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"Apple, which embraced Twitter in its iOS5 update last year, is expanding the palette of social sharing options with two new partners \u2014 Flickr and Vimeo \u2014 in the company's latest operating-system upgrade, Mountain Lion.\nUsers of the OS upgrade, also known as Mac OS X: Version 10.8, will see a new option in many apps called Share Sheet. Share Sheet lets you share photos, videos and links across your apps. As previously noted, Apple has expanded its relationship with Twitter to allow Twitter-based sharing in place of the now-defunct iChat. But Twitter's not the only option.\nAs with the iOS 5 Twitter integration, aligning your Flickr and Vimeo accounts requires that you log into those accounts via System Preferences. According to Slashgear, Mountain Lion-based apps will be able to offer options that make the most sense. For instance, Flickr sharing will be an option in PhotoBooth, but not in Notes. (In a nod to Apple's recent popularity in China, Share Sheet also offers integration with Chinese video-sharing sites Youku and Toudu. Mail, contacts and Calendar syncing will receive support from QQ, 126 and 123 \u2014 Chinese service providers.) \n\nSEE ALSO: Apple Unveils Mac OS X Mountain Lion: So Long iChat, Hello Twitter\nVarious OS X and official Apple apps have had third-party service integration for some time. iPhoto '09 introduced the ability to upload photos directly to Flickr and iPhoto '11 added support for Facebook. Likewise, iMovie has had the ability to upload directly to YouTube since iMovie '08. We're not sure why Apple is integrating some social networks into Mountain Lion and excluding others, but it could come down to proper API support that is accessible at a system level. Some platforms, such as Twitter and Flickr, have extensive API support for deep application integration, while others such as Facebook, are more limited.\nAnother possibility is that the decision was driven by the realpolitik of the tech industry. Apple has a  fractious relationship with Facebook, in part because of that company's close ties with Apple archrival Microsoft. Apple and Google's mutual enmity may also a major reason why Vimeo has been integrated but the Google-owned YouTube has not.\nConsidering those limitations, Apple has still greatly expanded built-in sharing options. Vimeo, for instance, claims to receive about 65 million unique visitors per month (vs. 130 million for YouTube) while Flickr brings in about 80 million. \n\n\nApple Unveils Mountain Lion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Logo\nMeet the Mountain Lion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Desktop\nPrevious Mac OS Xs had a more abstract swirl of light in space as their default desktop. Mountain Lion offers a proper galaxy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaptop and Desktop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotifications on the side\nRemind anyone of the Facebook ticker?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nYour To Do list, synced between desktop, iPad and iPhone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Across Platforms\nText anyone from the desktop with Apple's iPhone-to-iPhone SMS system, iMessage -- replacing iChat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPages, Meet iCloud\nThe Mac's word processing app will now be able to access documents from the same iCloud, with ease, as Pages on iPad and iPhone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirplay\nSeamlessly mirror your desktop to an HDTV with a click -- so long as you have an Apple TV.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPin a Note\nHere's how it's done, straight from the Mountain Lion manual.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPinned Notes\nAnd here's what the new Notes app looks like on the desktop. Previously, Notes were part of Mac Mail.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare Sheets\nThat's a fancy developer's way of talking about sharing stuff on a variety of services -- including the Mac's new preferred social network, Twitter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Integration\nIt's everywhere ...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Inside\n... once you give the Mac your Twitter account details.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEven in Photo Booth\nWe're not sure how many hilarious funhouse mirror snapshots from the Apple store Twitter can withstand.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGame Center\nYou can't buy iOS games for the Mac, but you can at least play cross-platform games against players on the iPad or iPhone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGames Center Integration\nHere's what it looks like in action.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA gift to China\nOne more thing ...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChinese Bonus\n... There'll be more words and characters for Chinese speakers, based on a constantly updated dictionary, and they can integrate English words too. For a fast-evolving language spoken by one-seventh of the world, this is huge.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore About Mountain Lion\n\nApple Unveils Mac OS X Mountain Lion: So Long iChat, Hello Twitter\nApple Mountain Lion: Why No Facebook?\nApple Mountain Lion Embraces Flickr and Vimeo Sharing\nRIP iChat, 2002-2012\nApple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 15 New Features\nWhy Apple\u2019s Mountain Lion Didn\u2019t Roar\nHands on With Messages for OS X Mountain Lion\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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