Facebook tweaked the design of its recent activity box on timeline profiles once again, after enlarging its size at the end of March. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (1)

posted by friends of friends:  (2)

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Run For Your Lives is a 5K race in which participants must traverse obstacle courses and avoid hordes of zombies. Justin Rocket Silverman of The Daily recently took part in a Run For Your Lives race in Massachusetts (video). There are 11 races coming up this year in locations around the country—check the event website details. photo by Billie Weiss

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Dear Lifehacker, More »

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Not all of us have hours on end to spend on social media (myself included). Most photographers make their money by bringing in clients whether it’s families, brides, small businesses, whatever it may be. So any excess time spent on social media is time that could be spent sourcing clients. Now, social media can actually be a way to source clients if done properly, but that’s a whole other article! In this article I want to show you how you can take one single post and make it appear on all the ...  show all text

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Apple, which is expected to launch its next-generation iPhone later this year, has ordered bigger screens from its Asian suppliers, people familiar with the situation said.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

The Global Innovation Series is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. Whether faced with a dead battery or an unexpected emergency, you’ve likely found yourself without access to a phone. It leaves you feeling helpless and even vulnerable. The makers of SpareOne phone seek to prevent similar sit...  show all text

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

AllFacebook Stats announced the release of an application-programming interface that will offer its users access to data on hundreds of thousands of Facebook pages. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Bitly, a New York company that lets users shorten, share, and track URLs, is raising around $20 million in a new round of funding, we have learned from multiple sources. That's twice the amount the...

posted by friends:  (1)

posted by friends of friends:  (3)

Service will allow users to make calls, send texts, and surf the Web, but it will be limited and not cheap.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Hinted at for months, Google formally launched its “Knowledge Graph” today. The new technology is being used to provide popular facts about people, places and things alongside Google’s traditional results. It also allows Google to move toward a new way of searching not for pages... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Search for 'Andromeda' in the New Google Knowledge Graph Click here to view this gallery. The Google Search of the future is here. Now. Today. The long-talked-about semantic web — Google prefers “Knowledge Graph” — is rolling out across all Google Search tools, and our most fundamental online task may never be the same again. Starting today, a vast portion of Google Search results will work with you to intuit what you really meant by that search entry. Type in an ambiguous query like “King...  show all text

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

It’s been two years since I originally wrote my post recommending camera bags. For me – things have changed since then. I’ve been focused on carrying less gear and reducing my carry load. So my personal favorites have changed. Here’s the list of the camera bags I now use and recommend. NOTE:  I’ve reviewed many bags here on Photofocus, but as I often say, there is no perfect bag. Just as I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera lens, I wouldn’t think of owning just one camera bag. You need di...  show all text

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Facebook has more than 900 million monthly average users, but not all of them are worth the same to the social network. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (2)

An engineer, two doctors, and a business owner, all now retired, are sitting around at a retirement home. Up shoots the topic of the Facebook initial public offering, and the crew chatterboxes on how to wrest shares at the initial price. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (2)

Search giant builds a 500-million-item database of people, places, and things. Its content will be appearing in your search results starting today. Read this blog post by Rafe Needleman on Internet & Media.

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Almost 25 years ago, Eddie Adams recruited some of the world's top photographers to teach and mentor a new generation. Today, the tradition continues.

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

How Facebook planned to monetize mobile was a big question mark that surfaced during the social network’s roadshow to promote its initial public offering Friday. Then, photo application Lightbox announced yesterday that its seven-strong mobile team had been snatched up by Facebook (although it is not technically an acquisition). continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

If you’re contemplating whether to place a buy order for Facebook, weigh the pros and cons before making a final decision. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Cross-posted on the Inside Search Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. For more than four decades, search has essentially been about matching keywords to queries. To a search engine the words [taj mahal] have been just ...  show all text

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (2)

For many young entrepreneurs, getting their parents’ support for a new venture can make a huge difference - emotionally, practically and even financially. But it’s not always easy to explain to Mom and Dad why, instead of getting a “real job,” you’re putting everything on the line to create a new technology startup. It can be done, though, and these youthful startup veterans explain how: Tip #1: Don’t get too full of yourself. “Show your parents that you have thought [your idea] through to the ...  show all text

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Are you looking for easy ways to engage new Facebook fans using Timeline? Keep reading to learn how free apps can provide enormous opportunities for your business. Why Facebook Timeline Apps? Now that the new Timeline layout is mandatory for all page owners, we’re all beginning to find our way around the new layout. For many, especially those who just started seeing traction with the old layout, Timeline presents brand-new challenges (and opportunities!) for staying top-of-mind. Sure, the layout  show all text

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)

Oil and gas drillers would have to disclose more details about the chemicals they use in Utica shale wells under a bill that passed the Ohio Senate yesterday. Even as lawmakers, drilling regulators and industry officials praised the plan as the toughest in the nation, environmental-advocacy groups said the bill would still allow companies to withhold information about “fracking” chemicals by calling them trade secrets.

posted by friends:  (1)

posted by friends of friends:  (3)

Though sponsors would have liked for the bill to be stronger, the House yesterday gave final approval to legislation that would ban texting while driving for adults and prohibit anyone under age 18 from using any electronic device while behind the wheel.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (2)

Flickr Product Chief Markus Spiering Shoots an Old Skool Polaroid Camera at Last Month’s Mission District Photowalk Quote from Mat Honan’s Gizmodo article on Flickr: “Flickr wasn’t a startup anymore,” explains the engineer, “people didn’t really want to work that hard to turn the entire product around. Even if they had, Flickr [was] very techie hipster, many didn’t use or like Facebook and considered it bland, boring, evil, poorly designed, etc., and were certainly not ready to fast follow it. ...  show all text

posted by friends:  (3)

posted by friends of friends:  (0)

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

posted by friends:  (2)

posted by friends of friends:  (1)