Archive for the ‘photography’ Category
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Interesting links for May 9th 2008 through May 12th 2008:
TimeTube - "Creates a timeline for any YouTube keyword search--very handy for visualising the activity around particular topics--and iterations/transformations of particular videos--over time." (Via Jean)
Victorian Liberal staffers sacked for blogging [gatewatching] - Two staffers in the Victorian Liberal Party were fired ...
Posted in australia, blogs, citizen journalism, del.icio.us links, flickr, humour, participatory culture, photography, politics, videogames, youtube | No Comments »
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Did I mention I've been teaching in Blade Runner's Los Angeles William Gibson's Night City Hong Kong this week? The first time I came to Hong Kong, it was like stepping into a city I'd already met - it was total immersion in the world of cyberpunk, where unashamed ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Interesting links for April 14th 2008:
The new digital paparazzi [On Line Opinion - 14/4/2008] - Peter Black discusses "the new digital paparazzi" which are more likely friends, family, or even ourselves, posting photos online with little concern for personal privacy. Black argues that this is evident of a shift ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Following on from my previous post about Mars and the wonderful work of the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) project, I just had to post the image above which is of "Marshine" (sunlight reflected off of the surface of Mars) on Phobos, one of Mars' moons. You ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Interesting links for April 8th 2008:
Why Academics Should Blog... [Confessions of an Aca/Fan] - Henry Jenkins makes a powerful argument as to why academics - and postgraduate students - should be blogging. Connections, networks, exposure and clarity are among the themes! :)
"I love a sunburnt country" [Flickr Blog] - ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Interesting links for March 30th 2008:
Getting Started [Photoshop Express] - Great set of simple explanations (in video) for making the most of Photoshop Express.
Adobe Photoshop Express - Adobe's push into online applications continues, this time with a (very) scaled-down version of Photoshop as an online tool. Adobe are clearly getting ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Last night Emily and I enjoyed the 2008 installations for Sculpture by the Sea which is in its final few days this year. For those of you unfamiliar, this wonderful annual effort sees one of Perth's best beaches suddenly populated with all manner of installation art and sculptures for ...
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
As I'm sure you're aware, the Creative Commons organisation is in the midst of their annual fundraising efforts. CC are also concurrently holding their second annual CC Swag Photo Contest on Flickr. I've entered a couple of photos thus far (and hope to get time to try a few more), ...
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
A couple of months ago I wrote about Virgin Mobile's controversial use of CC-Licensed images from Flickr in one of their advertising campaigns. Things have now taken an odd twist, with on of the teenagers features in the photos suing not just Virgin but Creative Commons as well! As the Sydney ...
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Friday, July 27th, 2007
On the back of a lot of really interesting work and events last year, Creative Commons Australia have released their "Unlocking the Potential Through Creative Commons" report which examines the role (and potential roles) of Creative Commons licensing in Australia. It's an easy read and has lots of examples, so ...
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