In 2009, interest in the capacity of games to solve real-world problems spontaneously began to erupt within general culture. This was an idea that a lot of people had been promoting for a some time through initiatives like Serious Games, Games for Health, and Games for Change, but their message had mostly flown under the public’s radar. As a UX practitioner, I had long been fascinated with exploring how games could effect positive change in people and achieve things that would otherwise be difficult through conventional design. It was clear to me that the UX community could benefit from…
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Google Screenwise Pays People to Search the Web With Chrome
Search Engine Watch - Latest9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmA new Google project called Screenwise is offering web surfers the chance to get paid to surf the web and help "make Google better." You have to search the web using the Chrome browser and share your data with Google, according to the signup page. -
Patents: Means for Offensive or Intellectual Property Defense?
pocketnow.com9 Feb 2012 | 5:30 amWhether you are a beginner, average or power user, chances are you don't really know much about the intellectual property, let it be hardware or software, residing in your smartphone or tablet. It's ok! You shouldn't really care at the end of the day because companies can rely on authorities as well as their own lawyers to protect them. Hardware ... Read More Related Posts Nokia Sells Over 450 Patents To Sisvel, 350 Are Essential by Anton D. Nagy | 16-Jan-12 Samsung Suing To Block iPhone 4S Sales In Australia and Japan by Anton D. Nagy | 17-Oct-11 HTC To Acquire $75 Million Worth Telecom… -
Biological computer can decode images stored in DNA chips, applications remain unclear
Engadget9 Feb 2012 | 11:19 amScientists from the Scripps Research Institute and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have taken biological computing one step further, with a new molecular machine capable of decoding images stored on a DNA chip. Though it's referred to as a "biological computer," the researchers' machine isn't much like a CPU at all -- unless your CPU was manufactured in a test tube filled with a smoothie of DNA molecules, enzymes and ATP. Once they found the right mix, the team proceeded to encrypt images on a DNA chip and used their Turing machine-like creation to decode them, with fluorescent stains… -
Woolly mammoth caught on video? It looks fishy
msnbc.com: Technology & Science9 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pmAn online video purports to show a live woolly mammoth in Siberia — but the consensus reaction is that it's a bear carrying a fish in its mouth, seen in a fuzzy resolution.
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Messification: Why Games Should Be Designed to Be Games First
7 Feb 2012 | 3:22 amIn 2009, interest in the capacity of games to solve real-world problems spontaneously began to erupt within general culture. This was an idea that a lot of people had been promoting for a some time through initiatives like Serious Games, Games for Health, and Games for Change, but their message had mostly flown under the public’s radar. As a UX practitioner, I had long been fascinated with exploring how games could effect positive change in people and achieve things that would otherwise be difficult through conventional design. It was clear to me that the UX community could benefit from… -
Breaking Through the Glass:Designing Digital Experiences Beyond the Screen
6 Feb 2012 | 1:50 amI look back on going into second-hand stores and finding little treasures and that actually meant more to me ‘cause it was more of a stab in the dark, you didn’t know if you could afford it or even know what you were really looking for. – Kurt Cobain As smartphones continue to cement their position as the digital hub of the consumer universe, and people engage with digital experiences across an increasingly diverse range of devices, the term "user experience" encompasses an ever-growing array of interfaces and contexts. We read recipes on iPads in the kitchen, dance with a virtual… -
Wireframing in Powerpoint? It Works!
2 Feb 2012 | 1:48 amIt’s important for designers to translate the ideas in their heads into a tangible form that stakeholders can relate to. Prior to writing any code, wireframes are a great way to quickly map out the functionality and flow of a website or application. This helps anticipate conflicts (“That's not what I had in mind") early in the process, at a point where they are painless to correct. Dedicated wireframing tools are in abundance, so you might be surprised that my weapon of choice for sketching wireframes is Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint makes it possible for stakeholders and non-techies… -
How Chief Customer Officers Are Driving Change
31 Jan 2012 | 1:57 amAn increasing number of companies are appointing a single executive to lead customer experience efforts for a business unit or the entire company. Whether firms calls these executives chief customer officer (CCO) or give them some other label, these executives are driving change at organizations as diverse as CEMEX, Fidelity, General Motors, Maersk Line, and The Washington Post. And as diverse as the companies are that they work for, these leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds. To better understand the profile of a CCO, we recently gathered data on 165 executives in charge of… -
Announcing UX Magazine's New Jobs Board
17 Jan 2012 | 3:56 amOver the past few years, we’ve heard from a lot of business and hiring managers that they find it hard to find qualified UX professionals and UX-minded businesspeople to fill vacant jobs in their organizations. We’ve also heard from UX pros who say that, in a world where anyone can claim to be able to “do UX,” it’s hard to stand out from throngs of job seekers on high-volume sites such as Monster.com and Indeed.com. We’re therefore pleased to announce that we’ve launched a new jobs board exclusively for the UX community. We believe that UX Magazine’s strong reputation in and…
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Google Screenwise Pays People to Search the Web With Chrome
9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmA new Google project called Screenwise is offering web surfers the chance to get paid to surf the web and help "make Google better." You have to search the web using the Chrome browser and share your data with Google, according to the signup page. -
DOJ to Approve Google's Motorola Acquisition
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amGoogle's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility could soon be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ,) sources told the Wall Street Journal. The DOJ is reportedly poised to issue a formal approval on the deal as early as next week. -
New Signals to Search Engines Revisited
9 Feb 2012 | 8:30 amSearch engines have evolved from primitive crawling technology and now have a very powerful combination of signals. This downloadable PDF “thought paper” shows how end user data, social, mobile, and personalization are shaping the future of search. -
Online Newsrooms: A Necessity for Search and Social Content Strategy
9 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amThink content. Think fresh content. Think Google loves content. Think social shares of content. Now when news breaks in a tweet and via mobile device, the online newsroom can hold the keys to dominating online visibility in a three-screen world. -
Don’t Be A Wallflower! 3 Fundamentals Of Data Driven Community Outreach
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amMany (even most) corporate community managers are relatively passive, waiting for users to come to them. However there is a real power to assertively identifying themed conversations surrounding your corporate objectives, and diving right in.
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Patents: Means for Offensive or Intellectual Property Defense?
9 Feb 2012 | 5:30 amWhether you are a beginner, average or power user, chances are you don't really know much about the intellectual property, let it be hardware or software, residing in your smartphone or tablet. It's ok! You shouldn't really care at the end of the day because companies can rely on authorities as well as their own lawyers to protect them. Hardware ... Read More Related Posts Nokia Sells Over 450 Patents To Sisvel, 350 Are Essential by Anton D. Nagy | 16-Jan-12 Samsung Suing To Block iPhone 4S Sales In Australia and Japan by Anton D. Nagy | 17-Oct-11 HTC To Acquire $75 Million Worth Telecom… -
Verizon Wireless Launches New Store Concept
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amWhen the time comes to upgrade your phone, you're likely to head down to your local wireless carrier store to try out the latest hardware. The experience isn't particularly thrilling, as most wireless carrier stores look the same: the perimeter is adorned with phones, many of which aren't live demo units. Then, when it's time to make a purchase or ... Read More Related Posts White Apple iPhone 4 Available Online at Apple, AT&T and Verizon by Anton D. Nagy | 28-Apr-11 On Location with Verizon at a Store on Wheels (Video) by Brandon Miniman | 22-Jul-11 RadioShack Drops T-Mobile, Picks up… -
Unlocked White Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM 16GB Available Online
9 Feb 2012 | 4:57 amThe white version of the Samsung-made Google Galaxy Nexus first appeared a little more than a month ago. Aside from the white battery cover at the back and the no-pigment sides, we're looking at your regular Galaxy Nexus. An unlocked GSM version of the phone, in white, is available to purchase for $659.50 at Negri Electronics. It is the 16GB ... Read More Related Posts Online Retailer Announces Galaxy Nexus Stock for December 9 by Anton D. Nagy | 24-Nov-11 According to FCC Docs, Galaxy Nexus Coming to AT&T? by Joe Levi | 2-Dec-11 LTE Version Of Samsung Galaxy Nexus Will Be Somewhat Thicker by… -
Microsoft Halts AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders
9 Feb 2012 | 4:44 amUsers were able to pre-order the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 at brick-and-mortar Microsoft Stores, according to the information we've heard at the beginning of February. Exactly one week after hearing the news Microsoft has reportedly stopped taking pre-oders. Despite the fact that the rumored launch date for the phone is March 18, there are several ... Read More Related Posts Pre-Order the Lumia 900 At Microsoft Brick and Mortar Stores by Anton D. Nagy | 2-Feb-12 Nokia Lumia 710, Lumia 900 Heading To Canada Too: Report by Anton D. Nagy | 5-Jan-12 Nokia Lumia 900/Ace Followed By Tango-Phones In… -
Google Preparing Its Own Cloud Storage Offering: Report
9 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amDropBox, even though a popular cloud storage offering widely used among Android owners (and not only), might be a thing of the past for many (though its latest beta iteration brings you five gigabyte of free storage). Google is preparing to kick off its next offering which will bring cloud storage to the masses. According to recent reports, the ... Read More Related Posts Amazon Starts Cloud Player Music Streaming Service for Android by Anton D. Nagy | 29-Mar-11 Best Buy Enters the Music Cloud Game With its Own Offering by Anton D. Nagy | 22-Jun-11 Windows Phone Already Does Play Music From…
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Biological computer can decode images stored in DNA chips, applications remain unclear
9 Feb 2012 | 11:19 amScientists from the Scripps Research Institute and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have taken biological computing one step further, with a new molecular machine capable of decoding images stored on a DNA chip. Though it's referred to as a "biological computer," the researchers' machine isn't much like a CPU at all -- unless your CPU was manufactured in a test tube filled with a smoothie of DNA molecules, enzymes and ATP. Once they found the right mix, the team proceeded to encrypt images on a DNA chip and used their Turing machine-like creation to decode them, with fluorescent stains… -
G-Form pulls a hat-trick with iPhone case hockey video
9 Feb 2012 | 10:57 amIt wouldn't be a proper G-Form product release without the accompanying outlandish promotional video. So, when the company offered up its new iPhone 4/4S case, it made its way to an empty ice skating rink, grabbed a hockey stick and went to town, showing how the thing holds up to the punishment of an 82 mph slapshot. The case incorporates the company's favorite shock absorbing substance, Poron XRD and comes in two styles: X Protect and Extreme Grid. They'll run you $40 each, when they ship at the end of the month -- the video below, on the other hand, is free.Continue reading G-Form pulls a… -
Microsoft details Windows for ARM at length: desktop Office applications confirmed, first devices expected with Windows 8 release
9 Feb 2012 | 10:35 amWe've been getting some mixed signals about Windows 8 for ARM-based devices as of late, but Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has now returned with another of his exhaustive Building Windows 8 blog posts and cleared up some of the confusion. The short of it is that Windows for ARM promises to offer the same out of the box experience as the x86 edition of Windows 8. That includes the full Windows desktop (complete with File Explorer and the like), and the same desktop Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint (but only Office applications, it seems). So-called Metro-style apps from… -
IRL: Logic3 PowerSleeve, HP Folio 13 and a trio of Nintendo handhelds
9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amWelcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. This week's IRL is a bit of a mixed bag, with tales of gadgets well-used and those deployed for pure pseudo-science. In two paragraphs, Mat Smith sums up his experience with three generations of Nintendo DS handhelds, while Dan Cooper attempts to explain why he's still using a gadget he obviously hates. And Dana, our resident laptop reviewer, tries leaving the 'ole six-pounder in the office and going home to… -
Nokia Astound owners face a Belle-less future, no update coming
9 Feb 2012 | 9:41 amSo this is where the road ends for the Nokia Astound. After getting a hearty helping of Symbian Anna in November, owners of T-Mobile's first (and only) Symbian^3 device became hopeful that -- despite the fate of the OS being sealed -- the US counterpart to the C7 would remain relevant throughout the course of their contract. Sadly, it was not to be: the phone maker tweeted that the Astound won't receive an update to Symbian Nokia Belle. What of the original C7, you ask? Oh, the latest refresh is already rolling out to users worldwide, but the Astound doesn't appear to be invited to the party.
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Woolly mammoth caught on video? It looks fishy
9 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pmAn online video purports to show a live woolly mammoth in Siberia — but the consensus reaction is that it's a bear carrying a fish in its mouth, seen in a fuzzy resolution. -
3-D images show quakes before and after
9 Feb 2012 | 12:29 pmLaser scans of Earth's land surface taken from aircraft have now yielded the most comprehensive before-and-after picture of an earthquake yet, scientists revealed Thursday. -
Find your 'most valuable' Facebook friend
9 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pmWho's your "most valuable" friend on Facebook? You probably already know, but might be surprised by the result of a new app that tells you. -
Over a third of Facebook's users claim to be single
9 Feb 2012 | 12:08 pmIf you're searching for love this coming Valentine's Day, then you should perhaps take a closer look at your Facebook friends. After all, about a third of them identify as "single" on the social network. -
Deals of the day: 'Michael Jackson,' monitors and more
9 Feb 2012 | 12:03 pmHere's what's worth considering today: A copy of "Michael Jackson: This Is It" on Blu-ray for $9, discounted monitors, deals on laptops and more.
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Angry Birds Chrome now uses the Web Audio API
31 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pmCross-posted with the Google Code Blog Last week Angry Birds for Chrome was updated to use the Web Audio API for all its in-game audio for Chrome users, which means Chrome users get the full Angry Birds experience, without any plugins. The Web Audio API supports a wide variety of use cases, including the high fidelity and low latency requirements of games. Users of other supported browsers will still get sound via Flash or HTML5 audio. How does this cross-browser audio magic work? As you may have seen or heard, Angry Birds was in no small part made possible by the cross-platform open source… -
Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE) is Now Open Source
16 Nov 2011 | 9:58 amToday is quite a milestone for the Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE). Our team is very happy to announce that all of GPE (including GWT Designer) is open source under the Eclipse Public License (EPL) v1.0. GPE is a set of software development tools that enables Java developers to quickly design, build, optimize, and deploy cloud-based applications using the Google Web Toolkit (GWT), Speed Tracer, App Engine, and other Google Cloud services.Because of the large ecosystem that has developed around GWT, App Engine, and Google’s Cloud services, and because our primary mission is to help users (as… -
GWT and Dart
10 Nov 2011 | 7:39 amThe Google Web Toolkit team has been asked recently about our plans following the announcement of the Dart programming language a few weeks ago. Dart and GWT both share the goal of enabling structured web programming. In fact, many of the same engineers who brought you GWT are working on Dart. We view Dart as an ambitious evolution of GWT’s mission to make web apps better for end users, and we’re optimistic about its potential. As Dart evolves and becomes ready for prime time, we anticipate working closely with the GWT developer community to explore Dart. Meanwhile, rest assured that GWT… -
Pictarine: pictures in the cloud
19 Sep 2011 | 11:32 amCross posted from the Google App Engine blog. Pictarine is a photo management web application, launched in 2010, that allows people to easily manage and share all of their photos from Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Twitter and other sites. Pictarine developers Guillaume Martin and Maxime Rafalimanana have contributed the following post discussing their experiences using Google App Engine and Google Web Toolkit. From the start, we used Google technologies in developing Pictarine and we wanted to share our experience with them so far. In this post, we will shed some light on the weaknesses and… -
Working with Maven and RequestFactory in GWT 2.4
16 Sep 2011 | 4:28 pmGWT 2.4 introduced changes to both Maven and RequestFactory, and we've recently updated the GWT wiki and sample apps with the latest and greatest: WorkingWithMaven (with instructions for Eclipse 3.5, 3.6, 3.7) RequestFactoryInterfaceValidation RequestFactory now does compile-time validation to ensure that your service implementations match your client-side interfaces. This feature is implemented using an annotation processor which must be configured in Eclipse or in your Maven POM. When configured in Eclipse, you will now see warnings and errors in the IDE anywhere your client- and…
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New Single: Paint a Flower in the Sky
9 Feb 2012 | 2:31 amOne day I asked my daughter Mara what she was drawing: “Oh, I’m just painting flowers in the sky” she answered. Another day, after a very sick night, she said to me in the morning: “Don’t worry about it Dad – when I...(read more) -
Windows Client Developer Roundup 087 for 2/9/2012
8 Feb 2012 | 6:44 pmThe Windows Client Developer Roundup aggregates information of interest to Windows Client Developers, including WinRT XAML , WPF , Silverlight , Visual C++ , XNA , Expression Blend , Surface , Windows 7 , Windows Phone , Visual Studio, WCF RIA Services...(read more) -
Creating Big Silverlight Windows and Getting Monitor Resolutions and Positions with PInvoke
7 Feb 2012 | 7:59 pmWhile doing the (long!) tech review for Silverlight 5 in Action, my friend and former coworker Tom McKearney mentioned that we should put together some code to make handling windows across multiple monitors a reasonable task in Silverlight 5. Then, on...(read more) -
31 Weeks of Windows Phone Metro Design | 15 Designing Windows Phone Icons
6 Feb 2012 | 11:57 pm31 Weeks of Windows Phone Design Index Good week everyone! Last week I traveled to Germany to speak at M-Days. It was a quick visit but super fun event with tons of people who participate in different segments of the Mobile industry. I learned a lot about...(read more) -
The Commodore 64 Emulator: Emulating Pointers in a sandbox when the real thing is not allowed
6 Feb 2012 | 4:02 pmLate last week, I cracked open the Commodore 64 emulator code once again, in preparation to post it. However, I had to have a change made to the source control on CodePlex, so I had a few days to make some changes. So far, it's shaping up quite nicely...(read more)
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Eight features Windows 8 'borrowed' from Linux - ITworld.com
9 Feb 2012 | 12:34 pmEight features Windows 8 'borrowed' from LinuxITworld.comAnd while Microsoft has long been accused of stealing from the open source community, according to some Linux fans, it's getting to the point where Microsoft simply appropriates good Linux features. I've been following the Windows 8 development very and more » -
20 Popular Ubuntu Linux Apps You May Want to Try - PCWorld
9 Feb 2012 | 11:45 am20 Popular Ubuntu Linux Apps You May Want to TryPCWorldThousands of free and open-source applications are available through the Ubuntu Software Center, as are numerous paid, commercial contenders. Downloading and installing them is easy, and ratings and reviews were recently added to help guide you to the and more » -
Buyers Lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PC - PCWorld
9 Feb 2012 | 8:10 amBuyers Lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PCPCWorldBy Agam Shah, IDG News Raspberry Pi Foundation's US$25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware.and more » -
New Product News – February 9, 2012 - Information Management
9 Feb 2012 | 6:45 amNew Product News – February 9, 2012Information Management with flexibility for search, access and self-service recovery through Windows, iOS or Android devices. EMC released its latest Isilon Network Attached Storage offering, including new native support for open source analytics platform Apache Hadoop.and more » -
Ubuntu vs. Windows 7 on the business desktop - IT PRO
9 Feb 2012 | 4:48 amIT PROUbuntu vs. Windows 7 on the business desktopIT PRO 9 Feb 2012 Microsoft Windows may be the de facto standard desktop operating system in business environments, but high costs, restrictive licences and constant security issues are leading an increasing number of companies to consider open source
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Click And Mortar: Zynga Signs Deal With Hasbro For Real-World Toys and Games
9 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmMobile app developer Rovio has famously turned its Angry Birds game into a popular toy franchise, but most other new-fangled gaming companies haven’t spent much energy going this route. But now social gaming leader Zynga is, per a big licensing deal with Hasbro. The long-time toy and board game maker is paying Zynga to turn games like FarmVille, CityVille, and its other hit titles into real world products. Details on what this will look like are scant in the press release, so I’m left guessing what this is going to mean. Fluffy pink FarmVille tractors? Lego-style CityVille… -
Music Labels’ Joint Venture, VEVO, Shows Pirated NFL Game At Sundance
9 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pmOver the last decade the major music labels — and their trade organization, the Recording Industry Association of America — have established a repeated pattern of attacking consumers in the name of squelching illegal file-sharing. Piracy, they claim, has been the industry’s undoing, accounting for an over 50% drop in sales since 1999 (the industry likes to discount the impact of legal per-song music downloads via services like iTunes, and the myriad other changes facilitated by the rise of high-speed Internet connections). Their efforts to combat piracy are often draconian: threatening… -
You Can Buy Me Love, But Please Don’t Buy Me Gadgets
9 Feb 2012 | 11:52 amValentine’s Day is just around the corner, and the majority of us are likely scrambling to find that special gift. (The rest of us, meanwhile, are cursing couples.) A Valentine’s Day gift is usually more important than others because it’s a one-on-one situation, unlike Christmas or birthdays. Just one gift, to just one person — and it better be good. With that in mind, I’d like to address an article out of AllThingsD this morning that sourced information from PriceGrabber’s Valentine’s Day Dashboard Report. The report took information from February 4… -
The Google+ Platform Roadmap From Director Of Engineering David Glazer
9 Feb 2012 | 11:49 amIt won’t stop with Google Search Plus Your World. When asked if we should expect more integrations of Google+ into Google products, G+ director of engineering David Glazer said at today’s Inside Social Apps 2012 conference, ”Yes, where it’s good for the user. I think there’s more places to make people happy by showing them content they care about.” At the first major speaking engagement about its social network, Glazer also discussed user acquisition, monetization, and support for brands. Regarding Google+ expanding into more Google properties,… -
AT&T, Google Among The Biggest Online Advertisers — comScore
9 Feb 2012 | 11:47 amAs part of its 2012 US Digital Future in Focus whitepaper, comScore looked at the online ad landscape and found a mix of old and new names. The report includes a list of the top 10 display advertisers in the United States (all of this data is US-only), as measured by impressions. AT&T topped the list, as it has in previous years, but there’s a newcomer — Google, which delivered 40.4 billion ads for products like Chrome, Google Offers, and Google+. Large brand advertising on the Internet is growing in general, comScore says. To quantify that, it measured the number of advertisers…
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Hangout With the Scientists Looking for the God Particle
9 Feb 2012 | 11:57 amWant to hang out with the people who run the CMS? No, not the content management system. The Compact Muon Solenoid. It's one of the two big detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and highest-energy particle accelerator in the world. CERN physicist Dr. Albert De Roeck is hosting a Google+ Hangout tomorrow from inside the cavern where the experiment takes place, about 100 meters underneath Cessy, France. He'll explain the CMS experiment and take questions about the crazy frontiers of particle physics. Sponsor The CMS is one of the two general-purpose LHC experiments searching… -
Fabled Google Drive Won't Be Another Dropbox
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amThe Wall Street Journal has revived rumors about Google launching a cloud storage service called Drive. The comparison everybody wants to make is to Dropbox. The thinking is that Google will challenge everyone's favorite start-up by releasing a native desktop and mobile Drive app with the same syncing features Dropbox users know and love. Google Drive rumors have been around for many years, and they've always conformed to the understanding of "The Cloud" that has prevailed at the time. If it's not like Apple's iCloud, which is integrated into Apple's devices, then it must be like Dropbox,… -
[STUDY] 61% of Social Media Users Feel So Close To You
9 Feb 2012 | 10:30 amSometimes little things like a sweet comment on Facebook or a Twitter friend calling your tweet a "favorite" can really make a social networker bee's day. A new study from Pew finds that for the most part, adults are kind to each other on social media sites. In fact, 85% of adults say that most of the people they come across on social media are rather kind; only 5% say that people are "mostly unkind," which would imply rude or mean. An additional 5% say that it's all situational. On the whole, adults have positive experiences on social networking sites. A total 68% of SNS users had an… -
[Infographic] Mapping the Tools in the Mobile Development Ecosystem
9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amThe mobile development ecosystem is a large, complicated space. There are innovative startups making tools for native and mobile Web apps along with large enterprise-grade companies that offer solutions from cloud support to frameworks and developer environments. For a mobile developer, it can be confusing to know where to turn and what to use to make the best app possible. Mobile "backend-as-a-service" startup Kinvey created a map for ReadWriteMobile to help developers understand the ecosystem. Kinvey brackets the mobile ecosystem between two primary pillars: the service providers and the… -
Harry Reid Wants a Bigger, Badder Version of SOPA/PIPA
9 Feb 2012 | 9:30 amSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., still licking wounds from last week's defeat of the Protect IP Act and its House counterpart the Stop Online Piracy Act, is reportedly working on an even more sinister, Internet-regulating bill. Few details have been publicly disclosed about the latest push by legislative Democrats to expand executive-branch authority over the Internet, but the Daily Caller has pieced together publicly-available clues suggesting that Reid's newest bill is even broader than President Barack Obama's cybersecurity proposal. Sponsor Released last May, Obama's proposal…
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Live LOLCats: Cheezburger Plans Grammy Awards Memes in Real Time
9 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pmI Can Has Cheezburger plans to turn the 54th Grammy Awards into a laughing matter by giving viewers an outlet to write funny captions for red carpet and ceremony photos. The “Live LOLing” event starts Sunday at 4 p.m. PT when Cheezburger’s ROFLrazzi site, Twitter profile and Facebook page will begin publishing Grammy images with humorous captions — in lolcat meme format. People can click “Recaption This” to plop their own witty text on the photos. Participants can then share their creations on their social networks. Cheezburger editor in chief Emily Huh… -
Popularity of an Article Can Be Predicted Before It’s Tweeted [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pmHP Labs says it’s possible to know if your tweet will be a dud before you type the 140 characters. Researchers have developed a formula that predicts the number of times a news “article will be tweeted with surprising accuracy.” The researchers predicted tweet popularity with 84% accuracy based on ranking news articles by four criteria. In the new study called “The Pulse of News in Social Media: Forecasting Popularity, HP Labs used a statistical model to rate the popularity of 40,000 news articles published during nine days in August 2011. The statistical model… -
Yahoo’s New Visualization Beautifully Shows What’s Happening on the Web
9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmYahoo has launched a new webpage that visualizes what’s happening on the web in near real time — and it’s totally beautiful. The Content Optimization Relevance Engine (C.O.R.E.) HTML5 site hopes to show users the “behind the scenes” process Yahoo uses to match readers with content on their personalized homepage, using technology developed in a Yahoo research lab a few years ago. While Yahoo’s homepage used to be arranged by editors, it now uses an algorithm to match individual user preferences. “We can provide users with insights through the lens of… -
Who Really Invented the Web? Texas Trial Questions Tim Berners-Lee [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2012 | 11:48 amTim Berners-Lee, who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web, testified this week in a Texas courtroom against a company that claims it has a patent on the same technology. The man who claims to have the patent on the “interactive web” is Michael Doyle. His company, Eolas Technologies, has filed suit against many of the world’s biggest Internet companies — including Google and Yahoo — over the case. Doyle’s lawyers say the companies owe him millions in royalty payments for using such common functions as watching online video or search suggestions pop… -
Mass Effect 3 Gets iPad Version with Action-Packed ‘Infiltrator’ [PREVIEW]
9 Feb 2012 | 11:35 amMass Effect 3 is coming to an iPad near you in the form of Mass Effect Infiltrator, an iOS game aimed at expanding the game’s narrative and give players some mobile combat. Infiltrator isn’t a direct port of the latest Mass Effect game. Unlike its big brother, a sci-fi role-playing game known for its first-person shooter gameplay and massive, branching story-lines, Infiltrator is all about fighting. Mashable got a demo of the game played on an iPad and hooked up to a television at an EA showcase. The story follows a soldier called Randall Ezno as he travels the universe tracking…
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Move from EMC Documentum to Oracle WebCenter Content for Free? Not... #EMC #Oracle
9 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amIt is becoming quite the fad these days in the world of ECM (Enterprise Content Management) to make dramatic and seemingly generous gestures to liberate buyers locked into legacy systems. Oracle has been promoting its MoveOff scheme, offering a 100% license credit for those who make the move from Documentum to its Oracle WebCenter Content platform. Likewise Alfresco offers free workshops to enable you to move from Microsoft SharePoint to its platform. Laserfiche also offered a 100% trade in allowance on existing ECM system if you moved to their platform. So how good are these… -
The joy of mailroom automation #ecm
9 Feb 2012 | 1:03 amI posted a little tweet the other week that said, "I think mailroom automation delivers the most bang for buck of all Document Management projects." Mailroom automation? Really? OK, so it's not exactly Desperate Housewives or Survivor or Social Business when it comes to juicy topics, but it's important stuff. And in the rush for organizations to leap aboard the latest 2.0 bandwagon, they often overlook substantial efficiency gains or kick them to the side. What I mean by mailroom automation is simply the immediate scan and capture of data on arrival at your premises. Particularly in… -
Three lessons across ten years of content technologies #trends #EntArch
8 Feb 2012 | 6:28 amLate last year we marked our tenth year in business, which seemed like a good time to reflect on what has changed across the landscape of content, web, and collaboration technologies -- and what has not. So I came up with three major lessons that seemed worth sharing: Your internal competencies may be the biggest factor in your success implementing technology Every prediction of significant marketplace "consolidation" has been wrong, although M&A activity has proven painful for customers What makes your enterprise unique (and therefore successful) also plays out in how you apply… -
eXo Platform quietly goes for Cloud and Mobile #Cloud #mobile
8 Feb 2012 | 2:15 amThe open source eXo portal platform released their latest version 3.5 last week. eXo platform is a "portal-like" offering that we cover in our Portals and Content Integration report. It's based on the GateIn open source portal container that eXo co-developed with Red Hat JBoss. You'll find a few new features in the latest release (e.g., a wiki module), an updated look and feel, as well as various functional improvements. However, as with so many vendors, the focus here is really on cloud and mobile. First, mobile: eXo released mobile clients for Android and iOS devices. -
Akamai, Limelight, or EdgeCast? Considerations when Selecting CDNs and OVPs #DAM #MediaAssetManagement
7 Feb 2012 | 9:23 amThis week we publish an Advisory Paper for our Digital & Media Asset Management research subscribers about key considerations when selecting a Content Delivery Network or an Online Video Platform. Many factors account for the ubiquitous role that video plays in the contemporary enterprise. Whether it’s a movie studio’s cinematic masterpiece, a broadcaster’s news clip, an animation studio’s cartoon, a university’s lecture, or video content in support of an agency-created brand strategy, video has become quite commonplace. From a consumer standpoint, the power…
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Vitrue Enhances Analytics in its Social Relationship Mgt Platform
9 Feb 2012 | 11:12 amLooking to get more out of your social media engagement? As more and more companies embrace social media, many are seeking better ways to access more in-depth analytics. Today, Vitrue, known for its social relationship management (SRM) platform, has released major analytics enhancements designed to give marketers better insights on engagement, global perspectives of fan demographics and metrics, time navigation abilities and visibility across the web. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
The Evolution of Social Media: You Call the Shots
9 Feb 2012 | 11:01 amIt took a minute, but, at last, most of us have mastered the art of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and maybe even Google+ if you really care. The next step then is to supervise these various platforms and put them to good uses (other than poking people and crafting snarky captions on photos). There are many ways of exploiting networks, and predictions over the coming year suggest that management marks the latest stage in the evolution of social media. If cleverly employed, it looks like we, the great wide public, are the Internet’s contemporary innovators. Read full story... Follow… -
Windows 8 for ARM Will Run Office 15, no word on SharePoint
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amAny confusion about what ARM-processor-powered Windows 8 devices could and couldn’t do has been cleared up by Microsoft. This new class of non-Wintel machines will do a limited amount of what your current PC can do, as they are limited to apps from the Windows Store. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
Choosing an Enterprise CMS: Ovum Names Market Challengers, Followers
9 Feb 2012 | 10:57 amMy previous post discussed the three ECM vendors (EMC, IBM and OpenText) that Ovum named as Market Leaders in its report: “Decision Matrix: Selecting a Content Management Application Vendor.” With this article, we’ll take a look at the vendors named Market Challengers and Followers. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
Social Analytics Provider Netvibes Acquired by Dassault Systèmes
9 Feb 2012 | 10:46 amDassault Systèmes has acquired Netvibes, one of the earliest tools that allowed brands to create unified social dashboards to track their social media identity. Netvibes is well known in enterprise circles, but does the purchase make sense for the French software giant primarily known for its 3D computer aided design and project lifecycle management software? Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job
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CMS Expo 2012 coming to Chicago this May
9 Feb 2012 | 4:52 amOn May 8th, 9th, and 10th, you and I have the opportunity to attend 2012 CMS Expo which is held once a year in Chicago. This event is billed as as CMS "Learning & Business" conference showcasing some of the world's leading Content Management Systems and the people who power them. Whether the CMSs featured are proprietary or open source, focused on small business or enterprise, non-profit, government or commercial applications, there’s something for everyone at CMS Expo. Tweet Widget Google Plus One -
Generis Survey of CMS Plans - 2012
7 Feb 2012 | 8:03 pmGeneris has completed our 2012 survey of CMS plans and requirements. We had many more responses this year than last, with over 60 companies responding. While far from being a comprehensive, scientific study, it shows some interesting trends compared to 2011, while companies continue to suffer some of the same challenges with their existing CMS platforms. Complete Story CMS Topics: documentum alfresco sharepoint oracle cms survey Tweet Widget Google Plus One -
Top Five Trends In Ecommerce Web Design
7 Feb 2012 | 4:19 pmdotCommerce: Attention-grabbing ecommerce web design trends are constantly evolving and adapting to new ways of communication like smart phones, tablets and netbooks. Depending on the purpose and requirements, basic design elements like typography, navigation and colour schemes vary from site to site but all of them have functionality in common. Complete Story CMS Topics: ecommerce cms web design Tweet Widget Google Plus One -
Next Tiki Webinar to Highlight Recently Updated Tiki 8 Features
6 Feb 2012 | 3:43 pmOn February 16, the Tiki Community will present the second in the year-long webinar series. Long-time Tiki Community members and contributors from Citadel Rock Online Communities Inc. will show a newly developed Tiki site that takes advantage of several features introduced in Tiki 8 including the Unified Search and advanced Tracker techniques.Following the demo, a developer-led discussion will explore several new features planned for upcoming Tiki releases. This is your chance for a sneak-preview of what's coming in Tiki 9! For complete details on the February webinar, see… -
Rich customer journeys across multiple devices drives Braintree District Council's selection of Jadu's Universe web content management and mobile platform
5 Feb 2012 | 1:16 pmBraintree District Council has announced a partnership with leading UK technology company Jadu to transform its current website and create a new mobile solution. Jadu specialise in the design and development of rich web experiences that support websites, intranets and extranets and mobile web applications. Their UK clients include more than 50 local Councils, Directgov (Government Digital Service), the universities of Leeds and Northampton and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.Tweet Widget Google Plus One
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Innovate on Purpose
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If we had a blank slate
8 Feb 2012 | 8:06 amAs you may have noticed, Paul Hobcraft and I have been interacting on the subject of "frozen" middle managers and their impact on innovation. No, they aren't cold, they are frozen in their thinking and perspectives. The pressures of efficiency and short term profitability have frozen their visions, actions and incentives. As we all know, middle managers are the folks who get things done - using resources efficiently and acting as a bridge between executives (who create vision and direction) and staff (who implement the plans to achieve the goals). If the middle is frozen, it… -
Slow Motion Innovation Disaster
7 Feb 2012 | 7:41 amI was discussing the disaster that is Kodak with a friend today when he said something I found difficult to believe. He suggested that Kodak never saw or understood the impact that digital photography would have on its business. I think quite the opposite is true. Kodak knew what digital represented, and was an early developer of much digital intellectual property. Plenty of Kodak employees forecast what was likely to happen if Kodak didn't change its emphasis on film and shift to focus on digital. Kodak's failure isn't one of a lack of vision or… -
From smooth and steady to rough and ready
6 Feb 2012 | 5:51 amI pondered, for a least a few minutes, what to title this post. Sometimes as a writer you know innately what you want to say, and how "right" the point you want to make is, but it can be difficult to distill it down to a catchy title.I entitled this post "From smooth and steady to rough and ready" because I want to point out the importance of perspectives, especially for the true engine of innovation - middle management. Middle managers have been encouraged to create programs and processes that run "smooth and steady". In the future, they'll need processes that are "rough… -
Four factors that drive the need for innovation
1 Feb 2012 | 6:26 amEveryone, and I mean everyone, talks about innovation. We've got CEOs, academic leaders, the President of the United States, talking about innovation. It's clear everyone thinks that innovation is important. The challenge with all of this talk of importance is that few people stop to define WHY innovation is important. What's driving the need for more innovation? We all seem to agree that more innovation and more frequent innovation is important, even necessary. But are we to accept this as an article of faith? Should we allow innovation consultants,… -
Shifting from occasional to Relentless Innovation
31 Jan 2012 | 6:09 amLast week I was working with a client in the midwest, trying to help build the case for making a shift from the traditional, half-hearted, unfocused and short-lived innovation initiative to a concept of consistent innovation built on a framework of processes and trained people - what I referred to as Relentless Innovation in my new book. Those discussions made it clear to me that while many firms may need to make a switch from sporadic or occasional innovation, we innovators needed to provide a roadmap.Below I've identified six factors that must change, and have attempted to document…
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Silicon Valley Innovation Institute, 2/1/12 Event: High Tech Compost=Anaerobic Digestion + Biochar
30 Jan 2012 | 11:40 amThe City of Palo Alto, California is currently considering options for how to manage its organic waste stream. An anaerobic digester is being proposed to replace the current incinerator. The methane producing bacteria living inside anaerobic digesters do break down a lot organic material, but not cellulose (the compound that makes up the cell walls of plants) Yet cellulose is the ideal feedstock for making biochar via pyrolysis. The integration of biochar production with AD facilities holds the promise of producing a rich, dark, carbon sequestering soil amendment, full of nutrients from the… -
Silicon Valley Innovation Institute Event, January 4, 2012: How to Design an Eco-City
30 Dec 2011 | 10:12 amWhile U.S. legislators are busy arguing about whether or not the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has the Constitutional right to regulate air pollution, a massive ecological design experiment is underway across the Pacific. For China, the world’s most highly populated country and heavily industrialized economy, the stakes are high to develop and implement an integrated sustainability framework for their cities. Dr. James Caldwell, guest speaker for this event, has spent the past year consulting to the sustainability planners of the city of Nansha, China, on exactly this topic. At… -
Join Silicon Valley Innovation Institute for a Holiday CAST Party on December 7th…and much more!
30 Nov 2011 | 10:16 pmCome on out for the our end of the year party! We’ve invited CAST Labs to join us. CAST stands for Connecting Art, Science, and Technology. CAST Labs’ mission is to stimulate cross-pollination between artists, scientists and entrepreneurs, to spark creativity and innovation. CAST parties combine lively entertainment with stimulating debates, resulting in a festive evening of cheer, mingling and enriching conversations. Join Us for Our First CAST Party! Date: December 7, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM in Palo Alto. To buy tickets and get directions to the party, please visit the SVII web… -
Silicon Valley Innovation Institute, November 2nd: Not Just Thinking… Jumping Out of the Box!
30 Oct 2011 | 11:13 pmTurning Vision into Value If you are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s 2011-2012 Series of innovation programs on various topics. If you’re located elsewhere, you can follow live tweeting from @SVIISociety on Twitter (usually with the hashtags #SVII or #SVIISociety ). Video clips or photos of most programs are now archived on the SVII web site. (By the way, our apologies for a late announcement post here—the SVII program was changed and updated in… -
Silicon Valley Innovation Institute, October 5th: Green Housing and Community Innovation; and October 25th: Mobile Musicians’ SIG
29 Sep 2011 | 4:41 pmTurning Vision into Value If you are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s 2011-2012 Series of innovation programs on various topics. If you’re located elsewhere, you can follow live tweeting from @SVIISociety on Twitter (usually with the hashtag #SVII ). Video clips or photos of most programs are now archived on the new SVII blog site. At the October 5, 2011 SVII dinner meeting, we’ll focus on the creation of a Green Community Center in North Fair…
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The tyranny of IKB: A management insight.
7 Feb 2012 | 5:02 pmIn the early 1990s, Chic Thompson and Lael Lyons wrote a wonderful book called Yes, But…The Top 40 Killer Phrases and How You Can Fight Them While the book was playful and filled with cartoon illustrations, the idea was serious. It was about those killer phrases that fill corporate meeting rooms everyday: Yes, but… We’ve done that before. It's not in the budget. Great idea, but not for us. Get a committee to look into that. I'll get back to you. Don't rock the boat. Let me play devil's advocate. The last person who said that isn't here anymore. Recently, I’ve… -
Six Infographics from Fast Company on the Generation Flux
30 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pmFast Company’s February cover story is titled “The Secrets of Generation Flux" The article by Robert Safian is a story of how the chaos of business is creating a new generation of people who are adapting and thriving in the latest incarnation of the new economy. “The idea of taking risks, of branching out into this ambiguous future, is scary at a moment when the economy is in no hurry to emerge from the doldrums and when unemployment is a national crisis.” According to Safian, “The new reality is multiple gigs, some of them super short with constant… -
The 60 Minute Brand Strategist
18 Jan 2012 | 11:07 amI saw this amazing presentation by Idris Mootee CEO of Idea Couture a few years ago and was amazed just how well this single slide show condensed 20 years of branding lessons into about 80 slides. The thinking is remarkable. And the graphics are incredibly well done. If you want to rethink branding. Understand why it has replaced virtually every other term (advertising, marketing etc) then take a look at this inspiring Slide Share Presentation. Free Power Point Presentations -
Beyond Brainstorming. It's not either or, it's and
29 Dec 2011 | 5:05 pmLike the cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano, there is one annual event that generally ruffles the feathers of creative facilitators. Usually it’s an article on the perils and pitfalls of brainstorming. Typically, the article cites a study that proves that individuals working alone produce more ideas working in a group. Or it’s the latest incarnation of the idea that brainstorming as practiced by most companies isn’t very productive. So what’s the feather ruffling part? It begins with an observation I recently shared in Nashville at the IFCA conference in a… -
Iron Giant Thinking
10 Dec 2011 | 3:30 pmA few weeks ago, I listened to a talk by Bob Sutton, author of Good Boss, Bad Boss and professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He tells a great story in his book about Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles and Iron Giant. (Interestingly, I freelanced at Disney at the Ink and Paint building when both Bird and Pixar’s John Lasseter were working at the studio but never met the animators.) The story is about Bird’s experience working on the animated film Iron Giant. “The Iron Giant team worked on a climate of fear before Bird arrived,…
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In taste, brand matters
19 Jan 2012 | 10:04 amMy latest post is out on MarketingDaily. In it, I talk about the power of packaging to influence taste. Research has show that people are highly sensitive to non-taste cues when they are evaluating the taste of something. As I say in the post: "It’s not just about the product inside. The brand matters because it tells consumers what to expect and influences how they evaluate a product." You may be curious which beer was the "outright loser" in my blind taste test (maybe as curious as I am about why this part of the story was edited out) but, hopefully, your curiosity is now satisfied. -
15 Social Media Tips for the holidays
14 Dec 2011 | 7:28 amHere's my holiday gift to my readers. To be honest, it's a regift, since these social media tips were originally published (in longer form) in the MarketingDaily. There are five tips on basic social media principles and approach and ten tips on criteria for planning social media programs. Principles 1. Be human Social media is about engaging with customers on a personal level, something marketers sometimes forget. In social media interaction, you should be asking yourself: 'What would a human do?' And do that. 2. Don’t overreach Most brands, especially CPG brands, aren't all that engaging… -
Lululemon puts an Ayn Rand stamp on yoga
21 Nov 2011 | 8:50 amLululemon has ridden the wave of yoga's popularity with great success, selling high end yoga clothes and promoting healthy living. So deciding to associate with a philosophy that's the antithesis of what yoga is all about seems a little odd, to say the least. As reported on NPR, the company's new shopping bags feature the question: "Who is John Galt?". And who is John Galt? He's the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged where she laid out her Objectivist philosophy, including the idea that selfishness is a virtue,a very un-yoga-like position. Why this seeming act of… -
Australia's new cigarette law bans branded packaging, tests branding principles
14 Nov 2011 | 8:06 amAustralia has become the first country in the world to ban the branding of cigarette packages. From next July, all packs will look like the one in the picture--they will be a deliberately unappealing olive green color, the brand of the manufacturer will be printed in a tiny, generic font (i.e. no trademarks) and the only images will be graphic health warnings. Thus the Australians are setting up an interesting, real world packaging test. What will happen when the new, generic packaging hits the shelves? The one thing that the government and the cigarette manufacturers agree on is that the… -
Moleskine misstep miffs most-loyals
25 Oct 2011 | 12:20 pmCommitting social media suicide by upsetting your most loyal fans is something of a trend. Netflix blazed a trail. And now it's Moleskine, maker of the "legendary" notebooks so beloved by the designers, following along. With apparently no sense of a design community hot button issue, Moleskine thought it might be kind of cool to organize a competition to design a new logo. In other words, to crowdsource it. That's, to say the least, not going down too well with one-time Moleskine lovers, now turning into Moleskine haters. Here's a comment posted on Moleskine's Facebook page by Seth Johnson…
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OPEN INVITATION: Business Growth Summit Jan 31, 2012!
18 Jan 2012 | 4:02 pmThis is an OPEN INVITATION to ALL of my friends, colleagues and extended network! (please read all of this post… kinda long, but VERY important.) I wanted to make sure I invited all of you to this amazing event, the 2012 Business Growth Summit coming up on the 31st of January! It’s put on by a group started by some associates and myself about 2 months ago called Above The Line America. We’re a networking group like no other – (no fees, no forced referrals, no stupid clapping – unless you feel like clapping… ). Above The Line America is focused on… -
Create A Personal Annual Report
12 Jan 2012 | 9:05 amJonathan Fields is an author… That’s where it all started for me. I read his book, Uncertainty, Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. And for those that know me, I NEEDED it. I can’t say it changed my life. I’ve personally understood what he wrote in the book for 20 years, but it revealed a path on which I could take the first step. Read it today, I highly encourage it… So, this morning, as I traveled on that path with meetings for a new venture, creating an outline for new campaigns, dreaming of the future and my plans for personal growth and… -
The Intrinsic Value Of Pants
23 Nov 2011 | 8:43 amI joined Kosama Downtown (check out their program here) a few weeks ago, and with my busy schedule, I “wisely” set the time for my workouts for 5 AM. Needless to say, 5 am comes pretty early these days, so forgetfulness is usually forgiven. For those that have done these kinds of wacko workout schedules, you know that forgetting something is a common occurrence. Sure, some times it’s shampoo or a razor – that you can most likely get on with your day and recover from. But today, I had the unique pleasure of FORGETTING MY PANTS! I packed them in my bag. I remember it. -
When Telemarketing Attacks
26 Oct 2011 | 12:38 pmTelemarketing is not dead. I have proof. Well, I have proof people are still trying it at least. Of course there are still common sense uses for telemarketing, but with the onset of digital messaging, I see its use and utility becoming a little like that of the FAX machine. I still have a FAX number on my business card, but really couldn’t pinpoint the last time it was used. So, that brings me to today’s little post. While I was at lunch with some close friends, I saw a call come in on my cell phone that I didn’t recognize. Generally, and I’m sorry to those… -
Giving The Smack Down To Defeat
16 Sep 2011 | 11:20 am“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” — Alexander Graham Bell This is for those of you out there that dwell just a little too long on the word “No.” (And this includes yours truly) Yeah, it sucks, BAD, but after the initial sting of the response, there are two simple decisions you can make: 1) Stand there with your heart in your hand and stare longingly, wishing you could bury your head in a bucket of cement, OR 2) Brush the dirt from the poor…
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Cliff Mautner on the Nikon D800
8 Feb 2012 | 9:02 pmWhat a few days. It’s amazing how much interest a little piece of metal can produce. As a proud member of the team at Kelby Training, I wanted to share my experience with the D800. This project has been going on for many months. i was approached by my good friends at K&L in Tokyo- Nikon’s agency for decades- and was blown away that they asked me to participate with this project. My job was well defined: Use the D800 in a way that utilizes and highlights the latest features the D800 offers in real world wedding conditions that I’d face week in and week out. Simple, right? -
It’s Free Stuff Thursday!
8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pmPhotoshop World DC – 9 Days Left for Early Bird Registration! Photoshop World Washington DC is quickly approaching, and there are only 9 days left to save $100 on registration! Head on over to PhotoshopWorld.com to sign up, get hotel info, see the full schedule of classes from instructors like Jay Maisel, Joel Grimes, Lindsay Adler, Glyn Dewis, and a ton of other incredible people! And, there are only a few spots left in some of the pre-conference workshops like Lightpainting 101 with Dave Black, On Location DSLR Workshop with Rich Harrington, Real World Concert Photography with Alan… -
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Jake Peterson!
7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 pmMaking History Come to LifeTen months ago I was attending Photoshop World in Orlando, FL. It was the second time I had been to Photoshop World, but after the blast of Vegas the previous September there was no way I was going to miss the one that Spring. One morning in the instructors’ lounge Jay Maisel, someone who I knew of but had never met, was sitting at a table. I introduced myself and we started to talk. Afterward Jay went up to my Dad and said, “You have failed as a parent if you let your kid go into photography as a career.” He smiled and my Dad just laughed;… -
Jumping the gun on the Nikon D800
7 Feb 2012 | 7:46 amSince my post last night here on Google+ (http://www.scottgplus.com), and here on my blog earlier today, I’ve seen a lot of comments flowing in pro and con about this camera, and I just want to say a quick few things about the comments I’ve been reading thus far:(1) The D800 was apparently created for a very specific type of photographer There is no law that every camera introduced by a camera company has to be designed to fit your personal needs. If you read that it has 36.3 megapixels and you’re like “36.3 megapixels is overkill!!!” then obviously this… -
Nikon Announces The D800 And Baby Does It Look Sweet!!!!
6 Feb 2012 | 9:33 pm36.3 megapixels (wow!) with a full frame sensor. Full HD video with stereo sound (yay) built in HDR (sweet) and it looks like its aimed at the commercial, wedding and landscape markets (photographers who shoot medium format digital backs. I mean who used to shoot digital backs). ;-)I haven’t seen one, held one, etc., but it sounds amazing and I want one. Bad!!!! (And yes, sometimes you need 36.3 megapixels). Two words: Whoo Hoo!Read the full scoop at Nikon USA: http://bit.ly/wVaU77
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Freaky and Bizarre Animal Mashups by Human Descent
9 Feb 2012 | 8:30 amOne of the best things about Photoshop is that it allows us to combine more than one photo to create an entirely new image. This can be done with landscapes, people, and even animals. In this article, we will showcase the work of Human Descent, a photo manipulator who has managed to create hundreds of new species using the power of Photoshop. Let’s take a look! Frederick the Fruck This image combines a duck and a frog. Roaring Liog This frog was combined with a lion. Nosferafrog This breed of frog has huge teeth. Rabbick A rabbit combined with a baby chicken. Hummingwolf Bird This is… -
Test Your Photoshop Knowledge #6
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amWe know how much you guys like to test your knowledge of Photoshop so today we are giving you an opportunity to do so with another quiz from Martin Perhiniak. Please take a moment to complete this 10-question quiz and see if you’re prepared to pass our test! Good luck! Editor’s note: this quiz is for Photoshop CS5. -
Easy Dashed and Dotted Lines in Photoshop
8 Feb 2012 | 9:57 amFor the last few weeks, the Photoshop team has been giving us some sneak peeks of the latest version of Photoshop. The latest version of Photoshop is due to be released in the first half of 2012. We have already seen videos showing off Photoshop’s new look, and some performance enhancements but this video shows us something new, something that we have been asking them to include for a long, long time – dotted and dashed lines. In this video, Photoshop Product Manager, Zorana Gee shows how you can click on a stroke and quickly convert it to a dotted line. Then, she shows how to quickly… -
Create a Caricature Painting in Photoshop
8 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amPhotoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak will begin by teaching you how to draw in Photoshop. At the conclusion of this series you will know all you need to produce your own concept art and matte paintings in Photoshop. Today’s tutorial Part 22: Create a Caricature… -
Retouch a Bland Model Portrait in Photoshop
7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amSometimes retouching a portrait can be really tricky, specifically when dealing with model portraits. In this tutorial, we will be retouching a particularly difficult shot in which the subject has no makeup or dramatic lighting to emphasize the shot. Using Photoshop, you will be able to add makeup, repair flaws, and add some drama to this shot. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Model (iStockPhoto) Background (iStockPhoto) Step 1 – Selections The first thing I want to do is remove the model from her background.
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Photoshop For Digital Photographers
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Protecting Your Metadata
8 Feb 2012 | 4:44 amEvery time you take an image your camera automatically embeds information into the image. There may be times when you don't want to share this data with others and in this tutorial I'll show you how to remove selective metadata from an image. -
How To Naturally Extend A Canvas
2 Feb 2012 | 4:12 amIf you need to naturally extend one or more edges of an image how do you do this without distorting important elements of your image? Watch this tutorial to find out how. -
Painting A Vignette
3 Jan 2012 | 3:12 amGet more control with your vignettes by painting them onto your images. In this tutorial I'll be showing you how easy this technique is to apply. -
A Killer Portrait Adjustment
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High Pass Sharpening
7 Dec 2011 | 3:21 amIn this tutorial we will sharpen an image by using the High Pass Filter. In addition to creating this adjustment we will also show you how to fine tune the adjustment by creating a smart filter.
