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  • The New Year’s perspective on Christmas lights [comic]

    Holy Kaw!
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:46 pm
    This, my friends, is the beauty of lawn ornaments, however tacky they might be. Full story at Shoebox Blog via Geeks are Sexy. Christmas funnies. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • This is Why You Can’t Access Google Maps on Windows Phone

    Mashable!
    Christina Warren
    4 Jan 2013 | 3:20 pm
    Todays' Internet lesson is simple: rendering engines matter. If you're a Windows Phone 8 user, chances are you are unable to access Google Maps in Internet Explorer. Attempting to access Google Maps from a Windows Phone device redirects the user to Google's main homepage. Earlier this afternoon, this behavior was noted by forum users on The Verge. We were able to confirm the behavior on our own Windows Phone devices and on a desktop web browser with a modified user-agent string. Sure enough, attempts to access maps.google.com or google.com/maps led to a redirect to the main Google homepage.

  • How One Bike Can Put A Rural Village On The Path To Success

    Fast Company
    Glenn Croston
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:00 pm
    The Cambodian Village Fund began as a simple gift of a bicycle to a village that had no transportation. But that bicycle ended up turning into much more. When Bill and Nancy Bamberger from San Diego first visited Cambodia as tourists in 2002, they were struck by its long history, the warmth of its people, and the devastation that was still evident from long years of violence and neglect. A whole generation of educated people had been killed or fled the violence of the Khmer Rouge, holding back the growth of Cambodia today. To help reverse that trend, the Bambergers created the Cambodian…

  • How to calculate your royalty

    How to Change the World
    GuyKawasaki
    15 Dec 2012 | 5:45 pm
    If you're thinking of writing a book, use this site to calculate your royalties from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo: http://apethebook.com/calculator/#top

  • Facebook Mobile User Counts Revealed: 192M Android, 147M iPhone, 48M iPad, 56M Messenger

    TechCrunch
    Josh Constine
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:50 pm
    Facebook keeps user counts for its mobile apps hidden, but researcher Benedict Evans found a way to uncover them and they provide critical insight into the direction and performance of Facebook’s mobile efforts. Most interestingly, Facebook’s Android user count is growing much faster than its iPhone user base, but is found on a lower percentage of Android devices. Let’s take a closer look at the data. A year ago, Facebook stopped reporting user counts for its own mobile apps via the Graph API. But if you searched for one that none of your friends used and hovered over the…
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    Holy Kaw!

  • The New Year’s perspective on Christmas lights [comic]

    4 Jan 2013 | 1:46 pm
    This, my friends, is the beauty of lawn ornaments, however tacky they might be. Full story at Shoebox Blog via Geeks are Sexy. Christmas funnies. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • Top digital marketing conferences of 2013 [infographic]

    4 Jan 2013 | 1:12 pm
    Wondering where the action is on the digital marketing scene this year? Look no farther than this infographic from Interactivity Marketing that lists the big conferences for 2013 and outlines the major characteristics of each. Grab those business cards and away you go! Via Interactivity Marketing. Like infographics? So do we. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • 9 characteristics of artists that are good for business

    4 Jan 2013 | 12:58 pm
    One big buzzword in today’s business circles is “innovation,” and who better to consult about the creative process than the people who make innovation their life’s work? Though the art and business departments couldn’t be farther apart on your typical college campus, that doesn’t mean there aren’t valuable lessons to be learned by crossing that unspoken line in the sand. Frog Design at PSFK offers nine lessons the business world can learn from artists to tap their creative potential during office hours in ways that will delight rather than disturb the…

  • Time to be wowed by amazing facts [video]

    4 Jan 2013 | 12:43 pm
    There are so many amazing things in this world that it’s not surprising AsapSCIENCE had to divide their videos chock full of fun facts into at least two parts, so hit play and get ready to do some learning! (We put the really important stuff in the thumbnail, though. Enjoy happy hour that much more on us.) Full story at YouTube via Laughing Squid. Two-and-a-half minutes of trivia. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

  • 5 traits to look for in a quality virtual assistant

    4 Jan 2013 | 10:20 am
    The administrative assistant that doubles as your right hand likely no longer sits just outside the office door in the age of computers, but could be perched across the world ready to whip through some correspondence or organize an upcoming event. With the days of the face-to-face interview and daily interaction going the way of the typewriter, it’s important to know what one should look for in a quality virtual assistant, so the folks at Virtual Assistant Information have a few tips for finding the right fit for your business. Professionalism When first communicating with the virtual…
 
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  • This is Why You Can’t Access Google Maps on Windows Phone

    Christina Warren
    4 Jan 2013 | 3:20 pm
    Todays' Internet lesson is simple: rendering engines matter. If you're a Windows Phone 8 user, chances are you are unable to access Google Maps in Internet Explorer. Attempting to access Google Maps from a Windows Phone device redirects the user to Google's main homepage. Earlier this afternoon, this behavior was noted by forum users on The Verge. We were able to confirm the behavior on our own Windows Phone devices and on a desktop web browser with a modified user-agent string. Sure enough, attempts to access maps.google.com or google.com/maps led to a redirect to the main Google homepage.

  • Late Night With Joe Biden? Petition Calls for VP’s Own Show

    Alex Fitzpatrick
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:39 pm
    Anthony Bourdain, Bear Grills, Bobby Flay...Joe Biden? That's right: The latest White House petition getting traction on the social web calls for Vice President Joe Biden to host his own show. Specifically, the petition, which was created Friday, demands the Obama administration "authorize the production of a recurring television program featuring Vice President Joe Biden." Here's the full request: "Vice President Joe Biden has a demonstrated ability to bring people together, whether at the negotiating table or at the neighborhood diner. We, therefore, urge the Obama Administration to…

  • 5 Lessons Companies Can Learn From the Instagram Fallout

    Dallas Lawrence
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:45 pm
    Here are five key lessons have emerged for companies looking to sustain credibility, cultivate online communities and ultimately monetize users More About: contributor, Facebook, features, instagram, Marketing, privacy, Social Media

  • Hulu CEO and CTO Step Down

    Lauren Indvik
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:40 pm
    Founding Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Rich Tom have decided to leave the video-streaming company by the end of the first quarter. In an e-mail to staffers, which was later reposted to Hulu's corporate blog, Kilar said he is coordinating with Hulu's board of directors "to ensure there is ample runway to manage this transition" and that his decision "has been one of the toughest [he's] ever made." Reports that Kilar planned to leave Hulu have been circulating for some time. An internal company memo obtained by Variety over the summer cited a plan to transition to a new CEO. At the time, the…

  • ESPN Reporter Tweets Pic of Horribly Racist Troll Letter

    Sam Laird
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:18 pm
    ESPN reporter Jemele Hill used Twitter to share with her 137,000 followers the type of bigoted abuse she says she receives every day. More About: Sports
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  • How One Bike Can Put A Rural Village On The Path To Success

    Glenn Croston
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:00 pm
    The Cambodian Village Fund began as a simple gift of a bicycle to a village that had no transportation. But that bicycle ended up turning into much more. When Bill and Nancy Bamberger from San Diego first visited Cambodia as tourists in 2002, they were struck by its long history, the warmth of its people, and the devastation that was still evident from long years of violence and neglect. A whole generation of educated people had been killed or fled the violence of the Khmer Rouge, holding back the growth of Cambodia today. To help reverse that trend, the Bambergers created the Cambodian…

  • Jason Kilar, Pioneer Of Web Video, To Leave Hulu In Q1

    Austin Carr
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:53 pm
    Jason Kilar, CEO of streaming video service Hulu, has decided to depart the booming company after five years at the helm. SVP and CTO Rich Tom is departing, too. Check out our recent profile of Kilar and Hulu to learn more about his decision. Jason Kilar, CEO of streaming video service Hulu, has decided to depart the booming company after five years at the helm. He said Rich Tom, Hulu's CTO and SVP, will do the same. The news comes courtesy of Kilar himself, who penned a blog post to announce his decision. In the post, Kilar runs through his record at Hulu, perhaps to affirm his legacy, by…

  • A Grown-Up Dorm For Russia’s Silicon Valley

    Jordan Kushins
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:45 pm
    Moscow-based Atrium Studio envisioned an interconnected complex for the talent at Skolkovo. Skolkovo--officially, but infrequently, called the Scientific Centre for Development and Commercialization of New Technologies--is billed as Russia’s take on Silicon Valley. The “technopark” on the outskirts of Moscow is structured around a quintet of “clusters” that focus on the following industries: information, biomedical, energy efficiency, nuclear, and space technologies. Earlier this year, a competition was held to imagine community living quarters for Skolkovo…

  • Enjoy Your Nightmares! Shoe Soles Made Of Dentures And Other Gritty Ephemera

    Kelsey CampbellDollaghan
    4 Jan 2013 | 12:45 pm
    London designers Mariana Fantich and Dominic Young weave Savile Row fashions from human hair, glass eyeballs, and dentures. This certainly brings new meaning to the phrase “show your teeth.” Apex Predator, a collection of objects designed by six-year-old studio Fantich & Young, includes shoes made from thousands of individual dentures grafted into the soles. According to the East London-based duo, Apex Predator was created in response to the 2008 financial crisis and inspired by evolutionary economics, a school of thought that applies Darwinism to economics. The project takes…

  • Catmoji Is A Social Network For The Internet's Most Cat-Crazed

    Christina Chaey
    4 Jan 2013 | 11:57 am
    The Pinterest-style "catmunity" is a cat-lady paradise of photos, videos, and GIFs. Cat ladies and men of the Internet: You no longer have to spend hours sifting through YouTube, Imgur, Lolcats, or Tumblr for your daily fix of kitty magic. Now, there's Catmoji, a Pinterest-style social network solely dedicated to cat pictures, videos, and GIFs for the Internet's, um, purrverts. Users of the self-titled "catmunity" can create profiles--with their own catvatars, of course--and browse images by what's popular or recent, but also by mood, such as "cute" or "sad."Read Full Story
 
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  • How to calculate your royalty

    GuyKawasaki
    15 Dec 2012 | 5:45 pm
    If you're thinking of writing a book, use this site to calculate your royalties from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo: http://apethebook.com/calculator/#top

  • APE: How to Publish a Book

    GuyKawasaki
    12 Dec 2012 | 10:20 am
    In 2011 the publisher of one of my books, Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies. Because of this experience, I self-published my next book, What the Plus!, and learned first-hand that self-publishing is a complex, confusing, and idiosyncratic process. As Steve Jobs said, “There must be a better way.”With Shawn Welch, a tech wizard, I wrote APE to help people take control of their writing careers. APE’s thesis is powerful yet simple: filling the roles of Author, Publisher and Entrepreneur yields results that rival traditional publishing. We call this "artisanal…

  • 10 Things You Can Learn From the Apple Store

    GuyKawasaki
    9 Apr 2012 | 9:16 am
    My friend, Carmine Gallo, has written a book called The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty. The Apple Store is the most profitable retailer in America, generating an average of $5,600 per square foot and attracting more than 20,000 visitors a week. In the decade since Steve Jobs and former head of retail, Ron Johnson, decided to reimagine the retail experience, the Apple Store not only reimagined and reinvented retail, it blew up the model entirely and started from scratch. In his research for The Apple Experience, Carmine discovered ten things that the…

  • Free social-media webinar with Mari Smith and me

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Mar 2012 | 5:25 pm
    Mari Smith and I are going to have a rocking time explaining the seven hottest social-media business trends in a FREE webinar. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/7_smtrends See you on March 28th!

  • How to Understand and Master Google+

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Mar 2012 | 9:21 am
    In 1983 I saw a Macintosh for the first time and fell in love. I loved Macintosh so much that I wrote a book about it. In 2011 I saw Google+ for the first time and fell in love again. And now for the second time in my career, I’ve written a book about a product: What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us. I wrote What the Plus! to help people understand and master Google+. I cover the essential Google+ skills: creating your profile, circling people, commenting, posting, responding to posts, hanging out, and sharing photos. Here’s what some experts had to say about the book: “We didn’t…
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    TechCrunch

  • Facebook Mobile User Counts Revealed: 192M Android, 147M iPhone, 48M iPad, 56M Messenger

    Josh Constine
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:50 pm
    Facebook keeps user counts for its mobile apps hidden, but researcher Benedict Evans found a way to uncover them and they provide critical insight into the direction and performance of Facebook’s mobile efforts. Most interestingly, Facebook’s Android user count is growing much faster than its iPhone user base, but is found on a lower percentage of Android devices. Let’s take a closer look at the data. A year ago, Facebook stopped reporting user counts for its own mobile apps via the Graph API. But if you searched for one that none of your friends used and hovered over the…

  • The Weekly Good: A Star Is (Re)Born, The Lester Chambers Story

    Drew Olanoff
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:47 pm
    [Note: This is a weekly series. If your company is doing something amazing to help a charitable cause or doing some good in your community, please reach out.] Your song hits the Billboard Hot 100 Charts at number 11, you and your brothers have played with the likes of The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, things are great, you’re on fire. You’ve got it made, right? Wrong. Lester Chambers is living proof that just because you become “popular”, it doesn’t mean that you will be rewarded properly for it. Lester’s tale is multifaceted, starting with the release of the…

  • Vobi Raises $1.5 Million For Online Collaboration That’s Kicked Off By Phone Calls

    Sarah Perez
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:39 pm
    Austin-based Vobi.com, a cloud-based collaboration startup which will sell its services through mobile operators, has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding from Dallas VC firm Trailblazer Capital. The firm specializes in communications companies that have unique IP, explains Vobi CEO Mark Castleman, making it a good fit as Vobi’s lead investor. Castleman himself has extensive experience in both telecommunications and collaboration, most recently with PBX Central, a PBX-as-a-service company he founded, where he now sits on the board. He brings that experience to Vobi, which has been in…

  • Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, CTO Rich Tom To Depart The Company In Q1 2013

    Darrell Etherington
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:14 pm
    Hulu just posted an internal email from CEO Jason Kilar to its blog, indicating that he and CTO Rich Tom will be leaving the company during the first quarter of 2013. The timing is new, but word that Kilar was on his way out was circulating as early as August 2012, when an internal memo included a passage about transitioning to a new CEO. In the email announcing his and Tom’s departure, Kilar said he’ll be working with the board to ensure a smooth transition. Kilar said that the decision was difficult, but didn’t share much about the reasoning behind his or Rich’s…

  • Gillmor Gang Live 01.04.13 (TCTV)

    Steve Gillmor
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:05 pm
    Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recording has concluded.
 
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  • What do you make?

    Seth Godin
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:32 am
    Decisions. You don't run a punch press or haul iron ore. Your job is to make decisions. The thing is, the farmer who grows corn has no illusions about what his job is. He doesn't avoid planting corn or dissemble or procrastinate about harvesting corn. And he certainly doesn't try to get his neighbor to grow his corn for him. Make more decisions. That's the only way to get better at it.

  • The attention paradox

    Seth Godin
    3 Jan 2013 | 2:42 am
    Online, where you can't buy attention as easily as you can with traditional advertising, most commercial media has the imperative of interestingness built in. The assignment is to make it viral, make it something people will watch or click on or even better, share. This is hard for mass marketers, marketers who are used to making average stuff for average people and promoting heavily in media where they can buy guaranteed attention. And so, we see organizations buying likes and pageviews, pushing for popovers and popunders and all sorts of new ways to interrupt online. Smart advertisers,…

  • "Here, I made this," is difficult and frightening

    Seth Godin
    2 Jan 2013 | 2:05 am
    Hey, even the headline is a bummer. The first thing that they teach you at business book/blogging school is that "fun and easy" are the two magic words, followed, I guess, by "dummies." Difficult and frightening are not part of the syllabus. Alas, the work we're being asked to do now, the emotional labor we're getting paid to do, is frightening. It's frightening to stand up for what we believe in, frightening to do something that might not work, frightening to do something that we have to be responsible for. Tonight is the first ever Icarus Session, a worldwide event that might just be…

  • Do you remember?

    Seth Godin
    1 Jan 2013 | 1:56 am
    A year ago today, do you remember where you stood? Last year about this time, I was lying on the couch, having ripped my hamstring with a loud pop while working out early in the morning. But that's not the sort of 'stand' that I'm talking about. Are you more trusted? More skilled? More connected to people who care about your work? How many people would miss your work if you stopped contributing it? New Year's resolutions rarely work, because good intentions don't often survive a collision with reality. But an inventory is a helpful tool, a way to keep track of what you're building. Drip by…

  • Writer's block and the drip

    Seth Godin
    31 Dec 2012 | 2:49 am
    Why do we get stuck? Writer's block was 'invented' in the 1940s. Before that, not only wasn't there a word for it, it hardly existed. The reason: writing wasn't a high stakes venture. Writing was a hobby, it was something you did in your spare time, without expecting a big advance or a spot on the bestseller list. Now, of course, we're all writers. We put our ideas into words and share them with tens or thousands of people, for all time, online. Our words spread.  With the stakes higher than ever, so is our fear. Consider the alternative to writer's block: the drip. A post, day after day,…
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    Wired Top Stories

  • Man Arrested for Flipping Off Cop Wins Day in Court

    David Kravets
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:52 pm
    A federal appeals court is reinstating a civil rights lawsuit brought by a New York man arrested for disorderly conduct after flipping off a police officer in traffic.

  • FTC and Google: No Market, No Foul

    Mike Barton
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:13 pm
    In reading the coverage of the FTC announcement that it was not going to pursue any real action against Google for favoritism of its own products in the web search market, I was surprised to see how few commentators have raised the point that there can?t be a search ?market? when no one pays for ...

  • Gadget Lab Show: Pre-CES Madness

    Christina Bonnington
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:01 pm
    This week on the Gadget Lab show, the gang kicks into high gear in preparation for this year's CES. We look at what to expect from CES, and how Gadget Lab will be covering the show this year.

  • New Evil Dead Trailer Features Most Disgusting Make-Out Ever

    Angela Watercutter
    4 Jan 2013 | 12:59 pm
    The latest red-band trailer for the Evil Dead reboot is sure to have tongues wagging.

  • 2012 Was Safest Year for Air Travel Since 1945

    Jason Paur
    4 Jan 2013 | 12:45 pm
    The stats are in and last year will go down as the safest year for airline travel since the dawn of the jet age more 50 years ago.
 
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  • 23 Top Tips to Make Your Blog Posts More Conversational

    Guest Blogger
    4 Jan 2013 | 6:08 am
    This guest post is by Marya Jan of Writing Happiness. Let’s face it; most blog posts that are currently being put out are simply b-o-r-i-n-g. Dull. Unexciting. A big fail when it comes to keeping our attention. The blogger is writing about a worthwhile topic no doubt, but the writing does nothing for the reader. It fails to engage, or draw you in. Even when you are supposed to be paying attention, you really aren’t. You keep on thinking about what else is out there. Your mind is wandering. The writer is unable to form a connection and you end up clicking away. Hardly surprising, is it? A…

  • Blitz Your Next Blogger’s Conference: The Ultimate Guide to Getting More Bang for Your Buck

    Guest Blogger
    3 Jan 2013 | 6:02 am
    This guest post is by Ben Liau of Digital Online Strategy. Blogger conferences are a great way to find out more about how to become a better blogger. You learn from successful bloggers who have already made it big, and who are willing to share their knowledge and success stories of how they reached their goals. But blogger conference tickets aren’t cheap—these events can be quite costly to attend. The ticket price for good blogger conferences start from around $100 and go up to about $300 of more for the larger events. If you are going to spend that much money to attend a conference,…

  • How Embedded Social News Grew My Content, Traffic, and Engagement, and Saves Me Time [Case Study]

    Guest Blogger
    2 Jan 2013 | 2:02 pm
    This guest post is by Brian Lippey of Guitar Shop TV. Every blogger wants to offer the best content to his or her audience. With Guitar Shop TV (GSTV), I set out to create an online community for passionate guitar fans and music lovers around the world.  My goal was to offer the best guitar-related content to my audience. To achieve this, the GSTV team has filmed over 200 hours of original online TV content. We update our blog regularly—with everything from live performances and backstage interviews, to commentary on upcoming album releases and the latest guitar gear. We tweet. We post on…

  • Keep Your New Year’s Resolution: Set up a Social, Search-optimized WordPress Blog … Today

    Guest Blogger
    1 Jan 2013 | 6:08 am
    This guest post is by Marcela De Vivo of Gryffin.co. Recently ProBlogger discussed how to brand your blog, how to find your voice, and how to build your authority. Image courtesy stock.xchng user panoramadi These articles are powerful, but often I find myself speaking with people who don’t have a blog yet, or are using Blogger or custom made, cumbersome platforms. Just this week alone I went through these steps with four different people who want to jump on the blogging bandwagon. In this article we will go back to basics for those who haven’t started their blog yet, or who are on…

  • The Diamond in the Rough System for Gaining Influence

    Guest Blogger
    29 Dec 2012 | 6:03 am
    This guest post is by Jonathan Goodman. Content is still king, but influential relationships are queen. And we all know that women rule the world, so maybe we should start paying more attention to these queens. Bloggers should publish less and promote more. If you enjoy staying awake until 4am writing each night, and frantically trying to publish according to your over-zealous schedule, then continue doing what you’re doing. My guess is that you’re not paying enough attention to the queens though, and we all know how important it is to cherish, respect, and support the women in our lives.
 
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  • OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Tops Lion as Most Popular Mac Operating System

    Juli Clover
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:24 pm
    According to Web analytics firm Net Applications (via Computerworld) Apple's OS X Mountain Lion is now the most popular version of OS X, just five months after its July 2012 release. During December, 32% of all Macs that went online were running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Usage of Lion, the previous iteration of OS X, dropped from 30% to 28%. OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, first introduced in 2009, remains widely used despite its age. As of December 31, it still represented 29% of Mac Internet usage. Snow Leopard remains for sale on the online Apple Store and has been lauded for its stability. Easily…

  • Apple Paid $6 Billion in Federal Income Tax in 2012, 1/40 of All U.S. Corporate Income Tax Collected

    Jordan Golson
    4 Jan 2013 | 12:53 pm
    The New York Times reports on a congressional investigation into the tax policies of technology giants, including Apple. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is nearly finished with a year-long investigation into the methods that large technology companies use to avoid paying U.S. corporate income tax. Apple, for its part, allocates some 70 percent of its income to overseas affiliates where tax rates are much lower. It appears that all of Apple's techniques are legal by U.S. law, though some politicians have said that corporations going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying…

  • Best Buy Complains About Walmart's iPhone 5 Holiday Sale, Claims $65,000 Profit Loss in One Day

    Eric Slivka
    4 Jan 2013 | 6:51 am
    The Wall Street Journal notes that several retailers including Best Buy and Toys "R" Us have complained to attorneys general in a handful of states about advertising practices of Walmart. Generally, the complaints stem from comparison ads by Walmart in which competitors assert that Walmart is using inaccurate pricing or non-equivalent items to claim that it offers the lowest pricing. But Best Buy also alleges that Walmart was deceptive with its iPhone 5 holiday sale in which it dropped pricing to $127, although the article quotes $150 pricing.Best Buy said it lost about $65,000 in…

  • Apple's Pandora-like iRadio Service to Launch in 2013?

    Husain Sumra
    3 Jan 2013 | 7:21 pm
    BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield is predicting that Apple will debut its long-rumored Pandora-like iRadio service to complement iTunes at some point in 2013. Previously, there were reports that Apple and the major music labels weren't close in negotiations, but Greenfield says they're still negotiating on song catalogs."Consumer behavior (is) increasingly shifting toward access to a music catalog from ownership of specific songs. We expect iRadio to be incorporated into the iTunes iOS app with personalized radio functionality akin to Pandora, integrated with iTunes to purchase music and other…

  • Ashton Kutcher Movie 'jOBS' to Be Released in April

    Jordan Golson
    3 Jan 2013 | 3:13 pm
    Open Road Films has announced that it is the distributor for the Ashton Kutcher-led film jOBS, and that the movie will receive a full release in April of this year, reports Deadline. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matthew Whitely, shot by Oscar- winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter and produced by Mark Hulme, jOBS details the major moments and defining characters that influenced Steve Jobs on a daily basis from 1971 through 2000. jOBS plunges into the depths of his character, creating an intense dialogue-driven story that is as much a sweeping epic as it is an immensely…
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  • Why I Have to Stop The Three Book Diet for Myself

    ceb
    2 Jan 2013 | 1:30 am
    In November, I proposed that we all go on a 3 book diet for a year. I have to stop. The concept I had was sensible: read only 3 books for a year and commit to a deep level of discipleship within that practice. Similar to how one reads the Quran or the Torah or the Bible, etc, I thought it would be interesting to really study deeply within three books over 12 months. But what I asked was for people to read only those three books for a year. I’m not going to be able to do that. The reason is this: I’m studying some new material so that I can better improve my business. If I were to…

  • My 3 Words for 2013

    ceb
    1 Jan 2013 | 1:30 am
    Every year, I choose three words to help focus my goals and efforts. In an effort to tell bigger stories, I’ve found that the concept of three words allows me to think in more dimensions about what I want to do with my life and it lets me apply lots of tangible goals instead of what most people do when they focus on just a finite task. It’s a bit like turbo-charged goal planning. I’ll explain the process. How 3 Words Fits Into Your Planning If there were a hierarchy to planning out your year, it would look like this: The big story. Vision. Goals. Plans and Milestones. The…

  • Creatives Are a Needy Bunch

    ceb
    27 Dec 2012 | 3:24 pm
    Writers are a needy bunch, for sure. Tell me if you know this story. You put together some interesting piece about something that matters to you, you post it up, and then you start to promote it. You must promote it, because you need people to see it. You need feedback. It’s not good enough to have written. It has to have been seen. We do this with our photos. We do this with a lot of what we create. It could be your favorite short bread cookies. It could be your scrapbooking project. But creatives, of which I am one, have this need not simply to create, but to share. And honestly, we…

  • Bravery is Choice

    ceb
    17 Dec 2012 | 6:15 am
    We can always choose. It’s our first decent snow up here in northern Massachusetts, and I have my kids with me, lots to do, and I need to get them to school. My car isn’t all that effective in the snow (Camaro: all power, no traction). But for some reason, what washes over me is the realization that I have some choices I can make. The seeds of larger wisdom are often planted in the soil of simple moments. (click to tweet) Choices Come Thousands of Times a Day In all areas of our lives, including business, we have to remember to build in the time to choose. What does it take to…

  • The New Media Puzzle-The Impact Equation

    ceb
    10 Dec 2012 | 11:30 am
    Delivering interesting information to people who care about it is harder than ever. I really bet you wanted me to say easier. The tech is easier and easier. I can create stuff on my iPhone (or Android) that wasn’t even vaguely possible even as recently as 2007. And yet, as this technology grows, our consumption has shifted. I’ve seen huge changes in how people interact. I’ll tell you a little bit about my experience, so that you might glean what you will from it. We were told social networks are everything. But then most of us got there and they maybe “worked”…
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  • 5 Ways Freelance Writers Can Earn a Flood of Repeat Business

    Marcia Hoeck
    4 Jan 2013 | 3:00 am
    You knocked yourself out to get that client to work with you, and she was a perfect fit. But, after the project ended, you never heard from her again. Maybe that’s the story of your entire business — get a new client, do the writing, fail to get more work. Get another client, do the writing, fail to get more work. Needless to say, this is a very frustrating way to run a freelance writing business. What if you could attract clients and then, after each project is finished, have them want to work with you again — and again and again? What would that mean to your productivity,…

  • Email Marketing: How to Master the Campaign Platform of Kings

    Kelton Reid
    3 Jan 2013 | 3:00 am
    Persuasive email campaigns are a long studied art and science, of particular interest to copywriters. If you’ve ever watched HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones, you’ve seen key political figures try to outflank one another in bloody campaigns to win the highest office of the land, the Iron Throne. In the show, based on the bestselling fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, ravens are used as messengers between heads of military camps who all live in a land sadly devoid of the Internet. In real life, however, ravens have never been used as messengers because they lack a strong…

  • How to Become an Influential Writer in the Age of Author Rank

    Henneke
    2 Jan 2013 | 3:00 am
    Let’s admit it. Sometimes it feels like everything has been written already. There’s too much information on the web. How can you write original content? How can you craft influential articles? How can you inspire others with your writing? It may seem difficult (or too late) to imagine how you can become an influential writer online. An authority. A thought leader. Let me tell you, it’s not too late, not yet. Hard work is required, but you can write authoritative content — even if you feel like a beginner. But you need to start right now … To do it, you need to learn…

  • 2013: The Year of the Online Writer

    Brian Clark
    31 Dec 2012 | 5:00 am
    We’re coming up on seven years since I started Copyblogger. That alone is hard for me to wrap my head around, and yet … here we are. Since day one, it’s been about content. Not just words that fill up a webpage, but valuable information that attracts attention, drives traffic, and builds businesses. But there’s another thing Copyblogger has always been about, and that’s the people who create the content. For the most part, especially for us, that means writers. The last several years (and especially 2012) you’ve heard a lot about content marketing. Some might say too much, but…

  • The Best of Copyblogger in 2012

    Sonia Simone
    28 Dec 2012 | 5:00 am
    For a mere blog, Copyblogger has been around for quite awhile now. And we’ve developed a few traditions. One of them is that every year, just around the time when you wondered if your relatives were ever going home, we slip in a “Best of Copyblogger” post right before New Year’s. It’s a chance for you to catch up on something you might have missed. And it lets us revisit content we are particularly proud of. These are some of our votes for the best Copyblogger articles from 2012, based both on your enthusiasm and our own. Here they are, divided by category and presented in…
 
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    Macworld

  • Review: InCharge X5 charges 5 iPads, iPhones, and iPods

    4 Jan 2013 | 12:00 pm
    With hundreds of millions of iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models sold (over 400 million as of last June—before the debut of the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini), there’s a good chance that if your family owns one iOS device, you own two or three…or four or five. Which means you have myriad cables and chargers strewn about the house. There’s got to be a better (read: neater and more convenient) way, right? A while back, I reviewed Kanex’s $149 Sydnee, an accessory that can charge up to four dock-connector devices at once, but that’s designed specifically to fast-charge multiple iPads.

  • Bugs & Fixes: Troubleshooting iTunes 11: The sequel

    4 Jan 2013 | 11:30 am
    While iTunes 11.0.1 appears to have fixed most of bugs reported in the application’s initial 11.0 release (including those I covered in a previous column), a few lingering issues remain. AirPlay bug One bug that continues to generate heat in Apple Support Communities concerns AirPlay. Numerous users find that, after updating to iTunes 11.x, content streamed to an Apple TV (or other AirPlay device) can stop playing unexpectedly. This can occur as early as the middle of the first played song or as late as an hour or more into a playlist or movie. Evidence points to iTunes as the ultimate…

  • Mac Gems: ForgetMeNot keeps you from forgetting email attachments

    4 Jan 2013 | 10:45 am
    We’ve all experienced the embarrassment of sending someone an email referencing an attached file or document, only to receive a reply that, despite our claims, nothing was attached. It’s a frequent-enough problem that a few years back, Google added a feature to Gmail that would alert you if you forgot to attach a file referenced in your message. ForgetMeNot alerts you if you've forgotten to attach files. Though OS X’s Mail app doesn’t include this convenient feature, ChungwaSoft’s $6 ForgetMeNot is a nifty mail plug-in that seamlessly adds it. Install ForgetMeNot, and whenever you…

  • Review: Gemini Wars is slow, but can be challenging

    4 Jan 2013 | 10:09 am
    Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Macworld UK. Visit Macworld UK’s blog page for the latest Mac news from across the Atlantic. We need to get a move on, as we only have about 150 years in which to discover interstellar travel, colonise the Omega Sector in outer space with a few billion new citizens, and then declare war on them when they make a bid for independence. That’s the plot of Gemini Wars in a nutshell—although halfway through writing the manual the developers seem to have decided that Gemini Wars sounds better than Omega Wars so they suddenly switch the…

  • Why I use as few Mac apps as possible

    4 Jan 2013 | 10:00 am
    My 11-inch MacBook Air is the pride of my technological life, an indispensible tool: I write stories and columns on it daily; I edit photos and podcasts, track my schedule, and even do the vast majority of my TV watching on it. It’s lightweight enough that I can carry it everywhere, and powerful enough that I can use it to do everything I need. But in certain respects, I admit, it is also little more than a very well-appointed Chromebook. Now this isn’t Apple’s fault, nor is the fault of all those thousands of app developers who spend their careers coming up with clever ways to make…
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    ReadWrite

  • 6 Reasons This Could Be The Most Boring CES Ever

    4 Jan 2013 | 12:36 pm
    ReadWrite's Taylor Hatmaker is right about one thing: 2013 should indeed be a unusual year for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), as the industry struggles to find the next big thing. (Read CES 2013: 5 Things You Won't See.) Rattled by declining prices and lingering worries over the "fiscal cliff," gadget makers are likely to be more conservative than ever, focusing on extending tried-and-true trends rather than breaking out brand new ideas. In fact, it's likely that CES 2013 is going to be, well, boring. As a 20-year veteran of the show, here's what I am expecting to see in…

  • HTC's Problems Go Way Beyond Marketing

    4 Jan 2013 | 12:04 pm
    Smartphone maker HTC had a down year in 2012. That's not news, the company's troubles have been well documented. Samsung, the playground bully of the mobile industry, basically beat up HTC and stole its lunch money. Apple, that conniving and clever older sister, boxed HTC in to a corner and took whatever what it wanted.  Yes, Apple and Samsung are HTCs biggest problems. Why? Because they have deeper resources, better distribution and a better position in the minds of phone buyers. They also have better… marketing? At least that's the real problem according to HTC. Marketing? Really?

  • Android Now 'Outshines iOS In Almost Every Aspect'

    4 Jan 2013 | 9:01 am
    Ralf Rottmann is CTO and co-founder of Grandcentrix, the largest mobile app developer in Germany. He's also a hardcore Apple fanboy who has a house full of Apple products and more than 8,000 songs purchased on the iTunes store. He's tried out every big Android phone and found each one wanting.  But suddenly things have changed. He just got a Nexus 4, the flagship Android phone made by LG and running Jelly Bean, the latest version (4.1) of Android. And since switching it on two weeks ago, he hasn't touched his iPhone 5. "When iOS 6 came out, for the first time I complained about the lack…

  • IF HP Has A Fire Sale, What Should Go?

    4 Jan 2013 | 9:00 am
    While Hewlett-Packard says it "continues to evaluate" the sale of underperforming businesses, the company's cash flow problem will make the shedding of assets unavoidable. So what's likely to head to the auction block? Everything from notebooks and desktop PCs to Itanium servers and tape drives that have been draining assets could be on the market. A Breakup Alternative For Chief Executive Meg Whitman, selling off pieces of the crippled tech giant would be a much better alternative to breaking up the company. Whitman has opposed the latter option, starting with her decision in 2011 to nix a…

  • A Patent Troll By Any Other Name Still Stinks

    4 Jan 2013 | 8:10 am
    On the Internet, nobody really likes to be called a troll. Especially the people who absolutely know they are trolls. It is a derogatory term meant to denigrate somebody who is deliberately provocative to produce the maximum amount of disruption to other parties' goals. We think of trolls as people that flame message boards and comments sections on news articles. Throughout the technology industry, especially in mobile, there are also patent trolls, whose goals are much larger than just upsetting people in a message board. Patent trolls are also deliberately provocative to produce the most…
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    Smashing Magazine Feed

  • Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Preparing For A Front-End Job Interview

    Jake Bresnehan
    4 Jan 2013 | 4:44 am
       Moving on from your current job or stepping out into the real world once you’ve completed your studies can be daunting. Taking time to do a little preparation goes a long long way. If you come across the perfect job, you will need to portray yourself in the best possible light to show that you are the right person for the position. It doesn’t always turn out as you expected. Image source: opensourceway. Preparing for an interview as a front-end developer is hard. There is no “standard” interview, and what was relevant last year might no longer be relevant today. To…

  • Starting An Open-Source Project

    Nicholas C. Zakas
    3 Jan 2013 | 3:57 am
       At Velocity 2011, Nicole Sullivan and I introduced CSS Lint, the first code-quality tool for CSS. We had spent the previous two weeks coding like crazy, trying to create an application that was both useful for end users and easy to modify. Neither of us had any experience launching an open-source project like this, and we learned a lot through the process. Image Credit: opensourceway. After some initial missteps, the project finally hit a groove, and it now regularly get compliments from people using and contributing to CSS Lint. It’s actually not that hard to create a…

  • Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2013

    Smashing Editorial
    31 Dec 2012 | 4:59 am
       We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one—desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over four years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month. This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for…

  • Backup Strategy: “My Hard Drive Crashed…” (And What I Learned From It)

    Ben Gremillion
    28 Dec 2012 | 4:04 am
       The most valuable part of a computer is also its most fragile: Data are the wealth of a digital lifestyle, a currency of which many notes are irreplaceable. At least, that’s how I felt staring at a “Confirm you want to wipe your hard disk” message, my finger poised over the mouse. During an emergency is a bad time to plan for one. It’s the feeling one might get jumping from a plane before checking one’s parachute. That’s one experience I’d rather avoid, but it happened. Not the skydiving part. My OS was dying, and I wasn’t prepared. People who make websites face a…

  • Talks To Help You Become A Better Front-End Engineer In 2013

    Addy Osmani
    22 Dec 2012 | 1:57 am
       Many of us care deeply about developing our craft. But staying up to date can be a true challenge, because the quantity of fresh information we’re regularly exposed to can be a lot to take in. 2012 has been no exception, with a wealth of evolution and refinement going on in the front end. Great strides have been made in how we approach workflow, use abstractions, appreciate code quality and tackle the measurement and betterment of performance. If you’ve been busy and haven’t had time to catch up on the latest developments in these areas, don’t worry. With the holiday…
 
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    Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider

  • The “Best of 2012″ Here on the Blog (Part 1)

    Scott Kelby
    3 Jan 2013 | 9:01 pm
    I thought I’d kick off the new year with a quick look back at the most popular, and most commented-on posts of 2012 here on my blog, and some of the fun stuff we shared during the past year.By the way: If you’re wondering how many posts we put up in the course of a year, in 2012 it was 355 posts! (Whew). Also, in case you were wondering: I actually do write all my own posts with the exception of “Guest Blog Wednesday” and “Free Stuff Thursday” which are handled for me by my photo assistant Brad Moore, to which I am boundlessly grateful for and for which I will…

  • It’s Free Stuff Thursday!

    Brad Moore
    2 Jan 2013 | 9:01 pm
    Photo Pro Expo 2013 Kick your year off right by registering for the Photo Pro Expo taking place February 7-11 in Cincinnati! Learn from speakers like Joe McNally, Julieanne Kost, Rick Sammon, David Ziser, Kevin Kubota, and 21 other photographers who will help you take your photography business to new levels in 2013.Plus, you can enjoy the largest photo tradeshow in the Midwest, sign up for a portfolio review, enter the print competition, and take part in the Westcott Fantasy Model Shootout! Plus there are parties every night where you can network with fellow attendees and instructors, and…

  • It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Dixie Dixon!

    Brad Moore
    1 Jan 2013 | 9:01 pm
    Hellooooo There!First off I just want to send a heartfelt thank you over to the amazing Scott Kelby, Brad Moore & Kelby Training Team for letting me borrow their blog this Wednesday. I have been a HUGE fan and follower for years now so this is quite the honor :)!!!Today I figured I would talk a little about my journey/approach and dive into 10 tips on how one might begin a career in the wild world of fashion photography.My Approach/Journey (The Cliff Notes Version) Beautiful photographs have always captivated me beyond measure. Since a young age I remember getting lost in books and…

  • Here’s Wishing You All a New Year Filled With Peace, Joy, Health and Happiness

    Scott Kelby
    31 Dec 2012 | 9:01 pm
    It’s a national holiday here in the US (the banks are closed, government offices, and so on), and our offices are closed today as well, as we celebrate the beginning of a New Year.My humble thanks to everyone who visited me here on the blog this year; to all my wonderful guest bloggers who shared their wisdom and images; to all the folks who offered my readers special deals and free-stuff on “Free Stuff Thursdays” and to everybody who said a nice word, had my back, made me smile, and made writing this blog so much fun this past year. Also, a big thanks to my assistant Brad Moore…

  • Take my new class on creating custom photo books in Lightroom 4 — for free!

    Scott Kelby
    30 Dec 2012 | 9:14 pm
    Whatdayasay we end the year with a free class! We just released this new class on creating your own custom photo books using Lightroom 4, and you can take the class for free as our way of saying “Thanks for an amazing year.”Here’s how it works: I mentioned here a few weeks back that we now offer some of our classes as downloadable 3-day rentals (just like you’d download a movie rental), and that’s the case here, but you’ll notice that instead of there being a $9.99 rental fee, the rental button says FREE. Here’s a link to the class, and I hope you…
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    Digital Photography School

  • A project for the New Year: How to make a DIY Ground Pod

    Elliot Hook
    4 Jan 2013 | 8:29 am
    I’ve written previously about the importance of getting down to eye level when photographing wildlife.  When eye-level means ground level, it can be awkward to support your camera whilst also supporting yourself and trying to keep your gear clean. Most tripods allow you to get quite low by opening the legs out as wide as possible, many actually opening out fully so that the tripod sits flush to the ground.  Whilst this is very functional, it can be pretty awkward to handle, especially if trying to pan with your subject or if you have to move to follow your subject around. One option to…

  • Combining Rules of Composition to Improve Your Landscape Images

    Rick Berk
    3 Jan 2013 | 8:54 am
    One of the most elusive and frustrating elements of photography is finding the right composition. Many otherwise good images are often derailed by poor compositional choices. There are several primary rules of composition to be aware of, and by being aware of them, and then combining them, you can give your landscape photos a real boost in terms of interest. In this image, I had a flat gray mist killing any interest in the sky. But when this lone sailboat began sailing right at the edge of the mist, I began to see possibilities. By placing the sailboat at the intersection of the rule of…

  • The Winner of our 12 Days of Christmas Prize Is…

    Darren Rowse
    2 Jan 2013 | 8:43 pm
    In the lead up to Christmas this year we ran a 12 Days of Christmas here on dPS where we offered some great photographic deals on our eBooks and some products from other great online photography brands. As part of that we offered to give one dPS reader who picked up one of the deals a $1200 addition to their camera bag. Yes – we’re going to pitch in some money to help one of our readers buy a camera, lens or even a computer for processing photos. The winner has just been randomly drawn and is…. Charles Cozart. Charles picked up our Natural Light eBook during the 12 days.

  • How I Shot & Edited – The White Infinity Setup

    Russell Masters
    2 Jan 2013 | 8:30 am
    The Classic White Infinity Backdrop In my last post about studio photography (the killer clamshell) I covered a simple two light setup for achieving a gorgeous soft beauty look.  This time I thought it might be fun to cover something a bit more general purpose and for this there cannot be anything better than the ever classic white infinity setup. The All Can Do Lighting Setup There is a reason why pretty much every major fashion or lifestyle magazine makes good use of a white backdrop and that reason is simplicity.  Not only is this lighting arrangement incredibly easy to achieve but it…

  • 7 Elements of Photography We Can Learn From The Hobbit

    Guest Contributor
    1 Jan 2013 | 8:37 am
    1. Dramatic Lighting You will notice that in the majority of good portraiture, dramatic lighting is often a key element. It’s not too often you’ll find ‘flat’ lighting in a great picture (not to say it can’t be done however). It will either result in the lighting that appears directly on the person or dramatic lighting between the subject and the foreground or background. For example, in the images of Bilbo and Thorin Oakenshield, there is dramatic, directional lighting on their faces. There are many ways that dramatic lighting can manifest itself or be achieved. 2. Deep Blacks and…
 
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    TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

  • 5 Apps: The best camera apps for blind and visually impaired iPhone users

    Chancey Fleet
    4 Jan 2013 | 3:00 pm
    After yesterday's post showing Tommy Edison's video demo of Instagram from a blind user's perspective, we thought it would be helpful to check with an expert and get some suggestions on other camera-centric apps for blind iPhone users. Today's 5 Apps guest post is from Chancey Fleet, an adaptive technology instructor at Jewish Guild Healthcare. -- Ed. With the right apps, the iPhone's camera solves a slew of problems that blind people have traditionally relied on bulky, single-use devices to handle. For the vexatious wad of unidentified cash in a pocket, purse or wallet, there's LookTel…

  • Daily Update for January 4, 2013

    Steven Sande
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:45 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 January 4, 2013 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:45:00 EST. Please see our…

  • How Apple's Safari was kept a secret

    Mike Wehner
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:30 pm
    How do you build and test a new web browser when nobody in the world -- outside of the tiny development team -- is allowed to know of its existence? Very carefully, according to Safari engineer Don Melton, who detailed some of the finer points of covert browser building on his personal blog. Everything from hiring the team to testing the browser online was done in complete secrecy. Prospective Safari team members didn't even know what they were interviewing for or what they would be working on, and once they were brought on board, they swore an oath of loyalty. But while the personnel acted…

  • Friday Favorite: Exif Everywhere reveals the data that's hidden in photos

    Kelly Hodgkins
    4 Jan 2013 | 2:00 pm
    Everyone enjoys a good photography-driven website, but folks with a technical eye can't look at an image without wondering what camera took that shot, what settings were used and where it was taken. Exif Everywhere from MyLove Company is a browser extension and desktop app that provides those details and more. Exif Everywhere operates either as a standalone desktop app or a browser extension in Firefox, Safari or Chrome. When browsing, all you have to do is place your cursor over an image and hit the Control key to reveal the EXIF data in another window. It worked with most websites that I…

  • NPD Group: US MacBook sales took a 6 percent hit during 2012 holidays

    Steven Sande
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:00 pm
    NPD Group is reporting that sales of Apple's MacBook line were 6 percent lower during the period between November 18 and December 22, 2012 than during the same period in 2011. The report, as described by John Virata of AppleInsider, notes that the average selling price of all MacBooks sold was up about US$100 from 2011 to $1,419 as well. Part of the explanation behind the drop in US MacBook sales could be that the only really new Mac notebook released in the run-up to the holiday shopping season was the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. In late 2011, Apple kickstarted sales of the…
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    Strobist

  • Five Reasons to Go to Dubai for Gulf Photo Plus 2013

    4 Jan 2013 | 5:00 am
    March quickly approaches, and GPP has announced their instructors and courses. I happen to think this is the best photo week of its kind on the planet. If you are anywhere near that part of the world, GPP is a no-brainer. But even if you are far away, it's worth the trip. Here's why. Read more »

  • My Visit With DigitalRev, or, What's Kai Wong Really Like?

    31 Dec 2012 | 8:50 am
    Earlier this month I traveled to Hong Kong to be a guest on DigitalRev's Pro Tog, Cheap Camera series. (Full video and final pic edits below.) Which meant I also got to hang out with the DR team, including Lok, Alamby, Theo—and of course show frontman/international sex symbol/Man of Mystery Kai Wong. And you are probably wondering right now: what's Kai really like? Read more »

  • 2012 Year-End Post-a-Palooza

    25 Dec 2012 | 9:00 pm
    It's always a good idea to look back before heading forward. So as is tradition, we end 2012 with a rundown of your favorites (and mine) from the past year. As is not tradition, and because of a special circumstance, this likely will not the last post of the year. Pics, posts and an explanation, below. Read more »

  • Don't Miss: Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

    20 Dec 2012 | 6:00 am
    ©Gregory Crewdson I posted about filmmaker Ben Shapiro's documentary, Brief Encounters, when it was first released. I have finally gotten a chance to see it and wanted to make sure as many of you as possible did, too. For those of you not familiar with photographer Gregory Crewdson's work, he meticulously creates his photographs on an epic scale. For instance, that photo above is completely staged—and lit. As in, they lit the whole freakin' street scene. Below, the film's trailer, an extended clip, and how to catch this worthwhile documentary in its cross-country,…

  • AurumLight: Mixing Flash and Modeling Lights

    17 Dec 2012 | 5:04 am
    One of my New Year's resolutions is to learn to be more creative and adventurous with mixing color and light. UK-based photographer Jarek Wieczorkiewicz's photograph of Jay Jessop does just that—using daylight flash, gelled flash and tungsten modeling lamps. I love this kind of thing, and would like to evolve my lighting to the point to where I can have the confidence to almost never use just white light. Below, a full BTS video on how Jarek lit this image. Read more »
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    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Samsung announces NX300 - 3D-capable 20MP mirrorless camera

    3 Jan 2013 | 10:30 am
    Samsung has announced the NX300 - the latest in its NX series of APS-C mirrorless cameras. The NX300 is built around a 20MP sensor that includes phase-detection focus elements to allow a Hybrid AF system for faster focusing. It gains a larger, 3.3" OLED touch screen with WVGA (800 x 480) equivalent resolution. A faster processor helps the NX300 hit nine frames-per-second for continuous shooting, and allows 1080p movies to be shot at 60fps. Upgrades to the camera's Wi-Fi should make connectivity simpler than its predecessors.

  • 2012: The Year in Mobile Photography

    2 Jan 2013 | 10:55 am
    While 2011 marked many milestones for mobile photography, 2012 easily surpassed it. Last year saw mobile photography really take off, both in terms of consumer interest and mainstream acceptance. In this article, we look back on an incredible year where images from cellphones graced everything from magazine covers to the walls of major exhibitions. Click through for a link to the full article on connect.dpreview.com.

  • Just Posted: Nikon 1 V2 Preview Samples

    2 Jan 2013 | 10:38 am
    We've just posted a gallery of real-world samples from the new Nikon 1 V2, with its bundled kit zoom, the 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6. The V2 is a significantly different camera from its predecessor, offering much more enthusiast-friendly ergonomics and a new 14MP sensor, among other refinements. As well as 25 JPEG images we've also included four Raw conversions, to give a better idea of the camera's potential. Click through for a link to the full gallery.

  • Best Camera of 2012: And the Winner is...

    31 Dec 2012 | 5:10 pm
    Just before Christmas we invited you, our readers, to tell us what you thought was the best camera of 2012. This year was one of the busiest that any of us can remember, and saw serious new products from all the major camera manufacturers. For those of us using and reviewing the cameras 2012 was a roller-coaster year of highs, lows, and the Pentax K-01. So which camera stood out for you? Click through for the results of our end-of-year readers poll.

  • Connect: Creative New Year's resolutions

    31 Dec 2012 | 3:06 pm
    Resolutions for the New Year don't have to be just about losing weight or curbing vices. You can include fun, creative and challenging goals that will broaden your photographic horizons and improve your picture making skills. Here are some suggestions for sharpening your creative eye during the coming year. Although the article concentrates on mobile photography, many of the suggestions are relevant regardless of what you shoot with.
 
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    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

  • A Great Deal On A Wacom Intuos 5 Tablet

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    21 Dec 2012 | 7:56 am
    Hey everyone. I just came across a really good deal on the Wacom tablet that I use (the Intuos 5 Small), from Hunts Photo. I actually wrote about the tablet here (and why I use it) a while back. And they have free shipping. It may not be that special gift for some one on your list, but it could be a great self-gift for that some one who likes to give gifts to themselves Here’s the link to Hunts Photo to buy it. Plus, they have deals on all the Wacom tablets as well. Enjoy and have a great holiday weekend.

  • Lightroom Named One Of The Best Apps Of 2012 On App Store

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    17 Dec 2012 | 10:01 pm
    I saw this yesterday and thought it was kinda cool. With all the apps on the Mac App store, Lightroom was named one of the best of 2012. That’s pretty cool considering it’s a $150.00 app. I think it goes to show just how popular Lightroom is getting. Not just among the pros, but the more I see people use Lightroom, the more I think it’s for anyone that’s into photography – regardless of your skill level. Congrats to the folks at Adobe for making a killer product!

  • Free Lightroom 4 Presets – Vignettes and Edge Darkening

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    16 Dec 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Hi everyone. One of the things that just about all of my photos get is a vignette to darken the edges. It really helps bring in focus on your photos, and makes a great finishing touch. It’s also perfect for a preset because it’s something that’s very repeatable, and the settings stay the same (or almost the same) for each time I use it. You’ll see 3 different versions here – Light, Medium, and Strong. Depending on the photo and how dark the edges already are, I usually use the Light or Medium version. But feel free to go with the Strong one if your photo can take…

  • Lightroom 4.3 Is Released!

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    13 Dec 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Adobe released the latest update to Lightroom yesterday (4.3). Tom Hogarty (Lightroom’s product manager) has a full list of what’s in this release but here’s the highlights: - The big thing (to me at least, even though I don’t have one) is that it brings retina support for the new Macbook Pros. - Some bug fixes (mostly things that I haven’t personally experienced) - Raw Support for newer cameras - Updated profiles for some new lenses You can either go to the Help menu to check for updates to get 4.3 or hit Adobe’s website. - Mac version - PC version One…

  • Lightroom Presets – Calendar Print Templates For 2013

    jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)
    9 Dec 2012 | 9:57 pm
    Happy Monday everyone. I’m in San Diego today getting ready to teach my Lightroom seminar to around 400, and it looks like a great day. But I’ve also got some presets for you. The past few years I’ve featured some killer Lightroom Calendar Preset templates from blog reader, Ed Weaver. A few years ago, Ed contacted me with some calendar graphics that he created specifically for creating Calendar Print templates in Lightroom. Once I saw his sample image I immediately said to myself, “I wish I thought of that! I wonder if he’ll notice if I steal them and call them…
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    MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog

  • Mobee to Showcase New Magic Juice, Link, and Tunes at CES 2013

    Juli Clover
    4 Jan 2013 | 1:51 pm
    Mobee, best known for its chargers for Apple’s peripherals, has three new products that will debut at CES 2013, including a compact battery, a speaker, and a universal charging cable. Magic Juice ($79.99), Mobee’s compact battery solution, is designed to provide a full charge for an iPad or two charges for an iPhone. The battery is the first charging solution that can be recharged wirelessly, using a Mobee flat charging station, which includes the Mobee Magic Feet and the Mobie Magic Charger. Magic Tunes is a double wireless speaker, meaning it uses Bluetooth to play audio and also…

  • Google's Text-to-Speech Engine Praises Apple's iPad

    Juli Clover
    4 Jan 2013 | 11:37 am
    A bug in Google's text-to-speech engine is causing Google Now and Google Translate to interject the phrase "he now praises the iPad" into sentences that end using phrases such as "end with," "enraged with," and "filled with." The mysterious phrasing, which first came about in October 2012 on the Android support page, was publicized by Hacker News last night, resulting in some hilarious sentences. One altered spoken sentence, for example reads, "Larry Page used to use an Android. But that is now at an end, he now praises the iPad." This bug can be easily reproduced using Google Translate. Type…

  • Chinese Counterfeit Lightning Cables Confiscated in Alaska

    Jordan Golson
    4 Jan 2013 | 11:01 am
    More than $600,000 worth of counterfeit Lighting cables were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at a routine customs search in Anchorage, Alaska (via 9to5Mac). The cables had arrived from China via plane and were designed to look like Apple's $19 Lightning to USB cables, complete with fake Apple logos and UL icons. But the knock-off logos weren't enough of a disguise. The items stood out as counterfeits, Frank Falcon, CBP spokesman said. They were packaged for retail sale in cardboard blister packs that were sub-standard compared to Apple's trademark white packaging. Falcon…

  • 'Canabalt' Creator Releases Minimalistic Puzzler 'Hundreds'

    Juli Clover
    3 Jan 2013 | 11:52 am
    Hundreds, from the makers of Canabalt and Solipskier, is a minimalistic puzzle title that’s making waves with its simplistic design and clever gameplay. Previously a Flash game, Hundreds has been ported to iOS with great success, incorporating intuitive multi-touch controls. The idea is to tap a series of circles on the screen. With each tap, the number on the circle increases, until it reaches 100. As they grow, circles turn red, and if they collide, the game will end. Each level incorporates new challenges and gameplay elements. From the App Store description:Simple in concept, deep in…

  • iPhone5mod Launches Ultrathin Keyboard and Game Controller for iPhone 5

    Eric Slivka
    2 Jan 2013 | 6:55 am
    Over the past several months, we've been following the progress of iPhone5mod, one of several companies that have developed unauthorized versions of Apple's new Lightning connector, allowing them to launch a number of accessories, adapters, and cables for customers frustrated by the slow pace of development on official solutions. iPhone5mod is now launching an interesting new product today in the form of an ultrathin keyboard/game controller for the iPhone 5. The $49.90 EX Hybrid Game Controller consists of a thin back cover for the iPhone that provides magnetic attachment for a pair of…
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  • Waldorf Astoria opens in Berlin

    francescha
    3 Jan 2013 | 9:51 pm
    Luxury hotel chain's first German branch has a Pierre Gagnaire restaurant, Guerlain spa and highest suite in the cityTweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageThe flagship Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York must be feeling outdated in the wake of its flashy successors.  Hilton Worldwide opened its first German Waldorf Astoria hotel in Berlin on January 3.  The 232-room luxury hotel is located in the new Zoofenster skyscraper, a short walk from Kurfürstendamm, one of the city's major shopping districts. Region: EuropeGroups: Luxury TravelBusiness TravelFamily TravelGroup TravelSolo…

  • Amazing, seldom seen photos of Papua New Guinea

    tracyyou
    3 Jan 2013 | 1:04 pm
    Photographer Michele Westmorland leads a visual tour into the heart of Southeast Asia's most mysterious landTracy YouTweetArticle PageWestmorland with her new friend, Coco, the resident hornbill at Tufi Lodge, in 2011.When Michele Westmorland first visited Papua New Guinea in 1991, she was immediately hooked.Nav: ExplorationsLifeTags: Papua New Guineaphotography tourphoto tourMichele WestmorlandEditions: English (International)Country: Papua New GuineaGroups: Adventure TravelRegion: Asia PacificVertical: CultureShow map at bottom of pagePromoted to homepage…

  • 2013: The year ahead in air travel

    hiufu
    3 Jan 2013 | 12:01 pm
    "Will they or won’t they” might be the theme of a dicey year in commercial aviation. Here are 10 stories to watchTweetScott HamiltonArticle PageUncertainty. About the only thing aviation industry insiders are clear on heading into 2013 is that there are very few sure bets to be had. Following a banner 2012 highlighted by a thousand or so orders for its 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing faces a possible workers strike. Fallout could be devastating. Details of international airline mergers and takeovers remain to be worked out and approved. The fate of Europe's controversial Emissions Trading Scheme…

  • Can Starbucks make it in coffee-mad Vietnam?

    karlac1
    3 Jan 2013 | 12:23 am
    The Seattle-based behemoth plans to try its luck in Ho Chi Minh City, already home to some of the world's best coffeeTweetCNN Travel staffArticle PageStarbucks is hoping to shake up the coffee-drinking world of Vietnam, announcing plans to open its first store in the Southeast Asian nation next month, in Ho Chi Minh City.  Normally, a Starbucks expansion announcement wouldn't merit much excitement. After all, the Seattle-based behemoth already has more than 3,000 stores in Asia alone. Country: VietnamGroups: Solo TravelAdventure TravelBudget TravelLocalsEditions: English…

  • Crowds stampede stores for Japan's 'lucky bags'

    francescha
    2 Jan 2013 | 11:01 pm
    Some underpriced goodie bags contained coats, others, a Macbook Air Frances ChaTweetArticle PageIt’s "lucky" to be in Japan for New Year celebrations. To kick off the start of the new business year, Japanese retailers have a custom of selling sealed goodie bags priced at a large discount. The bags, called "fukubukuro" (meaning "lucky bag" or "mystery bag"), can contain items worth more than six times their retail price. While most stores in Japan opened on Wednesday, January 2, the first business day of the new year, 2013 marked the first year that a department store opened on New Year’s…
 
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