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  • Google brings a Facebook rival

    Holy Kaw!
    29 Jul 2010 | 4:23 am
    Google’s at it again: The Internet giant is reportedly huddling with online game developers to create a social-networking service to compete with Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. These game developers include big names such as Playdom Inc., Electronic Arts Inc.’s Playfish and Zynga Game Network Inc. Details about the product, however, are scant. A launch date is not yet known. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal. Keep up on the latest with Google. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Morning Brief: Russia Bans YouTube, Amazon’s New Kindle, Motorola Earnings

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    Lauren Indvik
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:26 am
    This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world today. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.YouTube banned in Russia over Racist VideoA Russian court has demanded that a Russian ISP block access to YouTube, as well as…

  • Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Explains Why He's Working With Walmart

    Fast Company
    Ariel Schwartz
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:47 am
    Earlier this week we discussed the recent announcement that Seventh Generation is teaming up with Walmart in a strategic partnership that will see the green cleaning brand sell products in 1,500 Walmart stores. It's the most unlikely of alliances, considering that Seventh Generation co-founder has said in the past that "hell would freeze over before Seventh Generation would ever do business with Walmart." But at the same time, the partnership has been a long time coming, Hollender explains to FastCompany.com."They aren't the same company they were when I said what I said," Hollender concedes.

  • How to Find Freedom

    How to Change the World
    GuyKawasaki
    28 Jul 2010 | 9:25 am
    Let me confess: I’m addicted to Twitter and email, and my addiction increases the more I have to do something important like write a book. Luckily, I stumbled across two applications that really help. I explain how they works here at the American Express Open Forum. If you’re have a tough time prying yourself away from online fun, they could really help.

  • Independent Mobile App Store GetJar Now Seeing 3 Million Downloads Per Day

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    Robin Wauters
    29 Jul 2010 | 5:29 am
    According to GetJar, its eponymous mobile app store is now seeing three million downloads per day. GetJar reiterated that its stats put it second only to Apple iTunes, with over 1 billion total downloads to date. At current (self-reported) growth rate, the company should hit 2 billion downloads in about a year, if calculated on the back of a virtual envelope.
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  • Google brings a Facebook rival

    29 Jul 2010 | 4:23 am
    Google’s at it again: The Internet giant is reportedly huddling with online game developers to create a social-networking service to compete with Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. These game developers include big names such as Playdom Inc., Electronic Arts Inc.’s Playfish and Zynga Game Network Inc. Details about the product, however, are scant. A launch date is not yet known. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal. Keep up on the latest with Google. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • New video game aims to teach abstinence

    28 Jul 2010 | 9:46 pm
    The University of Central Florida is using $434,000 federal U.S. tax dollars to develop a video game with an agenda aimed at pre-teen girls. The goal? To teach young ladies how to socially interact (by way of avatars) while overcoming peer-pressure and the temptation of sex. As BuzzFeed points out, it is cheaper than buying them all World of Warcraft accounts. The game is slated for a release date in 2011. What do you think about the idea? Preachy and dangerous or necessary and useful? Via BuzzFeed. More on teens and sex. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Truly amazing treehouse

    28 Jul 2010 | 9:30 pm
    Satisfy your inner-child and check out this brilliant treehouse located in Portland, Oregon. Seriously, you’re going to want to live here. Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior. One…

  • Exploring the timeless beauty of National Geographic

    28 Jul 2010 | 8:59 pm
    Who doesn’t recognize the iconic bright yellow frame that has housed countless breathtaking covers since National Geographic’s birth 120 years ago. The warm-hued rectangle really is the epitomy of timeless design, and luckily, hasn’t much changed since the publication’s inception. The interior of the beloved magazine, however, has been updated and features new leading (and striking) contemporary layouts. Retin Art recently published an excepitional look back at the evolution of National Geographic covering everything from content to eye direction. Full must-read story at Retin Art.

  • Welcome to the Doomsday Vault

    28 Jul 2010 | 7:20 pm
    Check out the Svalbard Seed Bank—also known as the ‘Doomsday Vault’. The dramatic-looking building was constructed in Norway as a safety precaution to house duplicate specimens of four and a half million seed samples—you know, just in case the apocalypse shows up and what’s left of the human race needs to re-establish agriculture. Think of it as a giant genetic safety deposit box. It’s always nice seeing governments taking pro-active measures to ensure the safety and protection of our beloved planet. Full story at Atlas Obscura. More green-thumbing gardening news. Permalink |…
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  • Morning Brief: Russia Bans YouTube, Amazon’s New Kindle, Motorola Earnings

    Lauren Indvik
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:26 am
    This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world today. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.YouTube banned in Russia over Racist VideoA Russian court has demanded that a Russian ISP block access to YouTube, as well as…

  • Opera Mini Serves One Billion Daily Page Views

    Stan Schroeder
    29 Jul 2010 | 2:31 am
    Despite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Opera’s Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page views.The mobile browser, which recently dropped the beta tag from the already quite polished version 5.0, has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In June 2008, it was serving 100 million page views every day; in June 2010, this number was 910 million.Opera Mini’s distinguishing feature is its compression technology, which…

  • The New Kindle: Smaller, Faster, Cheaper

    Jolie O'Dell
    28 Jul 2010 | 11:50 pm
    Today, Amazon announced the newest generation of Kindle, its popular e-reader.As hardware is wont to do, the newest version of the Kindle has become smaller and lighter while retaining its 6-inch reading area. Contrast on the screen has improved by 50%, and page turns are 20% faster. Storage on the device has doubled, and battery life is up to an entire month. And for you type geeks, new custom fonts and hinting on the device mean that words and letters will be more crisp, clear and natural-looking.What more consumers will be interested in, however, is the price on the WiFi-only version of…

  • Google Makes Custom Web Typography Ridiculously Easy

    Jolie O'Dell
    28 Jul 2010 | 11:15 pm
    Google has once again given an excellent new tool to designers and developers (and even CSS-savvy “common folk”) who long for better, more diverse typefaces on the web: a cool Font Previewer that makes adding a new font to your site as simple as copy/pasting a few lines of code.Back in May, Google rolled out its Font Directory and the Google Fonts API. The idea was that these tools would make it simpler for designers and devs to embed a wider range of fonts in their sites and applications.The previewer takes a few steps out of that process by giving you an idea of how a given…

  • 5 Ways Facebook Questions Can Be Improved

    Vadim Lavrusik
    28 Jul 2010 | 10:21 pm
    Facebook’s newest feature, Questions, has the potential to bring social Q&A into the mainstream. But like most beta features and apps, Questions is somewhat fragmented, and suffers from usability issues and apparent bugs. It could also benefit from a more seamless and connected integration across the social platform.Perhaps most notably, the feature could be more effectively integrated with Facebook Pages, which are used by millions of users and brands worldwide. To better engage their audience and customers, brands and publishers will look to take advantage of the feature with…
 
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    Fast Company

  • Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Explains Why He's Working With Walmart

    Ariel Schwartz
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:47 am
    Earlier this week we discussed the recent announcement that Seventh Generation is teaming up with Walmart in a strategic partnership that will see the green cleaning brand sell products in 1,500 Walmart stores. It's the most unlikely of alliances, considering that Seventh Generation co-founder has said in the past that "hell would freeze over before Seventh Generation would ever do business with Walmart." But at the same time, the partnership has been a long time coming, Hollender explains to FastCompany.com."They aren't the same company they were when I said what I said," Hollender concedes.

  • Peace Dividend Trust Finds New Business Frontiers ... in Afghanistan

    Jenara Nerenberg
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:29 am
    Wikileaks be damned, former Afghanistan diplomat Scott Gilmore cuts out middle men in international aid and brings global trade to a country often considered war-torn. Scott Gilmore started the Peace Dividend Trust and the Peace Dividend Marketplace as a way to cut out middle men in the international aid industry and to connect local suppliers with international buyers. As business and international aid continue to dance and intermingle, a subject covered extensively by the likes of AidWatch and NextBillion.net, Gilmore has squeezed unprecedented potential out of what some might consider one…

  • Doctors Without Borders... With Inflatable Hospitals

    Stephanie Schomer
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:17 am
    Photograph by Nicholas CalcottLogistics Manager, Doctors Without Borders Bordeaux, France Bouhabib, 43, worked with Doctors Without Borders' R&D teams to transform inflatable tent structures into fully functioning hospitals. "In 2004, we saw these inflatable tents that had been developed for the Italian Army and approached the manufacturer directly, hoping to develop a hospital with surgical facilities. When we first tried it out in 2005, after the earthquake in Pakistan, setup took almost twice as long as it did in Haiti in January. The hospital itself is nine tents, totaling 1,400…

  • iFive: MIA Spilled Oil, FBI/Google to Get Net Records, RIM's New Tablet Name, Plankton Declines and Facebook Questions

    Addy Dugdale
    29 Jul 2010 | 4:53 am
    While you were sleeping, innovation was buying up domain names, and readying itself for a launch with large retail displays that look like something from Superman's home planet, Krypton.1. Around 4 million barrels of oil from the Deepwater Spill has gone missing, according to the Washington Post. As well as having been cleaned up by nature, the unaccounted oil could also be in the air, or even floating in the water like a "toxic fog." Oceanographer John Kessler thinks that, wherever it is, the oil could remain in the environment from a year up to decades. Meanwhile, Shell has posted its Q2…

  • Stop Freaking Out About the 100 Million "Hacked" Facebook Profiles

    Dan Nosowitz
    29 Jul 2010 | 2:28 am
    There's a story going around today that a "white hat" (the good kind, sort of) hacker pulled data from 100 million Facebook profiles and posted them online. The hacker, a "security consultant" by the name of Ron Bowles, collected user IDs, names, URLs, and all kinds of other data from those profiles, and made it all available as one massive torrent file. Sounds bad, right? It isn't.The BBC, among others, is painting this as a terrifying hack of Facebook. But the thing is, all of the data that was snatched up by Bowles was publicly available. When you create a Facebook profile, you're given…
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    How to Change the World

  • How to Find Freedom

    GuyKawasaki
    28 Jul 2010 | 9:25 am
    Let me confess: I’m addicted to Twitter and email, and my addiction increases the more I have to do something important like write a book. Luckily, I stumbled across two applications that really help. I explain how they works here at the American Express Open Forum. If you’re have a tough time prying yourself away from online fun, they could really help.

  • Examples of Enchanting Things

    GuyKawasaki
    25 Jul 2010 | 2:20 pm
    In the comments area below, please tell me some things that you find enchanting. For example: Car—1966 Mustang, Computer—Macintosh, City—Istanbul, Movie—Wizard of Oz, etc. I’m looking for a wide range of categories and examples. Thanks!

  • Why too much money is worse than too little

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Jul 2010 | 9:55 am
    Many entrepreneurs believe that they key to success is adequate (or more) capital. I think they’re wrong—too much money is worse than too little. It’s because spending expands to the level of money that you’ve raised. I explain the hazards of too much money for the American Express Open Forum. Read it by clicking here.

  • Happiness explained by @Zappos

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Jul 2010 | 9:50 am
    Whether you love shoes or not, you’ve got to admire the job that Tony Hsieh and the rest of the Zappos gang has done. I got a chance to interview Tony during the book tour for his new tome. in our interview he explains the keys to happiness in life and business while being Asian-American. Check out what he has to say here.

  • How to decode the US immigration process

    GuyKawasaki
    19 Jul 2010 | 12:56 pm
    If you’re confused by the U. S. Immigration process, I recently posted an explanation of it at the American Express Open Forum blog. Robert C. Meltzer, CEO of VISANOW, provided the information. His company is in the business of helping people obtain visas, so he should know. (Disclosure: Garage is an investor in VISANOW.) Learn how to decode the immigration process here.
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  • Independent Mobile App Store GetJar Now Seeing 3 Million Downloads Per Day

    Robin Wauters
    29 Jul 2010 | 5:29 am
    According to GetJar, its eponymous mobile app store is now seeing three million downloads per day. GetJar reiterated that its stats put it second only to Apple iTunes, with over 1 billion total downloads to date. At current (self-reported) growth rate, the company should hit 2 billion downloads in about a year, if calculated on the back of a virtual envelope.

  • Lovefilm, The Netflix-Of-Europe, Signs Deal With Widevine For Multi-Platform Play

    Steve O'Hear
    29 Jul 2010 | 4:52 am
    Lovefilm, the Netflix-of-Europe, looks set to beef up its multi-platform play via a newly signed agreement with DRM and adaptive streaming technology provider Widevine. The deal will see the US-based company become Lovefilm's "preferred provider of digital rights management and video optimisation solutions", enabling the video subscription service to continue to break out from its 'DVDs by post' legacy into the video-on-demand market, ensuring that its digital content is "playable on many new devices."

  • Motorola Shipped 2.7 Million Smartphones Last Quarter, Phone Sales Down 6% YoY

    Robin Wauters
    29 Jul 2010 | 4:19 am
    Motorola has just announced its financial results for Q2 2010, reporting total sales of $5.4 billion, which is slightly below what it recorded in the same period last year. Earnings came in at $162 million or $0.07 per share, compared to GAAP earnings of $26 million or $0.01 per share in Q2 2009. Non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.09 compared to earnings of $0.03 per share in second quarter 2009. Analysts expected the company to have earned 8 cents per share on revenue of $5.19 billion. Zooming in on its Mobile Devices unit, Motorola reported sales of $1.7 billion, down 6 percent compared…

  • Lost In Val Sinestra: A Mesmerizing Movie Trailer Featuring Your Facebook Friends

    Robin Wauters
    29 Jul 2010 | 3:04 am
    Double rainbow awesome. There’s no other modern way to describe this. I won’t spoil it too much, but whatever you do today, visit this website and select some of your closest friends from your Facebook graph when prompted. You won’t be disappointed. From the looks of it, this was put together by Swiss telecoms provider Swisscom to promote its TV offerings. Hat tip to Ouriel Ohayon. Awesomeness in a bottle. CrunchBase InformationFacebookInformation provided by CrunchBase

  • HTC Beefs Up Management Team But Loses A Top Executive

    Robin Wauters
    29 Jul 2010 | 1:18 am
    Mobile phone maker HTC this morning announced a series of executive promotions and newly created management positions. The Taiwanese company said it had poached two senior execs from rival Sony Ericsson and that it had promoted three others to its management team. Buried in the press release, however, is that a senior executive of its own has quit the company. In a statement, HTC announced that it appointed Ron Louks as chief strategy officer, a new position that will oversee HTC’s strategic planning and technology development. Louks was previously CTO at Sony Ericsson. HTC also…
 
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  • The power of sync

    Seth Godin
    29 Jul 2010 | 2:18 am
    100 people doing something at the same time has far more power than 300 people doing it over time.We unconsciously amplify the power of coordination when we consider the impact of actions. If there's a thousand people waiting outside of a store, we instantly believe we're seeing a phenomenon.While the internet makes it easier than ever to spread ideas, it makes it far more compelling to coordinate actions.If everyone in your weekly meeting drops a pencil at precisely 12:03, you'll notice.

  • Here comes the paperback Kindle... as promised

    Seth Godin
    28 Jul 2010 | 6:13 pm
    The wifi Kindle, $139. Drop the first digit and you're on to something. And it only took them six weeks!

  • It's (always) too soon to know for sure

    Seth Godin
    28 Jul 2010 | 2:55 am
    The cost of being first is higher than it's ever been...It's entirely possible that you're racing.Racing to the market with a new product or a news story or a decision or an innovation. The race keeps getting faster, doesn't it?If you're racing, you better figure out what to do about the times that you don't know for sure...because more and more of your inputs are going to be tenuous, speculative and possibly wrong. Day traders have always understood this--all they do is trade on uncertainty. But you, too, if you're racing, are going to have to make decisions on less than perfect…

  • The problem with unlimited

    Seth Godin
    27 Jul 2010 | 2:12 am
    If you work out on a weight machine that has a limit--where you have to push the bar until it stops--you're far more likely to to hit that limit than if you had left it to your own initiative to figure out how far is far enough.People enjoy going to the max (or in the case of Spinal Tap, a little farther than max, to 11). But if there is no max, no limit, it's much easier to satisfy yourself and declare that you've done enough.If you want your best users to do more, one way to do it is to announce the most they can do. While this may dissuade a few people from pushing ever farther, it will in…

  • Getting unstuck: solving the perfect problem

    Seth Godin
    26 Jul 2010 | 2:51 am
    The only problems you have left are the perfect ones. The imperfect ones, the ones with a clearly evident solution, well, if they were important, you've solved them already.It's the perfect problems that keep us stuck.Perfect because they have constraints, unbendable constraints, constraints that keep us trapped. I hate my job, I need this job, there's no way to quit, to get a promotion or to get a new boss, no way to move, my family is in town, etc. We're human, that's what we do--we erect boundaries, constraints we can't ease, and we get trapped.Or perhaps it's your product or service or…
 
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  • 5 Tools I Am Willing to Pay for [And Recommend] to Improve My Blogs

    Darren Rowse
    28 Jul 2010 | 6:51 am
    One of the great things about blogging is that it is very accessible to anyone with internet access. There are some fantastic tools around that are completely free that mean you can have a blog up and running within minutes of deciding to start a blog. Free tools range from hosted blog platforms like WordPress.com and Blogger through to a myriad of plugins and themes around the web that can make blogging a breeze. Of course while there are many many free options out there, sometimes to take your blog to the next level there can come a time when you need to spend a few dollars. I bit the…

  • How to Build a Successful Blog Business

    Darren Rowse
    28 Jul 2010 | 4:21 am
    One of the best new resources for those wanting to make money from blogging is a new eBook (and available as a ‘real’ book is How to Build a Successful Blog Business by Collis Ta’eed. I had the opportunity to read this great new book last week and was really impressed by the mix of solid teaching, practical tips and fantastic case studies. Collis Ta’eed is the creator of some highly successful blogging businesses – Envato, Tuts+, Freelance switch and AppStorm. He’s built something with his great team from scratch to be some of the most popular and…

  • How to Make an Absolute Fortune From Your Blog (Really)

    Darren Rowse
    27 Jul 2010 | 7:14 am
    Kevin Geary is the author of Employee Revolution: A guide to being indispensable, irreplaceable, and higher paid (without lying, cheating, or joining a union). If you have a personal blog, I’m talking directly to you. If you don’t have a personal blog, get one now. Sorry, but this surefire strategy doesn’t work unless you have a personal blog (you can keep your other blogs, you just need a personal one too). What is a resume`? Try not to fall asleep. This is short and to the point, I promise. A resume is a list of your qualifications on one page. It’s supposed to make it easy for a…

  • What Was Your Biggest Traffic Day?

    Darren Rowse
    26 Jul 2010 | 7:04 am
    I’m preparing a presentation on ‘Finding Readers for your Blog’ which I’ll be giving at the Melbourne Blog Training Day next Tuesday. It’s got me thinking back to some of the bigger days of traffic that I’ve had on my own blogs over the years and I thought I’d open up some discussion on the topic to see if we can identify any trends. What was your biggest day of Traffic (or ‘days’ if you can think of more than one) and what happened to make them occur? I asked this on Twitter yesterday and it was interesting to see the responses. Some of…

  • 9 Proven Tips For Creating An Extraordinarily Successful Blog [Lady Gaga Edition]

    Darren Rowse
    25 Jul 2010 | 7:33 am
    A Guest Post by Karol Gajda from Ridiculously Extraordinary. I’m going to come right out and say it: I’m a Lady Gaga fan. I didn’t really know who she was until about 6 months ago. I knew the name, but hadn’t heard the music or learned about the artist. Then I heard the music and my first thought was: “pop genius.” That said, it wasn’t until I heard/read a few interviews and witnessed how she carried herself that I actually became a fan. Lady Gaga isn’t just a pop genius, she’s an unapologetic strong-willed marketing genius as well. There…
 
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  • A Look Inside Apple's Magic Trackpad

    29 Jul 2010 | 6:36 am
    With its ultra-thin design and single-use functionality, users might think that a teardown of Apple's new Magic Trackpad would be straightforward and uninteresting. But the experts at iFixit show us in one of their famous teardowns how Apple...

  • Amazon Announces New Kindles: $139 Wi-Fi, $189 3G

    29 Jul 2010 | 12:50 am
    Last night, Amazon announced an all new Wi-Fi only Kindle that starts at only $139 with a 3G-capable one for $189. Amazon.com is excited to introduce a new generation of Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink sc...

  • New 27-Inch iMac Disassembled, Aftermarket SSD Install Deemed Difficult

    28 Jul 2010 | 6:58 pm
    Yesterday, we noted that Apple's new 27" iMac for the first time allows users to configure their machines with a second hard drive, offering a 256 GB solid state drive as an option for the second bay. Location of second hard dr...

  • Apple Looking Into Reports of Problems With iOS 4 on iPhone 3G

    28 Jul 2010 | 1:40 pm
    The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is "looking into" reports of issues being experienced by iPhone 3G users who have upgraded to the company's new iOS 4. Discussion forums at Apple, MacRumors, and elsewhere have been filling with reports fro...

  • Apple Rolling Out iAd Spots for App Developers

    28 Jul 2010 | 11:10 am
    As noted by Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng, Apple has updated its iAd developer page to invite app developers to advertise their applications through the company's new mobile ad platform.iAd...
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  • Reading Your RSS Feeds Is Not a Job

    ceb
    29 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am
    Unless it is. I was having a conversation with a real estate friend the other day, and he asked me where I found the time to read all the various blog articles that I read at any given time. I told him that it was part of my job to be in the know and to share useful information. He said that he sometimes couldn’t find the time. I challenged him back by asking, “Will it really improve your business, reading all those feeds?” We read on autopilot at times. We read because consumption is part of what the web gives us in nonstop streams. We can find something to consume…

  • Mario Sundar at LinkedIn is a Trust Agent

    ceb
    28 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am
    I had a call the other day with Mario Sundar and two other LinkedIn employees (Wasn’t sure I had permission to name you both). We were talking about my recent post about LinkedIn and sharing. Here’s why Mario is a trust agent: he saw my post, and marshaled his company to take some kind of action to hear more about my thoughts, and see if there was any action that could be taken to improve the experience. You could say, “Well, Duh. You’re a top blogger in the social media space. Of course he’s going to listen to you.” The picture I put up with this post is…

  • Dear Car Dealerships – Stop Sucking

    ceb
    27 Jul 2010 | 9:08 am
    I’m on the hunt for a new car. Rather, I’ve pretty much made up my mind on what car I want, after a conversation with Kat that went something like this: Me: I want a new Camaro. Kat: So get a Camaro. Me: People will say it’s a midlife crisis mobile. Kat: The only people who say that are guys whose wife won’t let them have one. Me: I should buy something grown-up like a Cadillac. Kat: Why? Me: … Kat: Go get a Camaro. So, I go on the web. First, I have to say that the Kelley Blue Book site is pretty darned useful and good. Lots of people also recommend Edmunds.com.

  • Families Run on Facebook

    ceb
    27 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am
    While I was on vacation a few weeks back, there were as many as four families sitting around the table at our rented place by the lake. Granted, we all knew each other from the net, so we’re not exactly a “normal” sample. But what I noticed every morning when I joined the fray (I was a relative late riser at 7:30AM compared to everyone else who had some interest in watching the sun rise), was that they all logged into Facebook to see the pulse of their friends and family. Facebook was second right after email (which is the world’s first priority for screentime).

  • The Frontier is All Around Us

    ceb
    26 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am
    I love this new Levi campaign. If you can’t see the video embedded below, click here to go to my site. Essentially, what I love about it, is that it’s the story of rebirth, or the seeds that might get us to think about rebirth, with regards to cities, to economies, to matters of finding a new identity. Watch this video first, the commercial. The girl voice narrating says this: People think there aren’t frontiers anymore. They can’t see how frontiers are all around us. I love that. It’s a thought worth taking away, no matter what else you do or don’t take…
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  • The Glass Ceiling, the Inner Circle, and the Key to Building a Popular Blog

    Jonathan Morrow
    28 Jul 2010 | 6:46 am
    “What am I doing wrong?” I whispered to the computer screen. A part of me wanted nothing more than to go to bed and forget about blogging forever. And yet, there I was, hunched over the computer, as I dug through my traffic stats for the millionth time. Somewhere inside was the answer to why I wasn’t getting more traffic, and I was going to find it. Some people would have said I was asking for too much. The blog was already doing decently well, averaging about 100 visitors a day after only two months. I got at least a few glowing comments on every post I wrote. Several…

  • Landing Page Makeover Clinic #28: IntelligentEditing.com

    Roberta Rosenberg
    27 Jul 2010 | 6:20 am
    This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Daniel Heuman’s software helps writers, editors, translators, and proofreaders prepare error-free documents with greater ease and speed. He tried and abandoned PPC (pay-per-click) advertising, as he discovered the folks who clicked through weren’t his best prospects. (That’s a technique that almost certainly deserves some more thought and attention another time.) Daniel is now marketing directly to prospects via email and showing some success, but he feels more can be done.

  • Make Your Readers Love You: 5 Lessons from Pixar

    Sean Platt
    26 Jul 2010 | 8:50 am
    Everyone loves Pixar. Okay, maybe not everyone. Let’s just say everyone except that 10% of the human race who enjoy hating on awesome like I enjoy sipping coffee. Fifteen years ago, Pixar smashed the creative and technical limits of the animated feature film. It would be easy saying they came from nowhere, if it wasn’t for the decade they spent scraping by, sharpening their craft, rewriting broken rules while keeping what was best about the classics in their genre. People don’t just like Pixar films. They love Pixar films. How does Pixar do it, again and again and again? Yes,…

  • The 7 Secrets of Running a Wildly Popular Blog

    Dean Rieck
    21 Jul 2010 | 6:47 am
    Did you ever wonder why some blogs attract tons of readers and others don’t? Of course you’ve wondered. We all have. Because if you’re reading this blog, you almost certainly have a blog of your own. You think it’s great, and you want lots of other people to think it’s great too. So what’s the answer? Why do some blogs become more popular than others? There are lots of reasons why people flock to certain blogs, but I think one of the most important is that popular blogs are written by popular people — the sort of people who attract others. And…

  • The Foolproof Cure for Weak Content: 4 Ways to Get Some Perspective

    Ali Hale
    20 Jul 2010 | 6:10 am
    When I was fifteen, I wrote a novel. I thought it was pretty good, and daydreamt about literary stardom. Fast forward ten years. I recently found my old notebooks and read that novel over again. And … let’s just say it wasn’t as good as I remembered, and leave it at that. It’s amazing what a difference perspective makes. Usually, you’re not going to be revisiting work from a decade ago. You’re going to be busy trying to get that new website copy done, or that sales page written, or that ebook finished. Problem is, when you’re writing, you’re…
 
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    ReadWriteWeb

  • Slashdot Struggles to Remain Relevant in The Social Web

    29 Jul 2010 | 2:53 am
    Earlier today we published an analysis of the top traffic drivers in social media, based on data from Web analytics company Woopra. The biggest traffic driver was StumbleUpon (51%), followed by Digg (30%), Hacker News (12%) and Reddit (5%). Surprisingly, tech news community Slashdot was not in the list of top referrers. In fact, according to Woopra CEO John Pozadzides, Slashdot "drives close to 0% of traffic to the sites Woopra measures." (emphasis ours) Why is Slashdot almost irrelevant to the social media community? It used to be the biggest driver of traffic to tech web sites,…

  • 5 Critical Web Metrics To Keep a Close Eye On

    29 Jul 2010 | 12:10 am
    You probably have a good idea of how many page views and unique visitors your company's website gets, but how many people are truly interacting with your brand? How successful are your digital marketing efforts? Traditional Web analytics metrics can provide a ton of actionable intelligence about your site's users, but only when they're combined with other measurements does the full picture start to emerge. With so many measurements and data points flying across your desktop, it's hard to know where to focus. Here are five metrics to pay particular attention to. Sponsor Conversion Rate…

  • Fake Chinese iPads No Longer Hot Sellers

    28 Jul 2010 | 11:38 pm
    China's vibrant "shanzhai" (also "shanzai") industry, which modifies or knocks off existing electronic products, quickly pounced on the iPad as it did many other phones and devices. Shanzai.com, a site that reviews these ersatz gadgets, reported the first iPad clone in March. Since then the faux iPads have reportedly been selling like crazy. "China's shanzhai industry is rolling out 'iPads' faster that people can say 'one gig or two'!" CNNGo wrote in June. But months after the iPad's release, Chinese news media are reporting that the market for fake iPads has slowed dramatically. Why? Sponsor…

  • Turn-key, Customizable WordPress Hosting & Maintenance Now Offered by WP Engine

    28 Jul 2010 | 10:06 pm
    A small team of high-profile developers are unveiling its new service for hosting customizable but automatically maintained WordPress publishing software installs tonight. WP Engine seeks to serve what they believe is a large market: businesses that need more customizability than WordPress.com hosted accounts offer at low-end prices but more ease of use and scalability support than the millions of WordPress.org users get running open source installs on their own or rented servers. For $50 a month, the service will offer premium support, automatic security upgrades, recommended plug-in…

  • Kindle Wins E-Reader Price Battle, But It Hasn't Won the War

    28 Jul 2010 | 8:04 pm
    Is the latest, cheapest Kindle ($139) evidence of an escalating e-reader price war? The Kindle has gotten pleasantly better and cheaper since its debut for $399 in 2007, when it sold out in hours. By last year, the price was down to $259. Then in June, Barnes & Noble slashed the price of its Nook e-reader to $199. Amazon dropped the price of the simplest Kindle to $189 almost immediately. That's when both companies stopped making money on the e-readers, according to iSuppli, an analysts' firm known for taking apart gadgets to estimate how much they cost to manufacture. Sponsor Then earlier…
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    Smashing Magazine Feed

  • In Defense Of Photoshop

    Thomas Giannattasio
    29 Jul 2010 | 1:16 am
      Waves of change are currently rippling through every aspect of the Web. The iPad and other mobile devices are changing the way we access the Internet, while HTML5 and CSS3 promise to change the way we develop it. However, another storm is brewing that threatens Photoshop’s throne as the application of choice for Web design. The battle suggests a fundamental shift in the design process from Photoshop to mark-up.A militia of designers have assembled to launch this coup. Their propaganda is convincing, and their proposed successor is worthy, capable and sexy. Their cause is…

  • Passing The Holy Milestone: How To Meet Deadlines

    Ben Gremillion
    28 Jul 2010 | 5:45 am
      For too many projects, there comes a time when every action taken, every decision and sacrifice made, is spurred on by pressure to finish. Tempers seem to shrink along with the available days, talk about “high standards” gives way to “good enough,” and people realize that deadlines are aptly named. During the last-minute crunch, someone may well wonder, how did it come to this? Could it have been prevented? Every Web project has deadlines. But not every designer or developer deals with them the same way.[Offtopic: by the way, did you already get your copy of the Smashing…

  • New eBook From Smashing Magazine: Mastering Photoshop For Web Design

    Vitaly Friedman
    27 Jul 2010 | 5:23 am
      Mastering Photoshop for Web Design is the third book in our eBook series, and it’s definitely the best eBook we’ve published so far. It was written from scratch by our regular writer Thomas Giannattasio, exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers. We are very proud of the result, in particular because of the high quality of tips, ideas and techniques that Thomas — who is a deep expert in Adobe Photoshop — presents in his book.Mastering Photoshop is written for advanced and intermediate designers who want to brush up on their workflow and improve…

  • 50 Useful Tools and Resources For Web Designers

    Vitaly Friedman
    26 Jul 2010 | 5:30 am
      An effective, well-organized workflow is an important asset of professional web designers. The more useful and time-saving your tools are, the more time you can focus on important things, thus creating a foundation for timely good-quality results. The problem is that there are just way too many tools, services and resources out there, so it has become difficult to keep track on them and find those tiny little time-savers that will spare you headaches and save time in a long run.And this is where we come in. Back in old days, Smashing Magazine used to publish lists after lists,…

  • The Showcase of Beautiful Pinhole Photography

    Vailancio Rodrigues
    25 Jul 2010 | 7:36 am
      Camera is a remarkable piece of innovation. However, it is people — professionals and newbies alike — who make it truly remarkable. It’s the photographer behind the camera. It’s his imagination, passion and talent and knowledge of the medium. You don’t need a high-end costly equipment to get beautiful results. Just your talent and a way of looking at things differently is together more than enough for a great shot. It’s also the ability to envision the final result in your mind which is also important.A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens…
 
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    Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider Blog » Photoshop & Digital Photography Techniques, Tutorials, Books, Reviews & More

  • What’s Coming Next at Kelby Training Online

    Scott
    28 Jul 2010 | 9:27 pm
    Hi Gang: Rather than writing some long blog post about five amazing new online classes we’re developing right now, I thought I’d do a really quick video instead (above). I am so excited about this new stuff, and once you watch the video, you will be too!

  • It’s “Pimpy” Thursday

    Scott
    28 Jul 2010 | 9:19 pm
    We’ve got a lot going on right now at Kelby Media Group, so here’s a quick update: Last two days left to save $100 off Photoshop World Conference Registration Just a quick reminder—Friday’s the cut-off for the “Save $100″ Early Bird registration for Photoshop World Vegas (coming Sept 1-3). First, here’s a post I did about the last Photoshop World (in Orlando), with lots of photos. Secondly, here’s the link with all the details, travel discounts, and a link where you can register (I promise, you’ll have a blast!). Thirdly, I hope to meet…

  • It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Cliff Mautner

    Brad
    27 Jul 2010 | 9:01 pm
    Holy crap. The time has arrived. I’m blogging here today thanks to Matt Kloskowski, who stumbled into my Photo Plus seminar last year. During the presentation, Matt was amused by my ramblings, texted Scott multiple times to come take a look, and presto, I now find myself in unbelievable company teaching for Kelby Training. I was asked to be a guest blogger last fall, but my wedding schedule was out of control – so I asked Brad if I could delay it a bit. Truth be told, I had no idea what to write. Truth be told, I still have no idea what to write, but I suppose I’ll figure something…

  • The Photoshop World “Save $100″ Early Bird Special Ends Friday

    Scott
    26 Jul 2010 | 9:21 pm
    That’s right—-the Early Bird Special is almost over (it ends Friday), so if you’re thinking of joining us in Vegas on September 1-3, 2010 for the Photoshop training event of the year, this is your chance to save $100 right up front. This year I’m teaching three classes during the conference: (1) Lightroom Killer Tips (2) Down & Dirty Tricks, 2010 (3) Designing With Type 2010 Plus, I’m doing at talk called “Studio Lighting Techniques: Behind the Scenes” at the Manfrotto booth on the Expo Floor (by the way—we’re breaking our record for…

  • Photo Walks from Around The World

    Brad
    26 Jul 2010 | 9:09 pm
    Hi Gang: I wanted to share some World Wide Photo Walk group shots from around the world, but first, you’ve gotta check out this video, shot during Saturday’s Photo Walk in Munich, Germany. It was shot with a Canon 7D, and the quality of video, quality of camera work, and editing is just really fantastic. I was so impressed!!!! Anyway, watch this video first, and then take a look at some of these wonderful group shots from all over. Seeing these group shots is one of my favorite parts of all of this, and I hope you enjoy them, too. Munich, Germany Antwerp, Belgium Belfast, Northern…
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    CNN.com

  • Police: Woman admits killing 8 babies

    29 Jul 2010 | 6:22 am
    French national police Tuesday detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a home and others in the garden of another home, the French Interior Ministry said.

  • 4 airmen killed in Alaska C-17 crash

    29 Jul 2010 | 4:50 am
    An Air Force C-17 cargo plane crashed on a local training mission near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, a captain at the base told CNN.

  • Obama to speak on education reform

    29 Jul 2010 | 4:17 am
    President Barack Obama will deliver a major education reform speech at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington Thursday morning.

  • What lies ahead after spill is sealed?

    29 Jul 2010 | 4:17 am
    The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.

  • Weakened immigration law takes effect

    29 Jul 2010 | 3:57 am
    Arizona's new immigration law is now in effect -- a day after a federal judge blocked the most controversial parts of it.
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    The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

  • Prizmo provides optical character recognition on the iPhone

    Mike Schramm
    29 Jul 2010 | 7:00 am
    Filed under: iPhone Prizmo is a popular OCR (optical character recognition) app for the Mac that allows you to scan documents and things like business cards easily and quickly, avoiding the step of typing them in by hand. Now, Creaceed has announced that it's bringing the app to the iPhone, so you'll be able to make use of the really powerful OCR software, all on the go using the iPhone's HD camera as a scanner. As you can see above, it's pretty impressive. It's not just the fact that you can scan for text (I believe there are a few apps, including Evernote, that already allow you to do…

  • TUAW's Daily App: Gravity Hook HD

    Mike Schramm
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:30 am
    Filed under: iPhone, iPad Semi Secret Software (the same folks behind the amazing Canabalt game for the iPhone) has released its second game for the iOS platform, Gravity Hook HD. I actually heard about this one way back in March, and it was made even before Canabalt was. But this iPhone and iPad release has been updated for HD, and it's kind of fun. To play, you tap on various hook points in order to send your little guy skyward; you do this while fighting gravity and trying to keep from falling off the bottom of the screen. I can't say it's as fun or as simple as Canabalt, but it is…

  • Study: iPad owners are selfish elitists, non-owners are independent geeks

    Mike Schramm
    29 Jul 2010 | 6:00 am
    Filed under: iPadHey we didn't say it, we only repeated it. Consumer firm MyType has done a study of the opinions of 20,000 people, and have determined that iPad owners are wealthy, sophisticated, educated, and score very low in tests designed to chart altruism and kindness. In short, they're rich and smart, but also spoiled and cruel. If you happen to be anti-iPad (and probably vocal about it), don't worry, we're not leaving you out. Those who criticize the iPad, says the study, most likely don't own one (which seems obvious, no?), and tend to be "independent geeks" -- "self-directed young…

  • Apple 'looking into' poor iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3G

    Chris Rawson
    28 Jul 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Filed under: iPhoneAccording to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is "looking into" reports of iOS 4's poor performance on the iPhone 3G. Many iPhone 3G users have noted generally slow performance and glitches after installing iOS 4 that have rendered their devices nearly unusable. An Apple spokesperson told the Journal that Apple is aware of the reports and investigating solutions. That Apple is responding to the issue at all is certainly encouraging, but their response has been anything but timely -- it's come only after a month of irate posts on Apple's support forums, parody videos on…

  • Grab some lemonade, sit near the pool, and watch TUAW TV Live

    Steven Sande
    28 Jul 2010 | 2:55 pm
    Filed under: Video, TUAW BusinessToday on TUAW TV Live we're going to try to beat the heat with some cool app demos, so grab a nice icy cold glass of lemonade or some other favorite beverage, prop up the iPad or MacBook under the umbrella, and join your host Steve Sande for some fun. As mentioned earlier, we'll be talking about the new Mac announcements, Safari extensions, some fun apps for iOS devices, and more. You can either just watch the show, or choose to participate through the chat tool. To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the link at the bottom of…
 
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    Digital Photography School

  • Olympus SP-800UZ Review

    Barrie Smith
    28 Jul 2010 | 12:32 pm
    Now that cameras such as this are nearly commonplace, the decision whether to buy a digicam that shoots HD movies as well as pretty big stills or a camcorder that shoots HD video and stills is a tricky one. Pricewise, it’s also a close race. Now we have the Olympus SP-800UZ with an enormous 30x optical zoom that equates to a 35 SLR range of 28-840mm and, note, the tele end enjoys an f5.6 aperture. Check out the difference – shooting at either end of the zooms range: The camera has 14.0 megapixel capture that can shoot a maximum size image of 4288×3216 pixels, or enough to make a…

  • Photoshop: Working with Locked Pixels

    Helen Bradley
    28 Jul 2010 | 7:01 am
    If you’ve ever wondered what the small icons in the Layer palette do, you might be surprised at how useful they can be. Here’s what the Lock Transparent Pixels icon does and how you can use it. There are times when you are working with content on layers in Photoshop that the layers can do things that you don’t expect them to do. For example, in this image, I have extracted the background to a layer of its own by selecting it and then choose Layer > New > Layer via Copy. I now want to blur this layer so if I select it and apply a Gaussian blur filter to it, you will see that the Gaussian…

  • Travel Photography Subjects: Transportation

    Peter West Carey
    27 Jul 2010 | 12:18 pm
    This post is number ten of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were.  If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can probably skip this one.  These posts are not intent on telling you everything you need to do, step by step, to capture perfect, cookie-cutter pictures while traveling.  Instead, they are intent on pointing out some vital elements to capture when on the road and ask thought provoking questions you may…

  • Engagement Portrait Shoots: 7 Professional Tips to take your Engagement Shoots to the Next Level

    Christina N Dickson
    27 Jul 2010 | 7:05 am
    Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson shares tips on how to shoot engagement portraits. Christina’s work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com. Shooting engagement portraits are perhaps some of the most enjoyable for photographers. Most often, they are taken before the whirlwind of wedding planning is fully underway, and the couple is still quite enamored with one another. How do you take advantage of this time and produce incredible images? Follow these few steps to achieve real and vibrant engagement portraits. 1. Be involved! As a photographer, you must keep…

  • How [Not] to Take a Self Timer Portrait

    Darren Rowse
    26 Jul 2010 | 1:29 pm
    This one hit our inbox 3 times today so I thought I’d share it here. How to Photograph yourself with a self timer: Step1: Choose a good background Step 2: Set Self timer on your camera Step 3: Smile Step 4: Be Careful Step 5: Call 911 What photography disaster have you had? Share them in comments below. Thanks to Douwe who was the first to send this in. Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips. How [Not] to Take a Self Timer Portrait
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    Strobist

  • Understanding Optical Slaves, Pt. 2

    28 Jul 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Editor's note: There are enough questions coming in via the comments that I am prepping a slave-related Q&A for later this week. If you have a question that has not yet been asked, please get it into the comments ASAP. Thanks.__________In part one, we talked about the differences in optical slaves, and why internal slaves were usually better solutions.In this post, we'll look at the practical side -- how do you get the best performance out of your slaves?__________#$!%! Thing Didn't Fire!Slaves are a little like radio remotes in that they are not 100% perfect and reliable. (But the good ones…

  • Understanding and Using Optical Slaves, Pt. 1

    25 Jul 2010 | 9:00 pm
    First off, this is a long-overdue post. It arguably could have been in Lighting 101. But this week (four-plus years later) we'll be looking at choosing and using optical slaves.In this post, how to figure out which kind is right for you.__________Only Two Things MatterSlaves are not particularly complicated. They see a light pulse, and then they complete a circuit -- hopefully firing your second flash in the process.There are only two variables that should concern you -- connectivity and sensitivity. (Okay, price, maybe. But as you'll see later, it is better to wait a little bit and buy a…

  • Going Rogue with FlashBenders

    22 Jul 2010 | 12:00 pm
    I know what you are thinking -- this snoot looks a little familiar, perhaps?Well, it is -- and it isn't. Actually, better lemme explain.__________Okay, long story short -- and without going into too much detail:Honl creates a line of snoots and gobos. Sells them independently. Signs with ExpoImaging as distributors. A falling out occurs. Honl back to independent. ExpoImaging releases new line of Rogue FlashBenders.So now you know some backstory. And yeah, there is a certain level of familiarity involved. But they are different enough to make them of interest, so here goes.Mounting…

  • Cheap, Powerful On-Axis Fill

    19 Jul 2010 | 8:20 am
    Here's a quick little tip for the next time you find yourself in need of a little impromptu on-axis fill and you do not have a ring light: Use a direct speedlight instead.It's small, hand-holdable -- and very powerful. The trick is getting it off of top of the camera, and even closer to the lens.__________On-Camera vs. On-AxisThe problem with on-camera flash is that the flash is mounted in possibly the very worst position possible. It's too close to the lens to offer any real shape, and yet far enough away that it leaves gnarly shadows under the chin of your subject.But if you get it right…

  • Lastolite Triflash Sync: Triple Threat

    15 Jul 2010 | 10:30 am
    Multi-speedlight brackets are a great way to gang up your small flashes when you need a little extra oomph, as in when trying to overpower the sun for a portrait.Why not just buy a monobloc, you ask? Well, for one thing, it is easy to gang up small flashes. But it is a little more difficult to hack a monobloc into key, fill and background lights. Different folks, different workflows.There are a few options for ganging speedlights into a more powerful, single light. And they have all been pretty much the same -- until now.__________Ahead of the CurveUnlike most multi-flash brackets, the…
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    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Sinar creates adapter to mount DSLRs as digital backs

    29 Jul 2010 | 3:45 am
    Sinar has announced the 'p-slr' system that allows DSLR owners use their camera bodies as digital backs with the company's view camera system via an adapter. Currently compatible with Canon and Nikon cameras, the system gives access to a range of medium format and view camera lenses and accessories such as bellows, filters etc. An included 'Quick Clamping' adapter also allows users to easily change the orientation of the camera body from landscape to portrait and vice versa. The p-slr system comes in various combinations of mounting brackets, bellows and the Quick Clamping adapter, and a…

  • Just posted: Sony DSLR A390 quick review

    28 Jul 2010 | 7:56 am
    Just Posted: Our review of the Sony Alpha 390. Sony's latest DSLR is a minor upgrade to the A380, but Sony has made some important ergonomic changes that should make the new model easier to get to grips with (literally). At the core of the A390 is the same 14Mp CCD sensor as the A380 and A350, from which the A390 also inherits its innovative Fast AF Live View mode. Is a new handgrip enough to make the A390 stand out from the crowd? Check out our review and sample gallery to find out...

  • Samsung announces ST80 Wi-Fi enabled compact camera

    28 Jul 2010 | 7:30 am
    Samsung has introduced the ST80 Wi-Fi enabled digital camera allowing users connect to wireless networks for uploading or emailing images and videos. A simpler version of the company's CL80 and CL65 Wi-Fi cameras, it has a smaller 3.0" touch-screen LCD and more limited un-stabilized 3x zoom lens with no real wide-angle capability (35-114mm equiv.) rather than the existing models' 7x and 5x stabilized zooms. Beyond this, it continues to offer 720p HD video recording with H.264 compression. The ST80 will be available from September 2010 at a suggested retail price of $249.99 in charcoal…

  • Pentax posts K-7 firmware update

    28 Jul 2010 | 1:51 am
    Pentax has posted a firmware update for its K-7 mid-level DSLR. Version 1.10 adds in-camera movie editing options via its playback mode, an electronic level and a Reversal Film mode to the K-7. Additionally, autofocusing in live view can now be activated by half pressing the shutter. The latest firmware is available for immediate download from Pentax's website.

  • Panasonic developing world's first intechangable 3D lens for Micro Four Thirds

    27 Jul 2010 | 7:00 pm
    Panasonic has announced it is developing a digital 3D interchangeable lens for the Micro Four Thirds system, to be launched by the end of the year. The lens will include two optical paths, projecting left and right image pairs onto the camera sensor. These twin images can later be combined to provide a single 3D image using the company's 3D image processing system and displayed using one of its Viera televisions. The company says it will be the first such lens for a digital system.
 
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    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

  • Tip – The secret Identity Plate Text Formatting Trick

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    22 Jul 2010 | 8:17 am
    Hey folks. I had a killer day yesterday teaching the Lightroom 3 Live! seminar in LA. The crowd was awesome and it was great to see so many things “click” with everyone. Thanks to all who came out – you really made me feel right at home. Next, I’m on my way to San Francisco today to teach the same seminar on Friday (as well as my photowalk on Saturday) so I’m still grabbing some tips from Scott to celebrate the release of his brand new Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers. Today’s tip is a very cool Identity Plate trick. If you haven’t noticed…

  • Scott Kelby Tip Week Day 3 – Copy Settings Tip

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    21 Jul 2010 | 7:12 am
    Here’s another tip from Scott today. Back story: I’m teaching a couple of 1-day Lightroom seminars on the west coast (LA and San Francisco) I figured it would be hard to keep up with the blog. So to help Scott celebrate the release of his brand new Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers I’m snagging a few tips from his book all week long. Here’s a cool tip when you want to copy the settings from one photo to paste to another. When you click the Copy button in the Develop module (at the bottom of the left side Panels area), it brings up a Copy Settings dialog asking…

  • Scott Kelby Guest Tip Week Day 2

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    20 Jul 2010 | 7:46 am
    Today is day 2 of my Steal-a-tip-from-Scott-Kelby’s-New-Book tip week. See, I’m teaching a couple of 1-day Lightroom seminars on the west coast (LA and San Francisco), and I figured it would be hard to keep up with the blog. So to celebrate Scott’s new book the Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers I’m stealing tips from his book all week long (or until Scott finds out) Here’s an Adjustment Brush tip from the “How to Edit Just Part of Your Photo” chapter that I didn’t even know before today. When you’re using the Adjustment Brush, if…

  • It’s Scott Kelby Guest Tip Week

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    19 Jul 2010 | 6:24 am
    Welcome to my Steal-a-tip-from-Scott-Kelby’s-New-Book tip week. Since I’m teaching a couple of 1-day Lightroom seminars on the west coast (LA and San Francisco) I figured it would be hard to keep up with the blog. Scott doesn’t know this yet, but to help celebrate the release of his brand new Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers I’m stealing tips from his book all week long (or until Scott finds out) Here’s the first one and it has to do with showing Before and Afters in the Develop module. By default, if you press the \ (Backslash) key in the Develop…

  • Come catch the Lightroom Tour in Boston, LA, and San Francisco!

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    14 Jul 2010 | 10:01 pm
    Hey everyone! I’m heading up to Boston today to teach my Lightroom 3 Live! Tour tomorrow. There’s still seats so if you can make it I’d love for you to come on out and join me. You can find out more at Kelby Training Live. Also, next week I’ll be teaching the same tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday (July 21) and San Francisco on Friday (July 23). Those are filling up fast so if you can make it out then sign up soon. Just a quick FYI about the tour. Scott and I went through the entire tour from the previous Lightroom 2 version and streamlined our workflow as well as…
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    Joe McNally's Blog

  • Advanced Flash…..

    Joe McNally
    27 Jul 2010 | 4:17 pm
    The excitement! The ecstasy! The agony! More tk…..

  • Thanks to the Gang in London!

    Joe McNally
    24 Jul 2010 | 6:27 am
    Did a Kelby Tour stop in London on Friday, and honestly, it was a blast. Had good talent to work with on stage, and the audience couldn’t have been a nicer group of folks. They even stuck with me for one situation as I once again tilted at the TTL windmill with virtually no chance of success. But, I figure, hey, it ain’t my job when I’m up there to just do the “safe” thing. Failure is a form of progress, and photographically, a tremendous source of knowledge. Push the envelope. See what might happen. Did I mention we had fun? Anna Passey, trained as an actress,…

  • Communication Arts…..

    Drew Gurian
    22 Jul 2010 | 9:05 am
    Being in the Communication Arts yearly has always been kinda cool, and we’re selected again this year, after a pretty long hiatus. Didn’t bother submitting much in the last few years, as the kind of magazine assignments that generated that kind of play for us as a studio don’t exactly drop from trees anymore. But this year, we had a pretty visual story, on telescopes, for National Geographic, so we zapped in our entry. The CA yearly anthology is a grouping of some of the best visuals of the year, and lots of industry folks view it as a good guide to who’s doing what.

  • Taking it on the Road….

    Drew Gurian
    20 Jul 2010 | 12:13 pm
    We took the ever lovely Melissa down to the basement just yesterday, and she was her elegant self in decidedly inelegant surroundings. Really only one flash in the picture. It is a vertically arrayed small strip light, plugged into a Quadra head, with a Light Tools egg crate covering the surface of the strip. It is boomed over head of Mel. Now, truth be told, there is a full blast Ranger head with a long throw reflector outside the building, firing through an incredibly dirty window off to camera left. But, I was dragging shutter so thoroughly to bleed the daylight pouring through the back…

  • Small Flash in Paradise, Part 2

    Joe McNally
    19 Jul 2010 | 5:00 am
    Heading to the Islands again this year, with bud Scott Kelby. Had a blast last year, and I continue to be in love with this piece of the Caribbean I have been blessed to visit now for many years. Scott came last year, and was so blown away, he’s joining us earlier this time, shooting with us, and then doing Lightroom post-production magic at the end of the week. Years ago, I shot this cover for Travel Holiday, a magazine that is long gone, and the ever gracious owners of the Anse Chastenet and Jade Mountain, Nick and Karolin Troubetzkoy, have invited me back time and again to do…
 
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    Planet Photoshop

  • Adjustment Brush resize tricks

    Web Editor
    28 Jul 2010 | 7:15 am
    When using the Adjustment Brush for retouching, you need to change the size of the brush quite often. You can use the Left and Right Bracket keys ([ ]) to make small incremental changes to the brush size, but the mouse scroll wheel is the quickest way to resize the brush. If you’re using a [...]

  • Adjustment Brush masks and pins

    Web Editor
    27 Jul 2010 | 7:15 am
    When you paint on a photo using the Adjustment Brush (K), a mask is created that shows where the effects of the Adjustment Brush are applied. By default, the mask isn’t visible, but you can press the O key to toggle the visibility. Note that you can’t view the effects of the Adjustment Brush when [...]

  • Lightning Brush Effects

    Corey Barker
    27 Jul 2010 | 6:21 am
    Corey shows you how to create a lightning brush and use it to create interesting effects.

  • Change adjustment mask colors

    Web Editor
    26 Jul 2010 | 7:15 am
    When the color of your subject in a photo-graph is similar to the color of the mask (the default color is red), it’s difficult to see the mask. To change the color of the mask, press Shift-O to cycle through red, green, white, and black masks.

  • Dust spot images quickly

    Web Editor
    23 Jul 2010 | 7:15 am
    Choose the Spot Removal tool (N) and zoom in to the top-left of the image. Press the Page Down key to move down the left side of the image incrementally. When you reach the bottom, press Page Down again and it will go to the top of the image next to your starting point. Do [...]
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