A Handy Guide to Not Sucking So Bad on Instagram
New York based filmmaker Casy Neistat shares his opinions on how to not suck at using Instagram Via: PetaPixelRead More
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Andrew Blum: What is the Internet, really?
When a squirrel chewed through a cable and knocked him offline, journalist Andrew Blum started wondering what the Internet was really made of. So he set out to go see it — the underwater cables, secret switches and other physical bits that make up the net.Read More
German Government urges People to STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER!!
We’re putting the finishing touches on our new site design but one of the bugs we’re having is… Internet Explorer compatibility. Now even the Germans are on our side against the browser that makes sites do weird things and even potentially make you vulnerable to hacker attacks.Read More
Ring the Bell! Vimeo adds a Tip Jar
Love a video so much that you could just marry it – why not send it a dowry. Vimeo’s new “in kind” option allows users to send a tip to the creators of the video (and we’re not talking “wear sunscreen” kind of tips). Also in the works is a pay-per-view option which could change the way video creators make money on the net.Read More
Tom Anderson talks about his new Photography Career after MySpace
Tom Anderson was the first friend you had at MySpace – but that social network is now dead and gone and Tom has turned his time away from teenagers with ugly pages to the world of photography.
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Vimeo adds new features including Advanced Uploading, Dropbox & Custom Thumbnails!
The popular YouTube alternative offers a way to upload via dropbox as well as the ability to pick any frame as your thumbnail.
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Get Ready for H.26-FIVE
H.264 revolutionized the way video was displayed on the web, but the next generation promises to deliver the same quality but half the file size
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Newspaper Agrees to Pay Woman $400 After Sparking Debate Over Fair Use
A solid case for fair use bows to the pressures of the internet.Read More
PBS Arts: Off Book – The Worlds of Viral Video
“Viral Video” is the signature phenomenon of internet media. Something akin to pop songs, these videos with irresistible hooks have saturated video culture online and have now evolved into a multitude of sophisticated forms. Read More
A GoPro Screw and My Dirty Revenge (the Wrap)
Screwed by GoPro’s refusal to share the size of their screws, John extracts his revenge with a little experimentation and knowledge from that powerful thing known as the Internet.
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The Very First Photo Uploaded on the Web
Particle-colliders and cross dressing – Here’s the story behind the world’s first photograph ever to be uploaded to the internet.
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Facebook’s Guidelines for Content Moderators
Facebook moderates all photos uploaded to their site but they have been tight-lipped about what is and isn’t allowed. But now leaked internal documents are available giving us an insight into how their moderation works.Read More