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Is Photography Dead? A History From Early Cameras to Instagram [INFOGRAPHIC] Photography experienced something of a renaissance when smartphones came along.

Far from being dead, apps such as Instagram rejuvenated the art form. An infographic by Overgram [iTunes link], an app that adds text to Instagram photos, details the evolution of photography from its birth in 1826 to modern-day usage on social networks. SEE ALSO: Projecteo Turns Your Instagram Photos Into Mini Projector Slides Some interesting tidbits include: Facebook has 10,000 times more photos than the Library of Congress, photos make up 42% of posts on Tumblr and 741 million mobile phones worldwide have "some type of photo capability. " For more on the history of photography, check out the entire infographic, below. What do you use to take photos? Untitled.

2012 – The Year of Social Media Integration. Looking Back at 2011 2011 was a big year for the sites you spend most of your online time on.

Phenomenal sites like Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr all produced milestone years in terms of adoption, traffic and media attention. Google+, which now has almost 50 million users, thumbed its nose at naysayers and firmly planted its flag alongside social juggernauts Twitter and Facebook – both of which also had huge years of their own. 2011 was undoubtedly the year of the social media platform. Is a Blogger a Journalist? The case of Crystal Cox, a self-professed "investigative blogger" from Oregon, should outrage the public.

The woman was investigating targeted companies that she believed to be acting unethically and found herself at the wrong end of a lawsuit. The evidence she had unearthed concerning a Pacific Northwest finance group she was after and the sources she used seemed, in the end, immaterial to the outcome of the lawsuit against her. I won't get into the details of Cox's case since my concern is the definition of journalist, but you can read more here. " Logiciels CRM, Gestion de la Relation Client - salesforce.com France. Startup Wants to See More Love, Less Porn in Internet Sex Films. Serial entrepreneur Cindy Gallop dreams of a future with Internet porn.

However, she hopes you won't have to smack your laptop shut to hide that explicit web content. She's aiming to redefine the selection of sex films available online. In 2009, Gallop gave a TED Talk explaining a phenomenon she's experienced dating men in their twenties. Gallop, now 52, says Internet porn has become de-facto sex education, teaching young men that "real sex" should look like the sex they see performed by professional actors (her TED Talk includes graphic examples of the behaviors she's encountered). Gallop isn't anti-pornography, admitting to Mashable that she "loves porn" and "thinks it's great," but she believes there's a fundamental issue with porn as default sex education. "It used to be that maybe a kid found his dad's Playboy magazine," Gallop told Mashable. "I want to socialize sex.

Gallop began receiving daily emails from men and women "pouring their hearts out. " What exactly does Web 2.0 mean? Well... Like it or not, the name Web 2.0 has stuck.

But the defining term behind the latest Internet boom has different meanings to different people. And some have even tried changing the name. Newsweek, in a cover story, referred to it as the Live Web. Nobody bit. So, what does Web 2.0 really mean? The ideal starting point for a definition is Wikipedia, the user-written online encyclopedia that is a prime example of Web 2.0 technologies.

O'Reilly Media founder and Chief Executive Officer Tim O'Reilly, who is generally given credit for coining the phrase, gives its origins in an online essay. The concept of Web 2.0 began with a conference brainstorming session in early 2004, O'Reilly writes: "Dale Dougherty, Web pioneer and O'Reilly VP, noted that far from having 'crashed,' the Web was more important than ever, with exciting new applications and sites popping up with surprising regularity.

O'Reilly lists several key components of Web 2.0: "That's hard-nosed business," he said. Four Ways Social Media has Changed in Five Years. Five years ago, social media was just beginning its meteoric rise.

As a business owner, you were probably on social media personally, but perhaps there was little ROI you could see in creating a presence for your business. As a user, social media was a way for you to connect with old classmates, friends, and family. Fast forward, and now your business’ social media page is the epicenter of engagement with your customers, prospects, and partners. For the everyday user, it is has become your information hub and communication vehicle. According to Netpop Research, since 2006, social media usage has grown 93 percent. 1. The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Consumers. GoMo: Helping Businesses Create A Mobile Friendly Website. The Time for Mobile Is Now. Socialbakers ❶ Social media (Facebook, Twitter…) marketing, statistics & monitoring - Socialbakers.