notifies you when an application needs your attention. When used by social networking apps, notifications can be a very useful feature, alerting you of new activity and eliminating the need to constantly refresh the app for updates. Viddy, the social video app for iOS devices, uses notifications to let you know when you have a new follower, new comments, tags and likes, and when you or the people you follow upload a new video. If you’re overwhelmed by the number of notifications you receive, you can select exactly what actions merit a notification and whether you want to receive it on your device or via email. The app even includes optional “quiet time” during which no notifications are sent, to keep you from being disturbed during a specific time period each day.

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