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  • Time-lapse video shows 1000 years of shifting borders in Europe

    Holy Kaw!
    15 May 2012 | 11:43 pm
    Who needs history class when YouTube exists? This epic time-lapse video shows Europe's shifting borders, alliances, unions, territories, and occupied lands from 1000-2003 AD. Brush up on history. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • HTC One X Delayed at US Customs and Three Other Stories You Need to Know

    Mashable!
    Stan Schroeder
    16 May 2012 | 5:21 am
    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 looking at four particularly interesting stories. HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE Delayed at US Customs HTC’s two new smartphones, the flagship One X and the Evo 4G LTE, have been indefinitely delayed at US customs due to potential infringement on an Apple patent, the Verge reports. Apple won a patent lawsuit against Android back in December 2011, effectively banning HTC from selling certain devices beginning April 19, 2012. At the…

  • Social Ads Spend To Reach $10B Soon, But Perhaps Skirting Facebook

    Fast Company
    Kit Eaton
    16 May 2012 | 6:09 am
    News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.A new survey from BIA/Kelsey has looked at the trends in advertising on social media and concluded that by 2016 it'll be a market topping $10 billion per annum, mainly as display ads. For context, some $3.8 billion was spent on these ads in 2011, so some phenomenal growth is predicted. In the very week Facebook IPOs this sounds like great news, but for different data coming from Wordstream that suggests Facebook's adverts have less reach and are less effective in generating click-throughs than traditional web ads served up by Google.

  • F.ounders Hits New York To Gather The Next Wave Of Global Tech Stars

    TechCrunch
    Mike Butcher
    16 May 2012 | 5:13 am
    The are almost too many tech events in the calendar these days to mark any particular one out as being worthy of note. I say almost because, on the global stage at least, TechCrunch Disrupt (Ok, Ok, but still…) remains up there because of how much other media attend and, well, just it’s general awesomeness. Into this small basket you could also put, for instance, Le Web, Founders Forum in the UK, DLD, The Lobby Conference, the tech elements at Davos and maybe even TED. What few of them are doing however, is celebrating new blood. You tend to see the people who have made it, not…

  • Digital analogs are no longer sufficient

    Seth's Blog
    Seth Godin
    16 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    The parking meter was rebooting. I guess we're supposed to walk to the other end of the garage and find one that's working. We're seeing digital awareness coming to just about everything. In this case, it was the parking meter near the library. Of course, it's not really a parking meter, it's a centralized fee collection system that saves the town a lot of money. It's easier to collect from, certainly, it doesn't waste the time of meter readers (who get alerted as to what spaces aren't paid for, as opposed to checking them all) plus it doesn't let a new parker enjoy a few minutes of the last…
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  • Time-lapse video shows 1000 years of shifting borders in Europe

    15 May 2012 | 11:43 pm
    Who needs history class when YouTube exists? This epic time-lapse video shows Europe's shifting borders, alliances, unions, territories, and occupied lands from 1000-2003 AD. Brush up on history. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • How the growth of mobile is driving cloud computing [infographic]

    15 May 2012 | 11:29 pm
    As smartphone adoption has grown, so has app consumption. As a result, businesses are now prioritizing mobile application development. By 2015, mobile application development projects targeting smartphones and tablets will outnumber native PC projects buy a ratio of 4 to 1. Innovation in mobile is imperative, and there’s a need for tools that enable businesses to innovate quickly. Via Engine Yard. Learn more about cloud computing. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Facebook "Likes" money: The IPO everyone's talking about [infographic]

    15 May 2012 | 11:22 pm
    While regular folks try to scrape together $35 to buy a single Facebook share, Mark Zuckerberg prepares to fill a swimming pool with cash as the social networking giant's IPO approaches. Via MBA Online. (H/T @gvoakes) The scoop on Facebook. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Corn that looks like stained glass

    15 May 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Taste the rainbow and fill up on a serving of vegetables with Glass Gem Corn, the corn with kernels that look like the glass of church windows. Via Geekologie. Beautiful food. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • How to tell when your cat is crazy

    15 May 2012 | 10:46 pm
    Cats in crazy mode can do a lot of damage to your furniture, leg, and small children. Via Cat vs Human. Enjoy a laugh. Permalink | Leave a comment  »
 
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  • HTC One X Delayed at US Customs and Three Other Stories You Need to Know

    Stan Schroeder
    16 May 2012 | 5:21 am
    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 looking at four particularly interesting stories. HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE Delayed at US Customs HTC’s two new smartphones, the flagship One X and the Evo 4G LTE, have been indefinitely delayed at US customs due to potential infringement on an Apple patent, the Verge reports. Apple won a patent lawsuit against Android back in December 2011, effectively banning HTC from selling certain devices beginning April 19, 2012. At the…

  • Want to Live Stream Your Wedding? Here’s How

    Kate Freeman
    16 May 2012 | 4:52 am
    Even dream weddings can be missing something — friends and family who cannot attend. So what better way to utilize live streaming technology than for a once in a lifetime event? There are a number of web based services that specialize in live streaming weddings. Check out a couple of them here: Marry Me Live Stacy Yamaoka and her business partner Christopher Anderson started Marry Me Live in 2009. “It started because we recognized the needs of both of our families,” Yamaoka told Mashable. Anderson’s grandparents weren’t able to attend his sister’s wedding…

  • Facebook Travel App Gogobot Hits 1 Million Registered Users

    Kate Freeman
    16 May 2012 | 2:39 am
    Facebook social travel app Gogobot announced on Wednesday that it has reached the 1 million registered users mark. The app launched on Facebook in January, when the social network unveiled a slew of integrated apps, including Gogobot. Gogobot was in use before that time, launching in private beta 18 month ago. Now the app is exploding in popularity: A new user joins every 15 seconds, more than 5 million places have been shared on Gogobot and overall membership has grown 65x year-on-year. The social travel site lets you share your vacation photos with friends and strangers on the site. You can…

  • Thousands of Butts Were Analyzed to Create This Lightweight Chair [VIDEO]

    Kate Freeman
    15 May 2012 | 10:44 pm
    German designers placed a high-tech, sensor-equipped chair in the middle of a palazzo in Milan last month to record stress points on the backsides of thousands of people. The goal? To determine how to design a lightweight and efficient chair that’s sturdy enough to support a wide variety of users. When someone sat in the chair, monitors recorded data and processed it with an “algorithm that determines the most structurally efficient version of the chair,” according to the blog Co.Design. The engineers worked with Audi’s Lightweight Design Centre “using methods…

  • In-Flight Calling: Coming Soon to an Airplane Near You [VIDEO]

    Emily Price
    15 May 2012 | 10:29 pm
    Hitting the friendly skies doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make a mobile phone call — at least if you’re flying on one of Virgin’s new Airbus A330 planes. The airline plans to make in-flight calling available first on its flight from London to New York. By the end of the year, in-flight calling will be available on 17 planes and at least 10 routes. Calls will be restricted to the time the plane is actually in the air – so you’ll still have to power off when the plane takes off or lands – and American laws require the service to be turned off when the…
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  • Social Ads Spend To Reach $10B Soon, But Perhaps Skirting Facebook

    Kit Eaton
    16 May 2012 | 6:09 am
    News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.A new survey from BIA/Kelsey has looked at the trends in advertising on social media and concluded that by 2016 it'll be a market topping $10 billion per annum, mainly as display ads. For context, some $3.8 billion was spent on these ads in 2011, so some phenomenal growth is predicted. In the very week Facebook IPOs this sounds like great news, but for different data coming from Wordstream that suggests Facebook's adverts have less reach and are less effective in generating click-throughs than traditional web ads served up by Google.

  • Patent Watch: Google Personalizing Search Like Facebook Personalizes News?

    Kit Eaton
    15 May 2012 | 4:51 pm
    A fresh clutch of patent applications from Google hints at the mysterious search algorithm. Plus, ideas for product placement on YouTube and more on Google's Project Glass.Personalizing Google SearchGoogle's algorithm doesn't just decide what pops up on the first page of search results. It's the stuff of complex third-party angst, law-making, lawsuits, and even the idea that the algorithm, based ultimately on decisions by human programmers, is protected under U.S. free speech laws. Google's hyper-sensitive to it too, which makes brand-new U.S. patent number 8180776 all the more interesting.

  • GM Pulls Its Facebook Ads Three Days Before IPO

    Christina Chaey
    15 May 2012 | 4:01 pm
    News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.Via WSJ: General Motors’ marketing executives have decided to pull the company’s $10 million in paid Facebook after deeming the efforts had “little impact” in reaching consumers. The announcement comes three days before Facebook’s initial public offering. The company will continue to use the Facebook platform to promote its brands, operating on a $30 million budget that covers content creation and management. GM, the third largest advertiser in the U.S. behind Procter & Gamble and AT&T, spent $1.83 billion on U.S.

  • Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished U.S. City Is Building An Economy On Co-ops

    Emily Badger
    15 May 2012 | 2:33 pm
    With sky-high unemployment, Richmond, California, is not a place where traditional business models alone can dent poverty. The city has turned to co-ops in hopes that people who might be unemployable in the traditional economy gain access to both jobs and control over their own labor. UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big. Their boldest ideas are changing their communities--and having a ripple effect throughout the world. CLICK HERE to read about pockets of innovation in other U.S. cities. At the height of the…

  • Innovation Agents: Fab's Bradford Shellhammer Embraces Risk, Defines Design

    Adam L. Penenberg
    15 May 2012 | 1:39 pm
    Watch the cofounder of the e-commerce design site explain how he figured out a way to share his obsession--a breakthrough (and risky) moment that established him as the curator of a wildly successful business. "People who embrace design, it infiltrates their entire life," says Fab.com cofounder (and Most Creative Person 2012) Bradford Shellhammer. "Once you go there, it's hard to go back." About This Series Fast Company profiles the personalities behind the ideas that shake up business as usual. Discover more about these pioneers here. It's particularly true for his company, which started as…
 
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    TechCrunch

  • F.ounders Hits New York To Gather The Next Wave Of Global Tech Stars

    Mike Butcher
    16 May 2012 | 5:13 am
    The are almost too many tech events in the calendar these days to mark any particular one out as being worthy of note. I say almost because, on the global stage at least, TechCrunch Disrupt (Ok, Ok, but still…) remains up there because of how much other media attend and, well, just it’s general awesomeness. Into this small basket you could also put, for instance, Le Web, Founders Forum in the UK, DLD, The Lobby Conference, the tech elements at Davos and maybe even TED. What few of them are doing however, is celebrating new blood. You tend to see the people who have made it, not…

  • Facebook May Be Worth $100B, But What Are You Worth To Facebook?

    Rip Empson
    16 May 2012 | 4:32 am
    It’s almost here. The big day. Can you feel the excitement? Yes, if all goes according to plan on Friday, Mark Zuckerberg will ring the Nasdaq bell in a hoodie, the big blue social network will go forward with one of the largest IPOs for an internet company in history, the markets will hit a fever pitch, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse will update their statuses — and the rest of us will just go back to using Twitter. Nonetheless, Facebook is expected to go public at a valuation between $92 and $103 billion. As such, it’s pretty clear what Facebook is worth to us…

  • Gartner: Q1 2012 Phone Sales Declined 2%, Dragged Down By Asia-Pacific. Samsung Leads All

    Ingrid Lunden
    16 May 2012 | 4:25 am
    Sign of a maturing marketing flattening out, a lack of compelling devices, or a contraction in the economy? Gartner today released figures that note that worldwide sales of mobile phones were actually down by two percent this quarter, to reach a total of 419.1 million units — the first time the market has declined since the second quarter of 2009, the analysts say. Gartner’s explanation is a slowdown in demand from Asia-Pacific, because of a lack of compelling new devices getting launched in the period: users are simply holding out until something better comes along. Nevertheless,…

  • iZettle, The ‘Square Of Europe’, Checks Out Mobile Payments In The UK With 3,000 Free Readers For SMBs

    Ingrid Lunden
    16 May 2012 | 1:59 am
    With Square yet to reveal when or where it might offer its mobile payment service in Europe, and PayPal apparently still only talking with would-be partners, the door is wide open for more local players to jump in and pick up some market share. Sweden’s iZettle, which often gets compared to Square, is now doing just that: today it is launching its iOS, dongle-based mobile payment service to the UK, four months after its pan-nordic live launch, and as it is preparing to launch an Android version of its product later this year. iZettle kicking off its service by giving away 3,000 card…

  • Moonfruit Finally Exits For $29 Million In Cash To Re-energize Yell

    Mike Butcher
    16 May 2012 | 1:01 am
    In the white heat of the current tech market it’s sometimes easy to forget that some companies, although taking their time, simply become viable businesses – instead of waiting for a call from Facebook or Twitter that may never come. I’ve been covering web site and shop builder Moonfruit for longer than I care to remember (they launched in 2000), but along the way husband and wife team Joe and Wendy White kept on pushing the company until it was one of the most innovative of its kind out there. Today that hard work is rewarded in Moonfruit’s acquisition by directories…
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  • Digital analogs are no longer sufficient

    Seth Godin
    16 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    The parking meter was rebooting. I guess we're supposed to walk to the other end of the garage and find one that's working. We're seeing digital awareness coming to just about everything. In this case, it was the parking meter near the library. Of course, it's not really a parking meter, it's a centralized fee collection system that saves the town a lot of money. It's easier to collect from, certainly, it doesn't waste the time of meter readers (who get alerted as to what spaces aren't paid for, as opposed to checking them all) plus it doesn't let a new parker enjoy a few minutes of the last…

  • Hard work on the right things

    Seth Godin
    15 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    I don't think winners beat the competition because they work harder. And it's not even clear that they win because they have more creativity. The secret, I think, is in understanding what matters. It's not obvious, and it changes. It changes by culture, by buyer, by product and even by the day of the week. But those that manage to capture the imagination, make sales and grow are doing it by perfecting the things that matter and ignoring the rest. Both parts are difficult, particularly when you are surrounded by people who insist on fretting about and working on the stuff that makes no…

  • Worldliness

    Seth Godin
    14 May 2012 | 4:41 am
    Intelligence is the combination of knowing a lot about a little while you also know a little about a lot. Deep domain understanding helps you create analyses. Your ability to understand how a particular system (no matter how small) works allows you apply a confident analysis to new systems you encounter. Once you know everything there is to know about nuclear physics, soccer or the praying mantis, it makes it easier to understand new systems. At the same time, it's impossible to be smart without also being aware of the wider world. That's because it's the random interactions and the…

  • The reason the customer is always right...

    Seth Godin
    14 May 2012 | 4:08 am
    If you insist that they are wrong, they stop being your customer* (if given half a chance). People spend their time and attention and money in places that make them feel valued. *There's nothing wrong with asking customers who are wrong to leave. Just be sure you do it on purpose.

  • Dedicating the merit

    Seth Godin
    13 May 2012 | 4:02 am
    For an author, one of the nicest parts of the traditional book is the dedication page. The dedication is far more than an acknowledgement to someone who helped you write the book, it's a permanent signpost, a capstone to the work of a year or more. Even if the person you've dedicated the book to can't read it, the writer benefits from the knowledge that a connection was made and that a memory was preserved. Here's the thing: you can dedicate just about anything. A project, a meeting, a tweet. You don't have to tell anyone but yourself. This blog post, like all the posts before it, has a…
 
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    Wired Top Stories

  • A Bow to Heritage, With a Hot Rod Under the Hood

    Jackson Lynch
    16 May 2012 | 5:33 am
    Olympus delivers a vintage-styled, power-packed digital OM camera for the 21st century.

  • Why Fewer Voters Can Mean Better Elections

    Joshua Davis
    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    People don't go to the polls, explains Wired's Joshua Davis. It's time we let a statistical sample of the population choose our fate.

  • May 16, 1988: Nicotine Declared as Addictive as Heroin, Cocaine

    Tony Long
    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    Surgeon General C. Everett Koop takes a bite out of big tobacco with his condemnation of nicotine's addictive properties.

  • Why the World Isn't Freaking Out About Iran's Next Sat Launch

    Noah Shachtman
    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    Next Wednesday, Iran will try to launch an experimental reconnaissance satellite into orbit -- just as international negotiators gather in Baghdad for talks about Tehran's nuclear program. The timing couldn't be more inflammatory, and rogue state satellite launches are usually considered to be missile tests in drag. So why isn't the world throwing itself into a tizzy about the mission?

  • Director's Homecoming Spawns Award-Winning Photo Project

    Jakob Schiller
    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    The winner of this year's Webby for best use of photography, "God's Lake Narrows," is a multimedia project that takes viewers inside a Canadian Indian reservation and tells director Kevin Lee Burton's personal story of growing up there.
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  • Get Obsessed with Your Message

    Guest Blogger
    15 May 2012 | 3:01 pm
    This guest post is by Danielle LaPorte of DanielleLaPorte.com. Blog = up? Posts = rolling? It’s time to get obsessed with your message. A quick dictionary moment, to differentiate between your voice, your topics and your message. Your voice is what makes your writing distinctive, compelling, unmistakably you. You’ll carry your voice from your blog, right into your book. Seamless, identifiable. Individual. Your topics are the categories or subjects you write about (Eco-luxe weddings on a shoestring budget! Savvy corporate management, with heart and soul! Thrifty vegan recipes!) Your…

  • On the Elusive “Next Level” of Blogging

    Darren Rowse
    15 May 2012 | 9:04 am
    We’ve all heard of it—the elusive “next level” that so many bloggers talk about online. But what is the next level? How many levels are there? Is there an end point in leveling up? These are all worthwhile questions—especially for more experienced bloggers who have spent a lot of time and energy in reaching the level they’re already at. For these bloggers, trying to reach the next level can involve a degree of risk, so the steps that get us toward the next level might be taken slowly and with care. On the other hand, the web isn’t exactly undersupplied with…

  • Grab Your BWE Virtual Ticket for $100 Off—24 Hours Left

    Darren Rowse
    14 May 2012 | 7:09 pm
    Wish you could get to Blog World Expo this year, but can’t make it to New York? Me too. I’ll be in Queensland with the winners of my blogging competition, but I know there are plenty of bloggers from other countries, as well as within the States, who won’t be able to attend Blog World this year. Fortunately, you and I don’t need to miss out on the information and fun of the Expo (and if the speaker list for this year is anything to go by, the conference is going to be really impressive). We “remote” bloggers can still “attend” on a BWE virtual…

  • Install Your First WordPress Theme

    Guest Blogger
    14 May 2012 | 9:09 am
    This guest post is by Karol K of ThemeFuse. Seeing a headline like “How to Install a WordPress Theme” on ProBlogger might seem strange at first. This doesn’t sound like a “pro”-thing at all, right? If you’ve been dealing with WordPress for a while then this is probably even more than obvious to you. However, everyone starts somewhere, and there are plenty of experienced bloggers who haven’t ever installed a WordPress theme—but would like to give it a try. Maybe you’re installing your first theme right now, and you’re searching for a…

  • How to Select the Perfect WordPress Theme for Your Blog

    Guest Blogger
    13 May 2012 | 3:08 pm
    This guest post is by Karol K of ThemeFuse. Selecting a WordPress theme is one of those tasks that seem fairly easy at first How hard can it be? you ask yourself. You simply go to Google, type in “best free WordPress themes” and you’re good to go, right? I’m sure you already know where I’m going with this. So let’s just say it out loud so we can put it behind us: Forget about free themes! They are evil! This is something I’ve been saying for a little more than a year now. And hey, don’t blame me, it’s just the way it is. Long story short,…
 
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  • Aaron Sorkin Confirmed as Screenwriter for Film Adaptation of Steve Jobs' Biography

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 9:32 pm
    Sony Pictures today announced that Aaron Sorkin will indeed serve as the screenwriter for the studio's upcoming film adaptation of Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Sorkin, who is famous for his work on The West Wing, The Social Network, Moneyball, and A Few Good Men, noted late last year that he was "strongly considering" taking on the project.Commenting on the announcement, [Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy] Pascal said, “Steve Jobs’ story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working…

  • Tim Cook Meets With Speaker of the House John Boehner

    Jordan Golson
    15 May 2012 | 6:43 pm
    Tim Cook met with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) today. It is unknown what the topic of discussion was, but it's possible that Cook was lobbying Boehner to pass a tax holiday that would allow Apple and other companies with large overseas tax holdings to bring back their earnings at a lower corporate tax rate. As of its most recent earnings call, Apple held $74 billion of its $110 billion in cash and marketable securities offshore. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • In Lawsuit Over Siri, Apple Says the Technology is "Cutting Edge" • iPhone a 'Game…

  • Next MacBook Air Update to Focus on Retina Displays Too?

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 1:13 pm
    With long-running rumors of ultra high-resolution "Retina" displays for Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro receiving a significant boost with reports from several sources surfacing yesterday and similar upgrades now being rumored for the iMac, fans of the MacBook Air have been awaiting word on when they might expect Apple's smallest Mac notebooks to gain the feature. 9to5Mac now reports that Apple is indeed unsurprisingly planning to bring Retina displays to the MacBook Air, with that upgrade being the most significant change for the next-generation line.Apple’s new MacBook Air will not…

  • Apple in Talks to Bring 'WatchESPN' App to Apple TV

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 12:41 pm
    Bloomberg briefly reports that Apple and Disney are in talks to bring sports network ESPN's WatchESPN application [App Store] to the Apple TV set-top box.ESPN subscribers with AppleTV would gain access to the network’s Internet service on their TV sets. [Sean] Bratches, the network’s executive vice president of affiliate and advertising sales, spoke in an interview today.The brief report doesn't specify exactly how access to the WatchESPN functionality on the Apple TV would work, but currently customers of a number of cable and Internet companies have varying levels of access to the app's…

  • Psystar Case Comes to a Close as U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 8:55 am
    More than four years after Psystar challenged Apple by first selling $399 unauthorized Mac clones and later shifting tactics to offer software supporting installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard on PCs, the dispute between the two companies has finally reached its conclusion. As noted by CNET, Psystar's persistent legal appeals have now been exhausted as the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appellate court ruling from last September upholding a ban on Psystar's sales of Mac clones.Following a rejection of Psystar's appeal to that decision in September, the company's lawyers vowed…
 
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  • Create a Setting and Connect With Emotions

    ceb
    14 May 2012 | 12:26 am
    I recently moved the delivery time of my beloved newsletter to be Sunday morning (well, that’s when it launches here, though my New Zealander and Australian friends all get it on Monday). In the process, I talked to people about sharing this information over breakfast, and with a “second cup of coffee” sometimes. I basically set a scene in the reader’s head that we were having a personal chat over breakfast. Ask yourself this: in trying to reach others for whatever your goal may be, is it facts or emotions that will win them over? Which do you think plays the bigger…

  • Nobody Reads Agency Blogs- Or Why You Need Skin in the Game

    ceb
    7 May 2012 | 8:57 am
    Thanks to Jason Falls, I just read this post about how many marketing agencies are closing down their blogs and tweeting and Facebooking instead. “Nobody reads agency blogs, and there are so many out there it’s impossible for people to keep up anyway,” said Sam Weston, director of communications at digital agency Huge. Nobody Reads ANY Blogs- If They’re Boring I’ll tell you without even having to look why nobody reads a blog: because it’s boring. Because it’s poorly written. Because it’s utterly self-referential. Nobody has time to read junk. Why would you?

  • Constraints

    ceb
    5 May 2012 | 11:43 am
    I was at a live performance the other night where Jacq sang and played with Girish, and I had a great conversation with Reggie, the drummer for the night. (I am SO sorry that I don’t know your last name, Reggie.) We talked about the fact that his typical drum kit for events is usually like 30 or so pieces, but that he decided to go minimal for the event. He had a kick drum, a snare, a tom, two cymbals, and a cowbell. What Reggie said was something like this, “I really enjoy this, because it means I really have to use what I have to get the expression I’m aiming for. I…

  • Pattern Break

    ceb
    2 May 2012 | 11:17 pm
    When you wake up in the morning, you check your emails, probably from your phone. First thing. Yes? Why? There’s no good answer to why. Even brain surgeons can wait until they’ve done other things before checking in on the world outside of your immediate proximity. So why do you do it? Because it’s a habit, a pattern. Do you read the top tech and marketing blogs? Why? Why do you read this blog? Because you’re subscribed? Are you getting something from it? If no, then why are you still doing it? Twitter and Facebook are hugely pattern-driven. They thrive off the same…

  • Where Should You Put Your Content?

    ceb
    30 Apr 2012 | 9:44 am
    I’ve been asked by subscribers of my personal newsletter how I decide what goes on my blog and what goes into my newsletter. I think the answer differs depending on your strategy, but I’m more than happy to tell you how I view it. I put information that sells on my blog, and information that nurtures in my newsletter. Information that Sells My job, because people seem confused these days as to what exactly it is I do or am selling, is to help mid-sized to larger companies build business (revenue and growth) by improving their use of the human digital channel (social media, email…
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    Copyblogger

  • How to be a World-Changing Writer

    Pace Smith and Sonia Simone
    15 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    As a copywriter, you know that words have power. You know words can influence, inform, and inspire. They can persuade your fellow humans to do some amazing things (or to do the wrong things, but we won’t go there today). What you may not realize is that your words can change the world. Here’s something else that’s really cool that you might not have realized … The keys to world-changing writing are also the keys to damn good copywriting. But as you know, good writing doesn’t happen all by itself. So let’s talk about what it takes to be damned good ……

  • WordPress Hosting That Means Business

    Brian Clark
    14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Did you know Copyblogger Media has a WordPress hosting division? Many people don’t, because it’s been a bit under-the-radar. The whole thing started with our frustration with web hosting in general. Specifically, the fact that a lot of “WordPress hosting” amounts to generic one-click installation of the CMS on a standardly-configured box — which simply doesn’t cut it for optimal performance and security. So, last year we decided to manage our high-traffic network of content and product sites ourselves. We did this by bringing into the family a team of people who themselves…

  • The Truth About Making Money While You Sleep

    Jonathan Morrow
    14 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    Want to hear about the day in the life of a so-called “successful entrepreneur?” Yesterday, I stayed in bed until about 2 PM. I watched the last few episodes of Mad Men. Around sunset, I took a leisurely stroll down the beach. When I got back, I hung out with a friend for a couple of hours, ate dinner, and went to bed. In other words … I goofed off. And while I was goofing off, my business generated a pretty decent chunk of revenue. You want to know the coolest part? I did absolutely nothing to “earn” it. I didn’t check my email. I didn’t talk to…

  • 7 Instructive Content Marketing Links

    Robert Bruce
    12 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    This week on The Lede … Are Content Publishers Waking Up from Their App Dreams Nightmares? An Email Marketing Autoresponder Schedule that Sells 3 Quick Tips To Conquering Your Fear of Public Speaking Does Your Domain Say “Trust Me?” Why “Freemium” Fails for Startups: 3 Business Lessons from the Band New Order 5 Basic SEO Truths We Can Learn from Star Wars Peter Shankman on the Value of an Audience If you want to grab more useful links (than the seven we highlight here) every week, follow @copyblogger on Twitter. Are Content Publishers Waking Up from Their App Dreams…

  • Updates to the Facebook Timeline Cover — Have You Fixed Your Page?

    Danielle Glick
    12 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    As you may know, the one thing inevitable in social media is change. On April 26, 2012 — not even a full month after launching the new timeline layout for Facebook Pages — Facebook changed the size of the profile image that is inset in all cover photos. This change applies to both personal Facebook Profiles and brand Pages. We’ve updated our recent post on Facebook Timeline Cover Images with the new dimensions. For some Pages, the change did not really affect the appearance of the cover photo design. But for other Pages (you’ll see a before-and-after in the post), you…
 
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    ReadWriteWeb

  • Top 10 Windows 8 Features #6: Secure Boot

    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    It's the single greatest dilemma of modern society: How much freedom would you trade to get more security - or vice versa? Since Windows XP became the most exploited operating system in history, Microsoft has taken bold moves - not all of them very popular, but usually very effective - to sever the routes of exploit. User Account Control, though controversial, eliminated perhaps 90% of account-elevation exploits. Now the company makes another bold security move - changing how Windows 8 boots to increase security, potentially at the cost of some freedom for certain users and…

  • Giving iPad PowerPoint Presentations Just Got a Lot Better

    15 May 2012 | 11:01 pm
    One of the iPad's more intriguing business uses is making presentations before a live audience. The device is portable and fun to use, and the swipe and pinch gestures can make for some dramatic presentations. Sadly, iPad presentations haven't lived up to their potential - especially for users of Microsoft PowerPoint. But the lastest version of Brainshark's free SlideShark app could help change that.    Normally, the latest version of a mobile app wouldn't merit coverate on ReadWriteWeb, but this is a game changer, especially for experienced speakers who are used to running their…

  • Facebook Will Roll On, Even as GM Pulls Ads

    15 May 2012 | 5:43 pm
      General Motors Co. said on Tuesday that it would stop advertising on Facebook because the platform didn't generate enough sales. It is certainly not a great day for the social media giant, as it looks to float its initial public stock offering on Friday. Before you heed the naysayers, though, consider what Facebook is really good at.     Need proof that Facebook will weather this and countless other storms? Look no further than the comments section of the very Wall Street Journal article that broke the news. The newspaper spurs logins by riding on…

  • Engagio Gives the Web a 'Context' Button

    15 May 2012 | 5:02 pm
    The killer app for the social Web is the one that will filter the signal from the noise. In the Facebook age, even casual Web users hold tons of conversations at once. Engagio, the conversation discovery company, pulls them all into one place. It also leads you into new ones. And with a new dashboard view released today, it lets you click one button to figure out what's actually going on in all these conversations. Engagio's dashboard breaks out articles, sites and other links from all your social networks into separate panels, and lets you reply, share and like straight from there. But the…

  • Staying Off Facebook Won't Protect Your Privacy

    15 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Stay away from social networks and people won't know who you're hanging out with or what you're doing, right? Wrong. When it comes to social networking, a recent study suggests, you can run but you can't hide.  A paper published last month in the journal PLoS One shows how researchers were able to learn about nonmembers of social networks based on information their friends posted online. Using machine-learning models, German researchers Emöke-Ágnes Horvát, Michael Hanselmann, Fred A. Hamprecht and Katharina A. Zweig were able to predict whether two nonmembers…
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    Smashing Magazine Feed

  • Zocial Button Set: 72 CSS3 Buttons

    Sam Collins
    15 May 2012 | 7:39 am
       The idea behind this project was to produce a consistent set of buttons that could be used for the range of social actions frequently taken in Web applications. These actions are often important goals for users, such as connecting third-party accounts or sharing content to third-party platforms, so their appearance has to be attractive and clear. The standard buttons provided by third parties (such as Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud) vary in size, style and interactivity. A consistent button set could reduce a lot of that visual noise and inconsistency. Furthermore, having it in…

  • Smashing Daily #1: Mobile Device Lab, Browsers and Animated GIFs

    Smashing Editorial
    15 May 2012 | 4:24 am
       Editor’s Note: This post is the first in the new Smashing Daily series on Smashing Magazine, where we highlight items to help you stay on the top of what’s going on in the industry. Vasilis van Gemert will carefully pick the most interesting discussions, tools, techniques and articles that were published recently and present them in a nice compact overview. Vasilis goes through dozens of RSS feeds and hundreds of tweets so that you don’t have to. Do you find the new series interesting? What would you like to have? And what wouldn’t you like to see? Let us…

  • The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries

    Simon Loxley
    14 May 2012 | 9:09 am
       I had thought terms like “intellectual property” and “intellectual theft” were of fairly recent provenance, so my eye was caught by the latter’s use in a headline of a 1930 edition of the US trade journal The American Printer. The article it headed proved to be equally intriguing, a response by the president of American Type Founders (ATF) to a June 1929 article in the German journal Gebrauchsgraphik by the designer Rudolf Koch, calling the ATF a “highway robber of German intellectual property.” At issue was a typeface marketed by the ATF earlier in 1929 called…

  • Taming The Wild Mind

    Marli Mesibov
    11 May 2012 | 10:32 am
       Myths have developed around and researchers have studied how the human brain juggles creativity and organization. Popular theory tells us that the left brain is structured and logical, while the right brain is artistic and imaginative, and that all human beings use predominantly one side of the other. Working in a creative field means challenging that theory, or else challenging the schedules and deadlines that managers impose on writers, designers and other creatives. As a project manager in a UX design agency, as well as a writer, I believe it is necessary to challenge both the…

  • Interaction Design In The Cloud

    Erik Perotti
    10 May 2012 | 8:05 am
       Interaction designers create wireframes in tools such as Adobe Illustrator, OmniGraffle and Microsoft Visio. Originally, these wireframes were primitive shapes drawn to represent various UI elements. Many of us cannot imagine life without them. There are, however, reasons to consider moving to the cloud to do interaction design. In short, today’s cloud-based tools are: Optimized for collaboration, Editable anywhere, Interactive, Published in real time, Self-maintaing (the user doesn’t need to update software), Payable monthly, Emailing your old static designs will feel old…
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    CNN.com

  • Travolta accuser drops suit

    16 May 2012 | 4:41 am
    The withdrawal of one of two massage therapists from a sex battery lawsuit against John Travolta "completely vindicated" the actor, Travolta's lawyer said Tuesday.

  • Woman with flesh-eating bug improves

    16 May 2012 | 4:37 am
    The doctors for Aimee Copeland are promising a "roller coaster ride of highs and lows" in the coming weeks and months as she struggles against a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria, her father said.

  • U.S. ready for Chen but waiting on China

    16 May 2012 | 4:35 am
    The United States says it has taken all the necessary steps on its side to admit Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month.

  • Doctor: Zimmerman had broken nose

    16 May 2012 | 4:34 am
    A doctor's report says George Zimmerman had a fractured nose, two black eyes and two cuts on his head after his fatal confrontation with teen Trayvon Martin.

  • Ratko Mladic war crimes trial starts

    16 May 2012 | 4:31 am
    Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, went on trial today at The Hague.
 
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  • It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Alex Koloskov!

    Brad Moore
    15 May 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Hello there, my name is Alex Koloskov, I am a studio product and advertisement photographer.When started to work as a commercial photographer many years ago, I was trying everything: from portraiture to architecture, but very soon I realized that I can be successful and “the best” only where is my passion, doing things where I can use my full potential.It appears that such place is a quiet studio, a place where I feel extremely comfortable working with still life and motion subjects.I love to perform technically challenging shots, where I have to engineer the lighting and light…

  • A Few of My Favorite Shots of Cathedrals in Paris

    Scott Kelby
    14 May 2012 | 11:03 pm
    The shot above was taken inside the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. I had never been, and was really taken with the fact that it’s all stained glass (and tells a story, reading from left to right, bottom to top in each pane of the stained glass). While it’s looks really large here, I’ll bet it’s not 100 feet deep from end to end (but the ceilings are really high). NOTE: make sure you click on these to see a much larger version.Above: Here’s the view if you turned 180° around from where I took the other shot. Again, the same amazing stained glass, and shot hand-held…

  • Oh, Hallelujah “Light It Magazine’s” Subscription and Download Thingy is Finally Fixed!

    Scott Kelby
    14 May 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Gees oh Pete that was a bear to get fixed, but finally the folks who have had a tough time getting Light It magazine’s subscription thingy to work now have a new free update that fixes the problem (I’ve been hearing from happy people all day who can now download their previously purchased issues, and the current issue as well). In a word: “Yay!!!!”Just hit the App store and get the just-released free update, and you’re home free. Thanks to everyone who was so patient as our developer played the detective game to find out exactly what was causing the problem (it…

  • Back From a Week in Paris (and a new photo series emerges)

    Scott Kelby
    13 May 2012 | 11:02 pm
    Wow, what a week! We shot three online classes (including “A Week in Paris with Jay Maisel” plus my on-location class on shooting travel photography, and a class on Lightroom/Photoshop for Travel Photography). We taped starting at 9:00 am each day and went non-stop until after midnight every day. We literally fell into bed each night, but we still had loads of fun (it’s hard not to have fun in Paris, even when you’re working).Easier HDR My new Nikon D4 actually makes shooting HDRs a lot easier, because not only can I finally just take three bracketed shots (one two…

  • Adobe’s Creative Cloud is Now Available

    Scott Kelby
    11 May 2012 | 2:03 am
    Mesdames et messieurs bonjour!Even though I’m still in Paris wrapping up our shoots here, I did see where starting today the Adobe Creative Cloud is now available, which ushers in a new era for Adobe, and a new opportunity for creative people all over the world (can’t you just hear that ELO song in your head right now? “All over the world-er-er-erld.”)If you’re not up-to-date on the Creative Cloud, I did a post here a few weeks back with a quick Q&A about it and you can read it right here. Also, Adobe is offering a pretty incredible deal for existing Creative…
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    Digital Photography School

  • Unlock the Secrets of Using Natural Light: Interview with Mitchell Kanashkevich

    Darren Rowse
    15 May 2012 | 9:06 am
    Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been launching a new dPS eBook – Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool. The response has been fabulous and we’ve seen it selling faster than any other eBook we’ve produced so far. With one week to go to save 25% on the price of Natural Light (and to go into the draw to win $1000 of lenses) I thought it’d be good to chat with author Mitchell Kanashkevich and explore a little more on the topic of Natural Light to give those of you still thinking about buying it a little more insight into the topics…

  • How to Photograph Babies: 9 Tutorials

    Darren Rowse
    14 May 2012 | 3:27 pm
    There must be a baby boom going on at the moment because today my inbox was hit by 5 separate emails from parents of new born babies wanting advice on how to photograph them. I turned to our archives for some links to send them and found these 9 ‘how to photograph babies’ tutorials and thought I’d share them here just in case there are others looking for answers. *Image Credit Nicole Hill. Photographing Babies without Losing Your Mind How to Photograph Newborns 3 Quick Newborn Photography Tips Baby Photography 101 10 Tips for Photographing Babies Photographing Babies –…

  • Do you Ever Shoot with Film?

    Darren Rowse
    14 May 2012 | 9:08 am
    I had one of those ‘I feel old’ moments last week when I was going through one of my old camera bags and out dropped an old film canister with an unused film in it. My son (who is almost 6) was with me and asked me what it was. He was not satisfied with a ‘it’s film’ answer and I spent the next 15 minutes (and have spent quite a bit of time since) trying to explain what this ‘film’ thing is and why it would have anything to do with taking photos. A new generation of photographers is emerging who have never shot with film. Yet at the same time…

  • Camille Seaman: On Photographing Icebergs

    Darren Rowse
    13 May 2012 | 2:55 pm
    In this video Camille Seaman shares photos and a little of her passion for photographing icebergs. See more of her work including other subject matter at Camille’s website. Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Camille Seaman: On Photographing Icebergs

  • 11 Tips for Band Promotional Photography

    Guest Contributor
    13 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    In this post Tom Di Maggio Photography shares 11 tips for taking band promotional photography. Knowing your gear and how to achieve a correct exposure is the basis for every picture you take, no matter what kind of photography we are talking about. When it comes to band promotional photography, it is but a small part of the equation. There’s a lot of factors that you need to take into consideration in order to get the pictures that you want. 80% of the work is done during the preparation of the shoot. The better the preparation the smoother everything will work out on the day of the…
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    TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

  • Judge refuses request to dismiss ebook class action suit

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
    Apple received a legal slap on Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Denise Cote rejected a request to dismiss a class action lawsuit against Apple and five publishers. Cote scoffed at the idea that Apple and the publishers acted independently in coming up with what's known as agency pricing, their defense to the charges that they were price-fixing ebooks. Not only that, she accused Steve Jobs at being at the center of it all. Parts of the opinion, as excerpted by paidContent, reads: In short, Apple did not try to earn money off of eBooks by competing with other retailers in an open market;…

  • Tim Cook meets with Speaker of US House of Representatives, John Boehner

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:30 pm
    U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's office has released a picture of Boehner meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday. While Boehner's staff didn't go into details about the meeting, MacRumors theorizes that Cook was lobbying for a tax holiday, allowing Apple to bring some of its offshore funds back into the U.S. Fortune first reported in February that Apple was lobbying for a tax holiday to alleviate the 35% rate that repatriated funds are currently taxed at. Apple and other corporate entities would like the government to drop this rate to 5% for a year.Tim Cook meets with Speaker of US…

  • Aaron Sorkin to pen Jobs' biopic, Variety reports

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Aaron Sorkin, fresh from winning an Oscar for writing "The Social Network," will move from covering Facebook to Apple. Sony has hired Sorkin to turn Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" biography into a feature film, Variety reports. Sony acquired the movie rights to Isaacson's biography a couple weeks before it was released in October. Another Jobs biopic is scheduled to begin filming this month. This film, with the working title "Jobs," stars Ashton Kutcher and covers the years 1971-2000. "Jobs" is slated to be released in the fourth quarter of this year. [Via Mashable]Aaron Sorkin to pen Jobs'…

  • Inkling to sell iPad textbooks in over 900 college bookstores

    Mike Schramm
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Inkling is an e-book publishing platform that's currently running an app on the App Store, and while Apple has been making an official push for more textbooks in iBooks, Inkling is strengthening its own holdings. The company has made a deal with Follett to bring hundreds of Inkling titles into college bookstores, where students can buy the ebook content right there in person. The company is selling whole textbooks, or it's also offering a program called "Pick 3," which allows students to grab three chapters of a book at a time, keeping costs down if teachers or students don't need the whole…

  • Daily Update for May 15, 2012

    Steven Sande
    15 May 2012 | 7:05 pm
    It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here. No Flash? Click here to listen. Subscribe via RSSDaily Update for May 15, 2012 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 15 May 2012 19:05:00 EST. Please see our…
 
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    Strobist

  • Anatomy of a Project: Miller Mobley's Re-enactors

    14 May 2012 | 10:39 am
    When I worked at The Sun, a lot of emphasis was put on always having multiple projects in the hopper. Self-generated projects are the lifeblood of any good paper, and they promote exploration and serendipity. Since I have gone out on my own, I can honestly say projects have the single most important vehicle for developing my photography. I always have at least one on the front burner, with a couple more in the on-deck circle. When my friend Miller Mobley tweeted last week about his series of U.S. Civil War re-enactors, I reached out to him to see if he could give us a little BTS — not only…

  • Q&A: C-Stands

    10 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    Several people asked about the C-stand (short for century stand) that I used on the Rosco OA posted on Monday. Long story short, after spending 2 months on the road with McNally and crew last year, I have become a convert. If you have never used a C-stand, and/or are considering getting one, here's what you need to know. Read more »

  • Always Bring a Model Release

    7 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    I try to be pretty open with this blog. Sometimes I get it right, and sometimes I screw up royally. A recent shoot I did for Rosco is a good example of both. Read more »

  • Royce Bair's Night-Lit Landscapes

    3 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    There are no AC plugs near Delicate Arch in Grand County, Utah, where Royce Bair made this night landscape shot. So all of his flashes needed to be battery-powered to illuminate the 20-meter tall formation. Two of his light sources were Norman 400B's, weighing in at 6 lbs and from which he needed a total of 48 pops to make the image. But his Big Gun required only two pops to balance with the Normans. That 110,000 lumen light source weighed about a pound, all-in. And it ran off of a 9-volt battery. Read more »

  • On Assignment: Trattoria / 360

    30 Apr 2012 | 8:00 am
    Having eaten at this restaurant often enough to put these guys' kids through college, I recently photographed brothers Gianni (left) and Carlo Morra at one of their three local Italian trattorias. It is a simple picture, but there is much more here than meets the eye. So keeping with last Thursday's talk of photo ecosystems, let's go a little more 360 on this one than just the typical lighting BTS. Read more »
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    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • The Atlantic magazine looks at the Russian space programme today

    15 May 2012 | 7:41 pm
    The Atlantic's 'In Focus' photo blog has collected a fascinating series of images from the Russian space program. Looking at both Zvyozdny gorodok, the training center just outside Moscow better known as 'Star City,' as well as  the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the pictures give an insight into post-Shuttle space flight. Astronauts and scientists from different countries train together, as do entrepreneurs preparing for their paid trips into space. The collection uses a variety of photographic styles and beautifully conveys the faded futurism of space travel. (from The Atlantic)

  • Nikon D800 wins Camera Grand Prix 2012 award and public 'best camera' vote

    15 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Nikon's D800 has been awarded the prestigious Camera Grand Prix 2012 title and also won the public vote for best camera. The awards, organized by the Japanese 'Camera Journal Press Club' also recognized the Canon EF8-15mm F4L USM as lens of the year. Meanwhile, the editors awards were given to Sony's NEX-7 and the Olympus m.Zuiko 45mm F1.8.

  • Fujifilm creates wide-angle adapter and firmware v1.3 for X100

    15 May 2012 | 11:59 am
    Fujifilm has announced the WCL-X100 wide-angle adapter lens for its X100 large sensor, fixed-lens compact. The 0.8x adapter extends the camera's 35mm equivalent field of view out to 28mm equivalent. It is designed to match the X100 in terms of both appearance and quality, sharing the camera's Fujifilm's Super EBC coating and made-in-Japan construction. The WCl-X100 will be available from June at a price of around $350. To enable use of the converter, the company has also issued firmware v1.30 which adds a function for its use as well as fixing two minor operational bugs.

  • Just Posted: Canon PowerShot SX150 IS review

    14 May 2012 | 7:11 pm
    Just posted: Canon PowerShot SX150 IS review. The PowerShot SX150 IS is a mid-priced compact superzoom - it's not as slim or stylish as the Panasonic TZ (ZS) models that have helped define the class, but it still boasts a 28-336mm equivalent zoom range and a comprehensive set of features, both in terms of special effects and manual controls. It also differentiates itself through the use of AA batteries and a CCD sensor - both helping to keep costs down. So has Canon cut too many corners in pursuit of cut-price capability?

  • Adobe will fix security bug in CS5.x, having originally said CS6 was the fix

    14 May 2012 | 11:56 am
    Adobe has confirmed that it will fix the security problems with Photoshop and other CS5.x packages, having originally suggested that a paid upgrade to CS6 was the only solution. The security concerns, raised by the company on May 8th, were rated as 'critical,' meaning it could 'allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware.' Despite this, the original solution raised in the company security bulletin was to upgrade to CS6, leaving CS5.x users vulnerable. The bulletin has now been updated.
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  • News: Lightroom 4 Is On the Mac Store

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    10 May 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Adobe’s Lightroom Product Manager, Tom Hogarty, announced that Lightroom is now available on the Apple Mac Store (for North America only). I think overall it’s a good move for Lightroom. For new Lightroom users out there who are on the Mac store and may never have otherwise heard of Lightroom, this is just another way to get it into their hands. However, there area few, caveats, shall we say 1) It’s for Mac only (duh!). This probably doesn’t seem bad if you only own Macs. However, I can tell you from being on the road teaching Lightroom over the last few weeks,…

  • Video: A Quick Make-Your-Photo-Better Setting in Lightroom

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    8 May 2012 | 11:05 pm
    After the last few stops in my Lightroom 4 Live Tour I realize there was a lot of questions on the Camera Calibration settings that basically, let you make your photo better with just one click. So I thought I’d take a minute to, not only go over the settings but also show you a couple of ways that you can have Lightroom automatically apply those settings to your photos so that you’re not left doing it manually each time. Also, here’s the link to the Lightroom seminar page that I mentioned in the beginning of the video. If you’re in Washington DC, Lansing, Richmond or…

  • Presets – Spring Color, Flare & Haze

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    7 May 2012 | 1:27 pm
    This week, Laura (from Pretty Presets) was kind enough to donate some more free presets for me to give away. The images below show the before/after samples of the 2 presets included in the download below (from the Spring Color, Flare & Haze Collection). If you like ‘em, she–™s got plenty more available over at at Lightroompresets.com so make sure you stop by and pay her a visit. The Spring Color, Flare & Haze Collection was designed to add a sun-kissed touch to your natural light images. They’ll work best on your RAW images and were designed for both Lightroom…

  • Lightroom News and Stuff

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    4 May 2012 | 10:23 am
    A new date was just added to my Lightroom 4 Live tour. We’ll be in Lansing MI on June 12th. It also looks like we’ll be in Washing DC that same week and probably San Francisco the week after but I’ll keep you posted. Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate 2 is on the Adobe Labs website. If you had any problems with Lightroom 4, it’s definitely worth downloading. Lightroom Product Manager, Tom Hogarty, has a great write up about some of the new Color Fringe Correction features in Lightroom 4 Moose Peterson’s BT Journal is now available on the iPad. Don’t forget…

  • Lightroom 4 Presets: Summer Haze

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    30 Apr 2012 | 11:05 pm
    It’s May 1st and summer is rapidly approaching (we’ve already got summer-like weather in Florida so we’re close enough in my book). I was looking through some of my old Lightroom 3 presets and deciding which ones to update to Lightroom 4, and the Summer Haze preset seemed like a good choice. Overall, I was trying to get across that summery, warm, hazy feeling and this is what came out of it. The preset adjusts the white balance, Vibrance, Saturation, negative Clarity (for some softness) and Split Toning sliders. I even tossed in a bit of a Tone Curve adjustment on it in the…
 
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    MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog

  • In Lawsuit Over Siri, Apple Says the Technology is "Cutting Edge"

    Jordan Golson
    15 May 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Apple has filed a motion to dismiss in a case filed by customers over alleged misleading advertising depicting the Siri technology in the iPhone 4S. The lawsuit, filed in March, alleges that Apple's advertising of Siri doesn't reflect real-world usage. When asked for directions or to locate a store, "Siri either did not understand what Plaintiff was asking, or, after a very long wait time, responded with the wrong answer." In a motion to dismiss (via Scribd), Apple attempts to shoot down the Plaintiff's arguments, reports the Wall Street Journal: They offer only general descriptions of…

  • iPhone a 'Game Changer' for Customer Satisfaction

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
    The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) today released its latest rankings of customer satisfaction in the United States for mobile phones and a number of products and services, with the new mobile phone rankings being expanded to include Apple, Research in Motion, LG, and HTC for the first time. In its first appearance in the rankings, Apple easily topped the list with a score of 83, outdistancing Nokia, LG, and HTC in a tie for second place at 75. Apple's performance marks the first time a mobile phone company scored above 77 in any of the group's surveys dating back to 2004.For…

  • Google Chrome Browser Coming to iOS?

    Eric Slivka
    15 May 2012 | 10:57 am
    Business Insider reports on a new research note from Macquarie analyst Ben Schacter, who claims that Google is working to bring a version of its Chrome browser to iOS devices. According to the report, Apple "may already be reviewing" the app, which could debut before the end of the quarter. Google Chrome browser for Android Google currently splits ad revenue share with Apple for Google searches performed through Safari, a deal that currently sees Google paying Apple roughly $1 billion per year. With a potential Chrome browser for iOS leading to Google keeping all revenue for searches…

  • Book Pricing Lawsuit Reveals More Details of Apple's Negotiations, Including Steve Jobs Email

    Jordan Golson
    14 May 2012 | 4:04 pm
    Seventeen more states have joined the antitrust lawsuit against Apple and several book publishing houses over the pricing of ebooks. Perhaps more interesting are certain details released in the latest filing that were previously redacted, including one from Steve Jobs. Portions of this email have been seen before, but this is the first chance the public has had to see a major negotiation written by the former CEO. As reported by PaidContent, Steve Jobs became directly involved in the pricing negotiations after Apple executive "Eddy Cue could not secure one of the Conspiring Publisher’s…

  • Time Warner Cable CEO Hasn't Heard of Apple's AirPlay

    Jordan Golson
    14 May 2012 | 1:13 pm
    AirPlay is a technology that seamlessly moves audio and video from device to device in the Apple ecosystem. It's built into the iPhone, iPad, and -- most importantly -- the Apple TV set-top box. Among other things, AirPlay can be used to send video from iPhone apps like YouTube, MLB.tv, or WatchESPN to the AppleTV. Apple hasn't advertised AirPlay as strongly as some other features, like the iPhone 4S's Siri, though it did run a television ad after the iPhone 4 was introduced in 2011. That said, it's surprising that Glenn A. Britt, the chief executive of Time Warner Cable said he hadn't heard…
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    CNNGo.com

  • Schooling the privileged: The Peninsula launches 'The Lifestyle Academy'

    Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorA clear case of watch envy.The Peninsula Hong Kong has launched "The Lifestyle Academy," a series of personalized "lessons" that will help you pick designer clothes, gourmet food and get better at golf. “We created 'The Lifestyle Academy' to give guests the opportunity to experience a level of fun and insightful learning that will enable them to look, live and feel their absolute best," says Rainy Chan, general manager of Hong Kong's iconic hotel.  Because being able to have luxury is one thing, but being able to fully appreciate it like a connoisseur…

  • In-flight hot pot: Enjoying 'airplane food' at China’s A380 theme restaurant

    Richard Macauley
    15 May 2012 | 4:57 pm
    by Richard MacauleyAlthough most of us gripe about airplane food, others seem to enjoy dining aboard. Well, that seems to be the case at least with a certain group of foodies in Chongqing, in southwest China. A novelty restaurant modeled after Airbus’s A380 has recently opened in the city. DC seafood restaurant (特等舱餐厅), or "Super-class Restaurant" in Chinese, treats diners with steaming congee and hot pot fare served by waitresses dressed as flight attendants. There are also views across Chongqing’s Jialing River (嘉陵江).read more

  • Watch the solar eclipse live from the top of Fuji

    15 May 2012 | 4:55 pm
    On an apartment-building roof, in a local park, maybe even up a ladder -- given clear skies the choices are endless. If you’re in Japan on May 21, chances are you have at least a half-laid plan for watching the total solar eclipse that morning. Still, we bet they’re not half as ambitious as those of electronics maker Panasonic, which is dispatching a team to the top of Mount Fuji to stream the whole celestial event live online. Better yet, the Panny team will be using only solar-powered equipment to film and broadcast the eclipse. Kinda like a snake eating its own tail, we guess. And, in…

  • 10 great international cooking classes

    Lina Goldberg
    15 May 2012 | 11:01 am
    by Lina Goldberg Some say the best way to get to know a culture is through sampling its food, but even better is learning how to cook it. These cooking classes give you a hands-on introduction to the cuisines of 10 countries around the world.  Hutong Cuisine: Beijing, China Traditional lessons in the heart of the city.Located in one of the tangled neighborhoods of tiny alleys and traditional courtyard family homes that make up Beijing's historic hutongs, Hutong Cuisine offers Chinese cooking classes in the heart of the city. The instructor, Chunyi Zhou, is well qualified to teach on…

  • iReport: Where's your favorite airport?

    15 May 2012 | 2:52 am
    Many journeys nowadays start at an airport. That can mean frustrating queues, lost baggage and endless walks just so you can start your journey.  But some airports make the first step a joy. We asked you to tell us which they are and why you love them. Asian airports dominate -- that concurs with the recent World Airport Awards (see the story here) -- but Vancouver flies for the flag for Canada too.  Do you agree with our iReporters? Tell us your own opinion in the comments.  Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Efficiency and cleanliness at Hong Kong International…
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