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    Holy Kaw!

  • Are you using these pick up lines?

    29 Nov 2009 | 10:57 pm
    Hey baby what's your sign? The above pick up line was left behind in the 70's with high waist, bell bottom pants and gold medallions nestled in a thick patch of chest hair. Unfortunately, as man grew more erect (insert Beavis and Butthead snorts and snickers here) pick up lines went south to the days of amoebas. I am very sure you can add to this list of 5 worst pick up lines. Realized you've used these lines too often? Get some tips on dating. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • 15 unfortunately placed ads

    29 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    Over at Oddee, they’ve got an incredible collection of unfortunately placed ads. To avoid the same fate, you can check out a wealth of tips and tricks in marketing. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Stamping out shark finning in China

    29 Nov 2009 | 8:56 pm
    It’s a marketing campaign fit for a sea predator. Two organizations, Shark Savers and WildAid, are joining forces to aggressively promote the end of the shark fin industry in China. Their strategy is to plaster cities with bus-stop billboards. Supporters, whether inside or outside Asia, can fund one billboard, starring Yao Ming, for $100 a year. Reports Dive Photo Guide: According to the campaign, last year, WildAid had 200 billboards in Beijing for 3 months. In a survey, 19% of Beijingers responding remembered having seen the boards and 82% of those people said they would stop or…

  • How a governor's wife moves into the limelight

    29 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    A fascinating new New York Times article speculates whether Jenny Stanford—wife of embattled South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford—is making a leap for the limelight. Even if you’re not particularly interested in politics, the article provides a thoughtful window into the rise of a public figure. There’s also a utopia for the politics fanatic. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • How to take your site to the next level

    29 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm
    Deb Ng is the founder of Freelance Writing Jobs. She recently explained what it took to build her blog into the successful site that it is today. Here are the first three factors: 1. I put in more than an hour or two each day—My blog became a full time job. If I wasn’t blogging, I was planning the next day’s posts, analyzing traffic patterns, and networking with others. It’s a day job, it’s a night job, and it’s a weekend and holiday job. 2. I read everything I could about traffic, community, monetization and other strategies needed to become a successful…
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    Mashable!

  • Twitter Declared Most Popular English Word of 2009

    Ben Parr
    29 Nov 2009 | 10:56 pm
    While Twitter may have taken second place in Bing’s 10 most searched topics of 2009, we’ve now learned that it has become top dog in something far bigger: the entire English language. The Global Language Monitor, which tracks language trends, has once again compiled and released its yearly list of the most popular words and phrases within the English language. In 2008, the #1 most popular word was “change” (referring to the mantra of the top name of 2008, Barack Obama). However, Obama has been supplanted this year by the 140 character sensation that is Twitter. Yes,…

  • The Top 10 Bing Searches of 2009 (Hint: Twitter’s #2)

    Ben Parr
    29 Nov 2009 | 10:02 pm
    It isn’t even December yet, but Microsoft’s Bing search engine is already announcing its top ten most searched topics of 2009, as well as the two celebrities that were binged more than actress Megan Fox. The new Microsoft “decision engine” has only been in service since June, but Bing has apparently analyzed billions of search queries in order to create a list of the ten most searched topics of the year, Bing’s version of “trending topics.” Six of the top ten searches referred to specific individuals while only one search term referred to a website or…

  • #openwebawards Update: 400,000+ Votes Cast, 16 Days Remain!

    Pete Cashmore
    29 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm
    The Open Web Awards: Social Media Edition, our annual contest where you pick the best of the social web, is in its final stages. Time for a quick update! Mashable readers have cast 400,000+ votes for the top individuals, companies, websites and applications – that’s in addition to the 450,000+ nominations you made in the first round. At the current pace, it looks like more than 1 million total nominations and votes will have been cast by the end of the competition. In the final weeks, we’ll highlight your picks and explore the wider web trends of 2009. If you haven’t…

  • Tweetie 2.1 For iPhone Now LIVE in the App Store

    Pete Cashmore
    29 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm
    Tweetie 2.1, the latest version of the popular iPhone Twitter client, went live in the app store today. As we mentioned in our preview earlier this week, new features include support for Twitter Lists, the new Twitter retweets feature and geolocation. The new version is free to existing Tweetie 2 users. As we wrote in our complete review: Lists support is a big deal and thus far, it looks like Tweetie 2 for the iPhone handles the process in a very robust and intuitive way. When you click on the “More” tab in Tweetie 2, you are now presented with a listing of every list you subscribe to…

  • Twitter Ads Are Evil: Here’s Why

    Pete Cashmore
    29 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    Advertisers are frustrated. You’re all having direct conversations with friends on Twitter, Facebook, blogs and the rest while totally bypassing the mass mediums they understand. Rather than consuming content all day on TV, in newspapers and on the radio, you’re engaging, one-to-one, with individuals you trust. They can’t get in the middle of that. They hate it. So it’s perhaps predictable that we’re experiencing the rise of in-stream Twitter advertising. How do you get inside those conversations? “You pay to do it!”, they exclaim. Ah yes, so suddenly…
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    Guy Kawasaki

  • How to Use Social Media

    GuyKawasaki
    23 Nov 2009 | 8:28 pm
    Dan Zarrella, social-media maven, explains how and when to use social media site such as Facebook and Twitter. He is the author of The Social Media Marketing Book. Read the post if you’re wondering how to optimize your social-marketing efforts.

  • The Perfect Interview Test

    GuyKawasaki
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:12 pm
    Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon, authors of I Hate People!, have figured out a quick way to interview job candidates. The solution is easy: watch how they cross the street. I’m a “wader,” by the way.

  • The 19 bloggers Inc. thinks you should read

    GuyKawasaki
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    Inc. named 19 bloggers that you should read. We’ve aggregated them all in one place: Inc19.alltop.

  • How to Get Found

    GuyKawasaki
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm
    The reality is that people and technology is getting better and better a blocking out unwanted interruptions—aka, “marketing.” Brian Halligan is the CEO of HubSpot, and he explains in my post on the American Express Open Forum “how to get found.” It’s all about creating great stuff and letting Google et al do what they do: find great stuff.

  • How I tweet

    GuyKawasaki
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am
    By popular demand (and some complaints), I’ve done a FAQ with myself about how I tweet. Hope this helps you use Twitter for your business too. I explain how I use ghostwriters and why I repeat my tweets among other “unusual” practices.
 
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    TechCrunch

  • Bing’s 2009 Top Search Terms: Michael Jackson Beats Out Twitter

    Michael Arrington
    29 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    It’s that time of year again when we see each search engine roll out their top search queries for the year. Scrubbed for pornography and other NSFW stuff, of course. And also manipulated in other ways, like taking out old popular terms, to make sure the list is interesting, if not actually representative of anything, statistically speaking. Here are Bing’s top searches for 2009. I hope nothing important happens in December that will force a revision. Michael Jackson took the top spot, edging out Twitter: Top 2009 Bing Trending Topics: Michael Jackson Twitter Swine Flu Stock Market…

  • Twitter Doesn’t Track The Zeitgeist. Only 2 Percent Of Tweets Overlap With Search Trends.

    Erick Schonfeld
    29 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm
    Whenever you want to take a reading of the current zeitgeist, popular search terms can tell you a lot about what’s on people’s minds. Right now, for instance, the hottest search terms on Google Trends include “lakewood police shooting,” “tiger woods mistress,” “surviving Christmas,” and “cyber monday 2009 deals.” If you look at Trending Topics on Twitter, however, you’ll see “#isitme,” “Google Wave,” and “Soul Train Awards.” I suspect only the last one might make it as a trending search term.

  • Email Of The Week: Journalism School Language Police

    Michael Arrington
    29 Nov 2009 | 7:53 pm
    It’s that time again – for the ridiculous email of the week award. And while Video Professor really wins this week’s award, we’re going to add one more to the list. Gabrielle, a student at Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, writes to tell us that, according to the Associated Press Stylebook, the word website really should be written as Web site: To Whom It May Concern: This note is simply meant to inform your organization, TechCrunch, of an error found in your article featured on the The Washington Post Web site entitled “How…

  • Calling Twitter’s Bluff

    Steve Gillmor
    29 Nov 2009 | 6:43 pm
    Ever since FriendFeed was sold to Facebook, we’ve been told over and over again that the company and its community were toast. And as if to underline the fact, FriendFeed’s access to the Twitter firehose was terminated and vaguely replaced with a slow version that is currently delivering Twitter posts between 20 minutes and two hours after their appearance on Twitter. At the Realtime CrunchUp, Bret Taylor confirmed this was not a technical but rather a legal issue. Put simply, Twitter is choking FriendFeed to death. What’s odd about this is that most observers consider FriendFeed a…

  • Can India “Jugaad” Its Way To More Angel Investing?

    Sarah Lacy
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm
    There was one complaint I heard over and over again from Indian entrepreneurs during my three weeks shuttling between Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune: There aren’t enough angel investors in India. Now, truth be told, that’s a complaint I also hear in the American heartland, in Canada, in Europe, in Africa, in China and, well, pretty much everywhere I’ve traveled to over the last few years. I’m not sure people ever feel they’ve got enough money being thrown their way. But there is definitely something that makes Silicon Valley and Israel different from almost everywhere…
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    Seth Godin

  • Getting meta

    Seth Godin
    29 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am
    Wikipedia contains facts about facts. It's a collection of facts from other places.Facebook doesn't have your friends. It has facts about your friends.Google is at its best when it gives you links to links, not the information itself.Over and over, the Internet is allowing new levels of abstraction. Information about information might be worth more than the information itself. Which posts should I read? Which elements of the project are at risk? Who is making the biggest difference to the organization?Right now, there's way too much stuff and far too little information about that stuff.

  • Boundary makers

    Seth Godin
    28 Nov 2009 | 2:38 am
    Some artists continually seek to tear down boundaries, to find new powder, new territory, new worlds to explore. They're the ones that hop the fence to get to places no one has ever been.Other artists understand that they need to see the edges of the box if they're going to create work that lasts. No fence, no art.Can't do both at the same time. My guess is that you're already one kind of person or the other. When people present you with an opportunity/problem, what's your first reaction? Some people immediately start looking for loopholes or weak boundaries. "You didn't say we couldn't do…

  • The people you should listen to

    Seth Godin
    27 Nov 2009 | 2:34 am
    Who do you listen to?Who are you trying to please?Which customers, relatives, bloggers, pundits, bosses, peers and passers by have influence over your choices? Should the Pulitzer judges decide what gets written, or the angry boss at the end of the hall so influence the products you pitch? Should the buyer at Walmart be the person you spend all your time trying to please? Your nosy neighbor? The angry trolls that write to the newspaper? The customer you never hear from?Just for a second, think about the influence, buying power, network and track record of the people you listen to the most.

  • The only holiday that really matters

    Seth Godin
    26 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    No gifts, no guilt. Universal, even if it's not celebrated on the same day everywhere.Whenever I sit down at this keyboard, I feel humbled and quite lucky to have the privilege. Every day is Thanksgiving, because without the people we love and depend on, there'd be nothing.Thanks for being here, for making a difference and for doing work that matters.Thank you.

  • Thirsty

    Seth Godin
    25 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    I've noticed that people who read a lot of blogs and a lot of books also tend to be intellectually curious, thirsty for knowledge, quicker to adopt new ideas and more likely to do important work.I wonder which comes first, the curiosity or the success?
 
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  • Subscribe to the ProBlogger Newsletter 2.0 Here

    Darren Rowse
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Today I’m pleased to announce that the ProBlogger Newsletter is Back! The next newsletter to go out is queued to go out in 10 hours from now. Add Your Email Address Here to Subscribe Note: if you use an ad blocker you’re unlikely to see the signup form on this page. To signup you’ll need to disable the adblocker for a moment and refresh this page. Early on in the life of ProBlogger I produced a weekly newsletter that ran parallel to this blog. I did this as a way for readers to keep in touch with the latest information about the blog, get a little exclusive inside…

  • You Need to See These Case Studies Before They’re Gone

    Darren Rowse
    29 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Have you ever intentionally ignored something only to find out that you’ve been a fool for doing so? This weekend I discovered what a fool I’ve been for ignoring a resource that could have been helping me make my business a lot more profitable. Many of you will have heard of Jeff Walker and his wildly successful ‘Product Launch Formula‘ before. Every time he’s opened the doors on this training a lot of people talk it up as being ‘the resource’ to get if you want to make money from selling your own products online. I’ve seen all the promotions…

  • From Blog to Small Business: Tips for Taking Your Blog to a Whole New Level

    Darren Rowse
    28 Nov 2009 | 5:53 am
    A Guest Post By Deb Ng – Deb Ng is a freelance writer, professional blogger, social media consultant and founder of the Freelance Writing Jobs network of blogs. Four and a half years ago I started a blog filled with nothing but leads to available freelance writing opportunities. As I studied blogging and the various ways to generate traffic and revenue, the blog began to grow beyond my wildest dreams. After two years I was able to hire someone to help find leads and we branched out to also offering daily tips and advice. After three years, I added two more bloggers to the roster and…

  • What You Can Learn About Blogging Business Models from a Hip-Hop Artist Who Used to Hustle on the Corner Just to Put Food in His Daughter’s Mouth. An Ode To Biggie, Small Business and Making Money. It’s Juicy.

    Darren Rowse
    27 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am
    A Guest Post by Kelly Diels. First, Mom, I don’t even know what Mr. Smalls was selling on the corner but I’m pretty sure it is not smiled upon by the authorities and I have never ever tried it nor will I. Swear. Second, bloggers-in-arms, as you might have suspected (seemingly insane titles are great foreshadowing devices, yes?) I’m going to go all things white people like and cite old-school hip-hop from a dead artist. Don’t start composing your irate comments just yet – I haven’t earned the right to say The Word used by the late great Biggie Smalls, so I’m offering the…

  • Amazon’s Black Friday Sale Starts – If You’re an Affiliate Today’s the Day to Promote

    Darren Rowse
    27 Nov 2009 | 5:04 am
    As a quick followup to my post a few days ago regarding how to make more money with the Amazon Affiliate Program this Christmas – today is a key day to be linking to Amazon as their Black Friday sale has just started. This is on of the biggest days (if not THE biggest day) of shopping all year on Amazon so many of your readers will be heading into the store today anyway – you might as well as earn a commission for what they spend. The cool thing about linking to the Black Friday Sale today is that next Monday when Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale starts the links you create today…
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    MACRUMORS

  • Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'

    29 Nov 2009 | 4:54 am
    MacRumors has found a new Apple job listing seeking an iPhone Software Engineer to join the iPhone and iPod Touch Maps team with the goal of taking the iPhone's built-in Maps App to "the next level": We want to take Maps to the next ...

  • Apple Starts Field Testing Next Generation iPhone (3,1)

    28 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm
    iPhone developer Pandav has informed MacRumors that they have spotted usage records for an unreleased iPhone in their app's analytics. The app used was iBART [Free / Paid], a public transportation guide for the San Francisco train system. ...

  • Mac Pro to Get 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processor in 2010?

    28 Nov 2009 | 1:36 am
    HardMac reports that Polish website PCLab prematurely leaked performance numbers on Intel's upcoming Xeon Gulftown (Core i9). The results have since been pulled but is summarized by HardMac:First figures indicate that this CPU is ve...

  • iPhone Launching Big in South Korea

    27 Nov 2009 | 7:56 pm
    An AP story indicates that the lead up to the iPhone launch in South Korea on Saturday is a much bigger event than the China launch. KT Corp. reported 53,000 iPhone pre-orders prior to the Korean launch day. These numbers suggest that ...

  • Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales 2009, Other Major Discounts on Macs

    27 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am
    While Apple's Black Friday sales are over, 3rd party sales remain in effect throughout the weekend. See Chart below. Apple has officially unveiled their U.S. Black Friday sales for their online and retail stores. The discounts are in ...
 
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    Chris Brogan

  • What Timberland Taught Me About Retail

    chrisbrogan
    29 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm
    UPDATE: I changed this post around 100% after a conversation with Pat Phelan. He was upset at my handling of the post, and I think I can see his point. More about that in a subsequent post. I am completely frustrated with the state of face-to-face retail. Upon watching a commercial for the Timberland Earthkeepers brand boot, I was hooked. I wanted a pair. As I need new boots for winter, I thought this was a serendipitous opportunity. So, I marched into the nearest Timberland store (about a half hour from home), and asked to try out the new Earthkeepers. Only, they didn’t have any. I…

  • Work When They Slack- Overnight Success

    chrisbrogan
    29 Nov 2009 | 6:44 am
    For your next dose of Overnight Success, I share a secret of mine that I’ve used successfully for the last few years. When everyone else lets off the gas around the Holidays, I use that time to gun it past them. I make lots of content and business value in the weeks between US Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Here’s the video. (If you can’t see it, click here.)

  • How Could New Ideas Change Education

    chrisbrogan
    27 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm
    The other day, I went to MTV Networks to hang out with Kenny Miller and I dragged along my friend Faith Legendre from Webex/Cisco. I had no idea what Kenny would share with me. A visit with him is serendipitous as Kenny is MTVN’s “cool hunter” guy. He fixes weird things. He finds new models. So, what was on Kenny’s mind? Education. Kenny, or rather MTV, has partnered up with some folks to work on GetSchooled.com. Essentially, the site hopes to work on the problem of the school dropout rate, and secondarily, the college admissions rate. The stats that Kenny gave me were…

  • Confessions of a Public Speaker- Video Book Review

    chrisbrogan
    27 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm
    While at Web 2.0 Expo, I was handed a copy of Scott Berkun’s great new book, Confessions of a Public Speaker (affiliate link). I’ve seen Scott speak a few times before, and he knows his stuff. Add to this his sense of humor, plus the fact that pretty much everyone can stand to learn some new ideas about speaking, and this book is a MUST for your collection. Here’s the video interview. (Click here if you can’t see the video.)

  • Travel for Success – Overnight Success

    chrisbrogan
    25 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm
    And for our next installment of the Overnight Success series, let’s talk about travel. Success doesn’t come to your door. You have to go find it. Here’s a quick note about that. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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    Lifehacker

  • The Mac Lover's Bedroom [Featured Workspace]

    Jason Fitzpatrick
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Putting your workspace in your bedroom is a gamble. Do it poorly and you invite a clutter magnet into your sleeping space. Do it well, and you can put your bedroom's extra space to stylish, productive use. Today's featured workspace pulls off the office-as-bedroom tact without introducing clutter or bulk into the bedroom. Tucked neatly in the corner and with dual monitors to boot, reader ryopang can get work done in style in his bedroom office. You can click on the picture above for a closer look or the pictures in the gallery below. If you have a workspace of your own to show off, throw the…

  • Colorhat Tracks Time Spent on Projects and Goals [Time Management]

    Jason Fitzpatrick
    29 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    If you're not looking for a complicated project management tool, but just a simple way to track how much time you spend on projects or goal-related tasks, web service Colorhat offers simple task tracking and statistical feedback charts. Marking your time spent on projects, or sub-projects, happens using the timeline and selecting the block of time you want to assign to the task or server, by hitting the play arrow next to the task or service you want to begin recording time for, or after the fact by entering a time range. You can use a variety of conventions like ":30" to indicate you worked…

  • Ask the Commenters Roundup [Download Roundup]

    29 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm
    Are there any good RSS readers for the iPhone?What's your favourite movie to show off a new HD setup?How can I add custom shortcuts and tasks to Windows 7 jumplists?I use Gmail a lot on a widescreen monitor. Any advice for making Gmail use the available screen real estate better?My new apartment has severe traffic noise. What would you recommend for dampening it?I'm looking for a dead simple way to use a web cam to monitor my house while I'm on vacation. Ideas?I'm switching from Windows to Mac OS X next week. Advice on the jump?What are some must have applications, games, and utilities for a…

  • Turn a Lightbulb into a Mini-Terrarium [Plants]

    Jason Fitzpatrick
    29 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Why limit your mini-terrarium output to plain old jars? You can reuse a burned out light bulb to create a smaller, desk-friendly nature space. Earlier this year we shared a technique for turning a wine bottle into a terrarium and we followed it up by building moss terrariums in glass jars and dishes. Now an industrious Instructables user has taken the humble light bulb and turned it into a tiny terrarium. For the project you'll need an old incandescent light bulb, some pliers, a screw driver, and safety goggles and gloves. Once you prep the light bulb you'll need some soil and some small…

  • Make a Simple Holiday Decoration with a Tomato Cage [Holidays]

    Jason Fitzpatrick
    29 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    If you're looking for a novel and cheap outdoor holiday decoration, these tomato-cage-turned-Christmas-tree decorations are inexpensive and fun. You'll need some 3-tier wire tomato cages, black electrical tape, 100-bulb strands of mini lights, and some monofilament line to hang them. The basic design is simply wire wrapped around the inverted tomato cage to create a glowing Christmas tree shape. The hanging requires a little finesse with the monofilament line, but you can read more about that at the link below. Have a crafty and inexpensive holiday decoration to share? Let's hear about it in…
 
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    Copyblogger

  • Does Speech Recognition Software Really Work?

    Sonia Simone
    27 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm
    One of my favorite posts from around the web last week came from our own Associate Editor Jon Morrow. He recorded a 20-minute video post for Problogger about how he works with speech recognition software to do all of his blogging. I do an awful lot of writing every week, and I’ve been thinking about trying speech recognition out in order to speed up the process. But like most people, I was afraid it was going to be more trouble than it was worth to get it working. Jon’s video made me realize how simple (and inexpensive) it will be for me to make it happen. Because it was a pretty…

  • 10 Things to Be Grateful For

    Sonia Simone
    26 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am
    I’ll admit it. I have a soft spot for Thanksgiving. First, because it’s an excuse for me to bake for three days. (If you need a last-minute recipe for the world’s best chocolate cream pie, I’ve got you covered.) And second, because it reminds me to quit grumbling and start noticing all of the amazing stuff I’ve got in my life. Here’s my list of 10 things I would humbly recommend you add to your own “gratitude list” this year. They’ve done great things for my business and I think they’ll do great things for yours. 1. The crummy economy I know, this seems weird. I’m not…

  • Are You Getting Off Track With Your Readers?

    James Chartrand
    24 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    I’ve been seeing something happen frequently among my fellow bloggers lately, but it’s most obvious to me when I receive offers to guest post on my blog. Someone pitches me a great idea. Brilliant, in fact. An idea that interests me and one I feel will interest my readers as well. So I say yes. And the person writes the post and sends it to me. They’re excited, and I’m excited too. The post begins well, and the opening is great. But as I read, something happens. The writer makes a point that’s kind of tangentially related to the paragraph before, but not at all…

  • The Eminem Guide to Becoming a Writing and Marketing Machine

    Sean Platt
    23 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am
    Ten years back, my soon-to-be wife, Cindy, and I first noticed the bombarding beat for Marshall Mather’s “My Name Is.” “What an ass,” I said as the two of us sat to watch the Grammies a year later. “It’s sad he can sell so many records just by being vile. Really, how much talent can that possibly take?” “Have you heard the record?” Cindy asked. “No,” I admitted. “But I’ve heard enough to know he’s an ass.” She pursed her lips in silence as I stuttered through a series of half-articulated examples — the criticisms of others slipping through the filter of…

  • The Art of the Paragraph

    Jonathan Morrow
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    Anyone can write a paragraph, but not everyone knows how to write one that other people want to read. You’ve seen it: You open a book, and the whole page is one long block of text. Each sentence in the paragraph makes exactly the same point, said in a slightly different way, and you wonder why they didn’t just say it once and be done with it. Every paragraph is the same length (five lines, maybe?), whether it makes sense or not, and it gives the piece a monotonous rhythm. The paragraph makes a point without telling you why that point is important, and you can’t help…
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    Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby

  • Monday News Blast-a-Roonie

    Scott
    29 Nov 2009 | 9:36 pm
    Hi everybody. Lots of stuff’s been piling up during the past week or so, so here we go: New Podcast from Rick Sammon I just learned that our buddy Rick Sammon has launched a new radio Podcast called “The Digital Photo Experience” which he co-hosts with Juan Pons. The first episode was just released on iTunes (the Podcast is free), and it’s already playing to rave reviews (his average rating is five-stars), so if you’ve got a second, check it out (here’s the link—you can listen right within iTunes, and subscribe for free so you don’t miss another…

  • London Calling

    Scott
    26 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm
    I took this past week off to hang out with my family and do fun stuff (and catch up on my reading). But while I was catching up, I got caught off guard while reading a recent issue of the excellent UK-based Photoshop Creative magazine. In their Creative Forum (letters to the editor) section, I saw the following letter as their featured letter of the month: NAPP needed I’ve been buying Photoshop Creative since the very first issue and have been using Photoshop since version 4.0. I deduced to join NAPP (nat’l assn., etc.) last June, and I use the online training available. However, one…

  • Black Friday “This Weekend Only” Killer Deal from Artistic Photo Canvas

    Scott
    26 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm
    We’ve snagged another killer “this weekend only” deal—this time from Artistic Photo Canvas (the same people who did that five-foot long pano of St. Lucia on canvas for me—here’s the link to that post). Here’s the deal: For this weekend only, they are offering you (the readers of my blog), a big 20% OFF your entire order plus you get a FREE microfiber camera lens cleaning cloth. The discount is applicable to all 102 standard size and finish combinations for gallery wraps, stretched canvases and unstretched canvases — as well as all optional…

  • A Bunch of Deals From Us Are Coming on Monday

    Scott
    26 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm
    That’s right—we’ve put together a bunch of special one-day only deals on everything from Photoshop World Full Conference passes to copies of my books, our DVDs, and well—all our stuff, and we’re launching these deals this coming Monday. Now, you’re probably wondering, “Why not offer these deals today, like everybody else in the world?” That’s a fair question, and since I’m not in our marketing dept., I have no idea why we’re waiting until Monday, but I’m sure there’s some compelling reason (actually, I’m not…

  • It’s “Guest Blog Wednesday” featuring Austin Mann!

    Brad
    24 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Wow, thanks to Scott and Brad for giving me this rad opportunity to guest blog. I’ve been an avid Photoshop user for about 15 years and have been impacted by Scott’s amazing books and tutorials for as long as I can remember, so it’s really cool for me to get to do this. Most of you don’t know me, so here’s a little ice breaker: 10 Ways I’ve Used Gaff Tape in the last year: 1. To reduce terrible chafing between my legs while shooting at Witch’s Rock in Costa Rica. 2. To patch up holes in my mosquito net over my bed in Tanzania 3. To hold up the water…
 
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    ReadWriteWeb

  • The Ultimate Gift for the iPhone Developer in Your Life: Notepods

    29 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    We've discovered an adorable yet highly useful little product that could significantly ease some pain and lead to greater levels of productivity for smartphone developers. It's ridiculously simple as a concept, yet it allows for more creativity, freedom, and portability than any other tool we've seen for mobile developers, hands down. The product of a design shop and a web development lab, both based in Australia, these nifty and inexpensive toys have been popping up in offices all over Silicon Valley. Read on to learn the secret behind your favorite mobile dev's favorite Christmas present.

  • Amazon Wins for Most Visited Site on Black Friday

    29 Nov 2009 | 7:10 pm
    As we reported Thanksgiving Day, web searches and traffic for online retailers during the holidays were significantly down as compared to previous years, according to research from Experian Hitwise. However, this Black Friday showed a 4 percent increase in site visits versus Thanksgiving Day traffic - a stat that usually falls between those two days. The retail site that got the lion's share of traffic this year was Amazon.com, which netted 13.55 percent of the traffic seen by the top 500 retail websites. Read on for a few surprising stats that might signal changes in the U.S. economy - and…

  • See Twitter Trends Around Your Neighborhood with GeoMeme

    29 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    In a recent post on Twitter's new geolocation feature and the kinds of apps it would allow developers to create, we received a comment from Bob Hitching telling us to check out GeoMeme. GeoMeme is Hitching's side project, a real-time web app and also a location-aware mobile web app for iPhone and Android phones. It allows users to see and compare trends in specific locations; for example, you could see the most tweeted-about musicians performing at an award show or the most-tweeted political buzzwords in a given state or town. Sponsor Here's how it works: Users choose a location on the map…

  • Mullenweg Speaks Out on Twitter, WordPress and the Question of Competition

    29 Nov 2009 | 4:35 pm
    After recent comScore data showed Twitter stats leveling off as WordPress traffic continued to grow, some bloggers framed the results as an either/or proposition; if one platforms wins, the other loses. WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has weighed in on the subject, stating that the interaction between microblogging and what he's calling "megablogging" is hardly a zero-sum game. "It's not really a 'versus,' it's an 'and'," he wrote. Sponsor "One of the many uses of Twitter is to link to and promote your blog posts (and other people's blog posts,)" he continued. "As we grow, so do they, and…

  • Getting More Out of the Conversation: The Real Real-Time Challenge

    29 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm
    It has been a few weeks since the ReadWriteWeb Real-Time Web Summit. Workshops ran the gamut of real-time Web applications and services. They addressed the impact of the real-time Web on search, feeds, aggregation and even branding and marketing. But several topics and terms were not discussed as much as one might have expected: "social," "interaction," and "communication." Perhaps they were assumed. But their absence from discussion spoke of something bigger; namely, our tendency to still view Web content, even real-time content, as information. Sponsor This guest post was written by Adrian…
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  • Choosing Big Lights: AlienBees

    29 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The last installment of the Big Lights series is a look at AlienBees, a very popular line of studio strobes available in the US -- and recently, in Australia/NZ. But before I get into them, I will preface the post with this: Early this fall when it came time for me to pull the trigger, I was having a very difficult time deciding between the Elinchrom Quadras and the Profoto Acute line. So I decided to go with a very comprehensive set of AlienBees.Confused? Lemme explain…__________An Inexpensive Way to LearnHaving spent a significant amount of time deciding on which line of flashes I was…

  • On Assignment: Planes and Arrows

    26 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    As part of a long-term project I am working on with a local school, I popped into the gym after school recently to shoot archery practice. And it brought to mind a quickie tip for lighting big spaces.A gym is a big-volume place, full of ugly light. You can't hope to light the whole thing very effectively with a few speedlights. But you can light selective planes and create the illusion that large, 3-D areas are lit -- even if you can only place lights at the periphery, lest your lights get skewered. __________Always start with a first look at the ambient. That's what I always do when…

  • Giving Thanks in a Tangible Way

    25 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    For those of you outside of the US, today is the day we celebrate Thanksgiving. It's a time to pause and be thankful -- and increasingly, to stuff our faces with turkey and watch some football.So we're taking the day off. This post was even written in advance. There is a new On Assignment coming tomorrow, but for today, it's turkey and football. Pay it ForwardIf you are feeling extra thankful this year and would like a way to express that in a very concrete and photographic way, might I suggest participating in the Help Portrait project, which happening is two weeks from this Saturday. I…

  • Choosing Big Lights: Profoto

    23 Nov 2009 | 8:45 pm
    If you are shopping for Big Guns, you cannot help but lust after consider Profoto. Among high-end pro shooters, Profoto is near ubiquitous. And there is usually a reason for that.Several good reasons come to mind in favor of choosing Profoto, actually. And one pretty big reason not to -- inside.__________"The Light Shaping Company"Those four words define a corporate philosophy that sets Profoto apart from many other strobe companies. They sell a bewildering array of light modifiers. And you have to respect a company that puts that much effort into trying to deliver such a wide range of light…

  • Is That a Hand Grenade in Your Pocket, or are You Just Happy to See Me?

    23 Nov 2009 | 11:02 am
    In between the general remarks, bad jokes, back-biting and (unmoderated) Increase-Your-Man-Size spam in the comments today was this gem of a cautionary tale from Jim Warren.It was in reference the flash overheating post from November 11th, and definitely bears noting:__________Sez Jim:Things you definitely shouldn't do with an on camera flash: I used to use a Metz 60-series flash (needed the range) back in the old days, when I used film rather than digital. One day I wasn't thinking, and when I reloaded I left the flash turned on and laid it down on my leg. When I closed up the camera and it…
 
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  • Critical Mistakes Freelancers Make

    Robert Bowen
    28 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pm
      Seeing as we are all human (well, presumably whoever is reading this post anyway), we should recognize that mistakes happen. They even have that saying, “To err is human…,” which goes to show that it is not only commonplace for us to err once or twice: it is expected. But a method is behind this madness, because making mistakes is one of the major ways we learn. This is no different for freelancers.Finding our way over these bumps in the road often gives us valuable insight to take away. It helps us develop techniques and methods that we can incorporate into our…

  • Designing Websites for Kids: Trends and Best Practices

    Louis Lazaris
    27 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am
      How would you like to design a beautiful, colorful, stimulating website that is captivating, memorable, and allows you to let your creative juices flow without the need to worry too much about usability and best practices? In today’s web design market, it’s rare that such a project would present itself — unless you were asked to design a website for children!Websites designed for children have been largely overlooked in web design articles and design roundups, but there are many beautiful and interesting design elements and layouts presented on children’s…

  • Beautiful Photoshop Illustrations By Artists Around The World

    Aquil Akhter
    26 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am
      Photoshop is a magical tool for digital artists and photographers, and it rules the digital imaging world. It is not just a tool, though; Photoshop is a blank canvas that invites you to perform magic with your creativity. It gives you room to creatively manipulate photos and explore the artist in yourself.To celebrate the upcoming holidays, in today’s post we decided to step away from technical design/coding-related topics and showcase some beautiful digital illustrations and their creators. Hopefully, the artwork will inspire you and stir your imagination.As you know, so many…

  • Advanced Power Tips For WordPress Template Developers

    Jacob Goldman
    25 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am
       Back in July, “Power Tips for WordPress Template Developers” presented 8 basic techniques for adding popular features to the front end of a WordPress-powered website. The premise was that WordPress has become an elegant, lightweight content management solution that offers the fundamentals out of the box, atop a modular core that offers incredible potential in the hands of a capable developer.WordPress does not try to be an “everything to everyone” CMS right out of the box. Many systems do an average job incorporating 99% of what the potential CMS market…

  • 69 Sexy Portfolio Designs To Inspire You

    Julia May
    24 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am
       Today designing a unique, compelling portfolio has become a crucial task for designers, studios, companies and everyone whose business is on the Web. Not only does it help one stand out among the numerous competitors, but it is also a great tool for self-expression and demonstration of skills.Now designers face new challenges in attracting the capricious web audience – a plain web page with a project list on it is out of date and boring, while fancy Flash websites with intricate navigation are annoying. Fortunately, despite all difficulties beautiful and artistic designs are…
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  • Tweetie 2.1 for iPhone ships with lists, retweet and geolocation support

    Michael Rose
    29 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Filed under: iPhone, App Store, App ReviewOne of the top Twitter clients for iPhone has been refreshed: Tweetie 2.1 is now available in the App Store [iTunes link]. Our friend Christina previewed the new features in 2.1 for Mashable last week, and the updated version delivers with support for Twitter lists, the Retweet capability, spam reporting, and geotagging of tweets (opt-in and optional, so don't worry that Tweetie is going to supercharge your stalkers without telling you). The full list of changes and features is on the app's iTunes page, and it's impressive. Among the many improvements…

  • Talkcast tonight: Black Friday + Cyber Monday with WalletPop and Dealnews

    Michael Rose
    29 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts, Deals It's been a quiet few days, but we're back live tonight at 10pm ET with two special guests: Beth Gladstone from our sister site WalletPop, and Dan de Grandpre from Dealnews. We'll be talking about the weekend's shopping, the upcoming deals for Cyber Monday, and the outlook for Mac & iPhone goodies for the rest of the holiday season. Do join us. To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just…

  • Next generation iPhone now in testing phase

    Chris Rawson
    29 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneMac Rumors has received word from Pandav, creator of iPhone application iBart [iTunes Link], that they've spotted usage records for the next-generation iPhone. PinchMedia, the firm that provides analytics for the iBart app, allows Pandav to see what devices its apps are running on. Pandav noticed an identifier for "iPhone3,1" in their logs. The iPhone 3GS hardware identifier is "iPhone2,1", which means the next-generation iPhone is already being tested. iBart is a guide for San Francisco's train system, which lends further credence to the rumor. The iPhone…

  • Psystar's predictions... they're a bit off

    John Burke
    29 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Filed under: Apple Corporate, Open Source More and more information is coming out about Psystar and their legal issues with Apple. Some new documents have been leaked with some numbers and predictions from Psystar themselves. According to these documents, the company planned on selling 1.45 million Mac clone computers by 2011. The actual number sold so far: 768. What's even better is that these numbers are their "conservative" estimates. If you take a look at their more aggressive numbers, Psystar plans to sell 12 million by the end of 2012. Yes, you read that correctly: 12 million. With the…

  • A dozen daily deals, day four

    Chris Ullrich
    29 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    Filed under: DealsThe Daily Deals just keep on coming from our friends at DealNews.com. Even though today is Sunday, you still have time to hit the Internets and pick up some more great deals for all your holiday shopping needs. After all, there are only 25 shopping days until Christmas, so you better get busy.Here are the deals for today: MacMall: [Cyber Monday] MacMall 3-Day Apple Cyber Monday Sale: Up to 25% off Apple systems, more after rebate Staples: [Cyber Monday] Staples Cyber Monday Savings Event available online Adorama: [Cell Phones] Unlocked Sony Ericsson W350A Walkman Phone for…
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  • Photoshop TV is Back on the Air

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    24 Nov 2009 | 6:29 am
    Hey everyone. After 2 to approximately 12 weeks of being off the air, I'm happy to say that Photoshop User TV is back. We recorded our new show on our new set in our new format last week and its up on the web. For those of you that always liked PSTV and the "edu-tainment" factor of the show, then I think you'll like it even more. For those of you that fast forwarded through all the talking to get to the tutorials I think you'll LOVE the new format. We realized that none of us have 30-40 minutes to sink into watching a show so why should any of you have to sit through a show that long. The…

  • Worth-a-click

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:20 am
    Here's a few things worth checking out as you surf around today or this weekend. • Adobe has released a beta of Lightroom 2.6 (and Camera Raw 5.6). The major thing I can see is that it now supports the Canon 7D, G11, and Nikon D3s. You can get it over at Adobe Labs if you're dying for support for those new cameras. • My brand new Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers (co-authored with Scott Kelby) is out in stores and online. Since Adobe released the Mac and PC version this time around we changed things to cover both. • If you're a photographer (of any level) and…

  • Lightroom Sharpening – Which Brush to use?

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm
    Over the last few months, I've done a few of those Before/After videos that involve sharpening as one of the steps. Each time I've done it, I go into Photoshop and do the sharpening there. I've noticed a number of good comment/questions asking about why I don't use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom to sharpen instead. So it got me thinking about why. I mean, I knew sharpening was there in Lightroom and that I could selectively do it with the Adjustment Brush but I never really find myself using it. So here's the answer(s) that I've come up with: 1) Old mentality of sharpening last I've had a…

  • Tip – Fading a Lightroom Preset

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am
    I've got a big article due for Photoshop User magazine this week so I'm gonna make this one short. In fact, I'm being so lazy today that I'm stealing a tip from some one else. See, for a while now I'd have to say the most common preset-related question I get is how to fade a preset. Say the effect is just too strong and you don't feel like going through each slider and lessening the amount it applies. Instead you basically want a volume control for the preset. Well the other day Piet (one of the blog readers) posted a comment pointing me to a video he's done on fading Lightroom presets. Now…

  • Tip – Graduated Filter Modifier Keys

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am
    First off, thanks for all the great feedback on the Before/After video the other day. For those of you who watched it (and commented on it), the grayish pumpkin that I darkened was brought up a few times. I thought about trying to do something more with it, but then I showed the photo to several people including the mom in the photo. I asked about the pumpkin and the resounding answer was "What pumpkin?" - mission accomplished in my book :-) But I'll probably try to tweak it as a personal mission to see if I can add just a little color back in without looking to fakey. Tip #1: Anyway, I…
 
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  • Many things to be thankful for….

    Joe McNally
    26 Nov 2009 | 6:27 am
    There are so many things to be thankful for, every day. Too many to list here for sure. One of those things, for me, is the readership of this blog. I am always honored by the fact that you stop by, regularly or occasionally, and for your thoughts, input, questions and critiques. It, for me, is all part of the adventure, one that is evolving for all of us almost daily. This whole idea of greeting the world with a camera in your hand has changed over time, but yet another thing to be thankful for is that while the numbers of pixels change, the basics of picture making don’t. These…

  • A Different Kind of Landscape Workshop…

    Joe McNally
    23 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am
    Strange things happen when you turn a Moose loose in Times Square. Yep, the first ever Digital Landscape Workshop Series event in the Big Apple is over. Everybody survived and to my knowledge none of our participants are currently sloshing around at the bottom of the East River wearing cement shoes, or squatting in tiger cages in the belly of a tramp steamer flying the Liberian flag and headed for the West Coast of Never To Be Seen Again. Thank goodness for that. New Yorkers once again, disproved the universal bad rap of being discourteous, brusque and just generally annoyed. Our group was…

  • Heading East

    Joe McNally
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am
    Yep, heading for Malaysia, courtesy of the efforts of Louis Pang, one of the premier wedding shooters in that country, and for that matter, all of Asia. Louis and I got to know each other when he took my lighting class at Santa Fe this past year, and the irrepressible Louis had ideas. When he gets ideas, actions follow. He went home, put together a plan, launched a website, and off we go. Or are going. First week in February, Drew and I will be in Kuala Lumpur, working with photogs from all over Malaysia and points east. Here’s the link. We’ll do a series of one day intensives,…

  • Letter to a Young Photographer….

    Joe McNally
    9 Nov 2009 | 5:43 am
    Lectured last week at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. In the photojournalism department, the students all had that traditional mix of energy, enthusiasm, angst, and doubt so typical of that time in your life when you have just picked up a camera and are looking at it, wondering where it will lead you. The usual mix of questions are ever present: Who do I work for? Can I make a living? Will I ever be any good at this? Will my pictures have impact? Nowadays, that traditional line of questioning is accompanied by another significant set of queries. What is the future of…

  • New York Frame of Mind…..

    Joe McNally
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am
    Yankees won. Cool. I’ve been a Yankee fan before I even knew anything about NY. We lived in Cleveland when I was a kid, and my dad would only bring me to the ballpark when those damn Yankees were playing. He brought me down to the third base seats and Casey Stengel was standing in the coaches box. My dad yelled, “Hey Case!” Stengel was standing there, thumbs hooked in his belt, and gave me a wink and a quick wave. Been a Yankee fan ever since, though, like Yogi, I did have a hard time liking anybody in pinstripes back when The Boss was in full cry. Corny, right? But hey, it…
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  • An Interview with Set Designer Raffy Tesoro

    Darren Rowse
    29 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm
    In this post Dustin Carbonera interviews Set Designer Raffy Tesoro. Raffy has answered a number of questions as well as walking us through some of the shots he’s been involved with creating sets for. Everybody seems to be into photography nowadays. Everyone wants to be the person behind the lens and capture a beautiful frame. Everyone wants to be that person who’ll be praised by people because he was able to come up with a perfect shot, of course, with the help of the oh-so-powerful Photoshop. Sadly, it seems that the name of the game today (for some) is not really how well you do…

  • 10 Ways Photography Has Changed My Life

    Guest Contributor
    29 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am
    In this post Lisa Newton from Travelin’ Local shares 10 ways that her life has been changed by photography. Has Photography Changed Your Life? It has certainly changed mine, for the better. Not too long ago, before cameras became digital, I, like many baby boomers, used film based cameras, and mainly used my camera to take pictures of my children as they grew up. You know the standard ones that are in every family album–first day pictures, visiting grandma pictures, first Christmas pictures, vacation pictures, and so on. Looking back, that was all fun, and it certainly will always…

  • The Glass Menagerie: Choosing your Best Lenses

    Guest Contributor
    28 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pm
    Image by canonsnapper ‘Choosing the right lenses is tougher than picking the right camera. Kim Brebach from Get the Picture explains why.’ Traveling Lightly A wise photographer once said: the bigger the camera, the less likely you’ll have it with you when you want it. Most of us use our cameras to shoot kids and pets, sports, city- or landscapes and occasional portraits. Most of us want a camera that’s easy to cart around and can take a few knocks. Pro shooters who travel light have the same need, and legends like Galen Rowell have proved that you can produce stunning results…

  • This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (22-28 Nov ‘09)

    Nicole
    28 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    Weekly Assignment First, Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers. I hope you had an enjoyable holiday! We finished our Kinetics assignment this week, and one of the things that really showed up was that you can create great abstract shots with a little thought and some interesting techniques. Our winner this week was Keikyu’s All Powerful Blake. This shot had kind of an otherworldly / 80’s sci-fi sort of look to it, which was created by zooming the lens from 18m to 70mm while Blake had a string of Christmas lights wrapped around him. The lights really helped pull this image…

  • THANKSGIVING: Weekend Photography Challenge

    Darren Rowse
    27 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm
    Image by ckirkman Many of our readers are, as they read this, recovering from one of their biggest holidays of the year – Thanksgiving – which was this past Thursday. While I know not all DPS readers are in the US I thought the theme of Thanksgiving was something we all could participate in as we do this week’s photography challenge. The challenge is to photograph something that you’re thankful for OR to share a thanksgiving shot that you took over the last few days – and then to share the shot in comments below. Use your imagination and feel free to interpret…
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  • MacRumors: Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'

    29 Nov 2009 | 4:54 am
    MacRumors has found a new Apple job listing seeking an iPhone Software Engineer to join the iPhone and iPod Touch Maps team with the goal of taking the iPhone's built-in Maps App to "the next level": We want to take Maps to the next ...

  • MacRumors: Apple Starts Field Testing Next Generation iPhone (3,1)

    28 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm
    iPhone developer Pandav has informed MacRumors that they have spotted usage records for an unreleased iPhone in their app's analytics. The app used was iBART [Free / Paid], a public transportation guide for the San Francisco train system. ...

  • MacRumors: iPhone Launching Big in South Korea

    27 Nov 2009 | 7:56 pm
    An AP story indicates that the lead up to the iPhone launch in South Korea on Saturday is a much bigger event than the China launch. KT Corp. reported 53,000 iPhone pre-orders prior to the Korean launch day. These numbers suggest that ...

  • MacRumors: Tesco to Begin Selling iPhone in UK

    25 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    BBC News reports that supermarket and retail chain Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, will begin offering the iPhone 3G and 3GS through its Tesco Mobile arm, a joint venture with wireless provider O2.A spokesperson for the firm said t...

  • 'eBay Deals' Alerts Users to Best Auction Bargains

    24 Nov 2009 | 10:06 am
    eBay today announced the release of eBay Deals [App Store, Free], a new iPhone application highlighting the best bargains available on the popular auction site.The new eBay Deals app for iPhone presents a constantly changing...
 
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  • Increasing Brush Sizes

    Web Editor
    27 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    Pretty much all applications that use a brush can be regulated using the Bracket keys. The Left Bracket ( [ ) key decreases the brush size, while the Right Bracket ( ] ) key increases its size. If you press-and-hold the Shift key, it increases the size by a larger amount.

  • Scrubbers 101

    Web Editor
    26 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    In most dialogs, you can use the scrubber (slider) to change measurements. To change the performance of the scrubber, try using these keys: Shift will make the scrubber jump very quickly to larger or smaller numbers and Option (PC: Alt) will slow down the scrubber to move one number at a time

  • Photoshop User TV Back In Action!!

    Corey Barker
    25 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am

  • Previewing your Type very quickly

    Web Editor
    25 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    Serif or sans serif? Oblique or Avant Garde? I am from more of a “Yeah, that looks appropriate” school of font usage. If you would like to cycle through your fonts to see what looks good, first commit the type. Once the type has been committed, click on the font name in the Character panel [...]

  • Changing Multiple Type Layers

    Web Editor
    24 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    To change the properties of a series of Type layers, Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on each of the layers that you would like to adjust.
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    The Luminous Landscape - What's New

  • 30 November, 2009 - Leica S2 Field and Studio Review

    29 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm
    It isn't often that a major camera maker introduces a totally new camera system. The Leica S2 is that company's entry into the larger-than-35mm market (call it medium format if you will) and it has now been some 15 months since the S2 system was first announced. Shipments of the S2 body and its first two lenses will begin in early January. During November I have been fortunate to have had a full production Leica S2 with both the 70mm and 180mm lenses for testing, both on location and in the studio. Leica is still tweaking the camera's firmware, but the camera that I've been using is…

  • 25 November, 2009 - A Call For Support

    25 Nov 2009 | 4:02 am
    It's easy to take someone or something for granted. They're there. They've been there for a while, and they'll likely be there in the future. We'll maybe not. I'm referring, of course, to this site – The Luminous Landscape. With nearly 4,000 pages of content, many terabytes of traffic, and more than a million unique visitors each month, just the cost of our servers and bandwidth is considerable. Add to that the time and effort of our staff and contributors, including programers and customer service, and our costs are significant. What do we charge? Nothing. This site is free to anyone…

  • 23 November, 2009 - Phase One 645DF Camera Field Report

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    Most medium format users know by now that Phase One is the controlling shareholder at Mamiya, and for some time now has assumed responsibility for new product development, including camera bodies and lenses. These are marketed under both the Mamiya brand name as well as Phase One. Their latest camera is the Phase One 645DF, and it will begin to become available to photographers world-wide beginning next month. A couple of weeks ago, along with some 25 other photographers and instructors at the Phase One Digital Artist Series in Death Valley, I had the opportunity to spend a week working with…

  • 19 November, 2009 - ALPA Field Report

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:51 pm
    UPDATE – 10:30am EST It was announced today that Christian Poulsen has decided to resign from his position as CEO of Hasselblad. Chairman of the Board, Dr. Larry Hansen will now also serve as Chief Executive Officer. This follows the recent replacement of Hasselblad USA's President Jack Showalter by Tom Olesen. I have no editorial stance on these announcements at the moment, but one has to wonder as to the nature of the changes taking place within Hasselblad and their underlaying motivations. ____________________ When it comes to technical cameras for use with digital backs few would…

  • 16 Nov, 2009 - Leaf Aptus II 10, The First Week

    15 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm
    Buying a medium format back is a serious financial committment for a pro, and the thought process involved and a photographer's initial experience with it makes for an informative and interesting read. Today's new article by Robb Williamson is on the Leaf Aptus II 10. It details his purchase decision process and his first week's shooting experience. ____________________ I don't often hand out endorsements, however, when I see something unique, entertaining, educational and very reasonably priced I must say something. Your interviews with Jay Maisel and Jeff Schewe really helped me understand…
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