Opera browser adds photo sharing application
Opera Software ASA, Oslo, Norway, announced the Opera web browser now includes a Photo Sharing application, as part of its Opera Unite platform. According to the company, the Photo Sharing application turns a folder on your computer into a into a fully functional photo gallery that can be directly accessed in any Web browser.
“We promised [...]
Lensbaby images sought
Lensbaby, Portland, Ore., has made a call for photographers to submit their best images created using a Lensbaby lens for a chance to be published in the book Lensbaby: Bending Your Perspective by Corey Hilz. Due out from Focal Press in mid-2010, the book will feature “how to” and inspirational content, along with galleries of [...]
HP reports fourth-quarter net revenue declines 8 percent
HP Co., Palo Alto, Calif., reported fourth-quarter revenue declined 8 percent to $30.8 billion, for the quarter ending Oct. 31. Net earnings in the quarter were $2.412 billion, compared to $2.112 billion for the same quarter last year. For the full year, net revenue was down 3 percent to $114.6 billion and net earnings declined [...]
Learn to capitalize on bad holiday photos in today’s PMA Marketing Moment
In this week’s PMA Marketing Moment, Laura Covey, executive, Membership Sales and Services for PMA, shares simple, inexpensive ideas for helping your customers improve their holiday photos – and positioning your business as “the” place to go for all things imaging. You’ll also learn how you can get a free taste of PMA+, a new, [...]
PMA 2010 Official Business Session to provide secrets to “Becoming a Retail Superstar”
PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations announces expert retail strategist George Whalin will be the Official Business Session Keynote speaker, Monday, Feb. 22 (9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.), at the PMA 2010 International Convention and Trade Show, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. Whalin, author of the book, “Retail Superstars: Inside the 25 Best [...]
Adobe enhances Acrobat.com with new productivity and collaboration capabilities
Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., announced the next release of Acrobat.com, which includes several major updates designed to make working together across organizations easier than before. Incorporating more than 35 customer-suggested features, this release simplifies the way people work when communicating and collaborating over the Web, Adobe says. In addition, Acrobat.com added smartphone access.
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Scholarship Recipients honored at Young Photographers Alliance awards ceremony and benefit auction
The Young Photographers Alliance (YPA) celebrated its first annual awards ceremony in October in New York, N.Y. More than 150 people, including heads of stock agencies and industry organizations, renowned photographers, and other photography professionals saw the honoring of five promising students of photography, selected through the Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship Program: Julianne Jamora (School of [...]
Marketers take note: TVs and PCs set to merge
eMarketer reports the U.S. consumer electronics industry is ready to start growing again in 2010. Following an estimated 7.7 percent decline in revenues between 2008 and 2009, to $165 billion, the Consumer Electronics Association forecasts a slight uptick (0.6 percent) in 2010, to $166 billion in revenues.
Internet-enabled televisions (IETVs), which connect directly to the Internet [...]
Blackstripe Design launches online coupon creation tool
Blackstripe Design LLC, Elk Grove, Calif., launched Coupontank, a web-based application to help businesses to create customized online coupons. Coupontank is an all-in-one tool that allows for the creation, management, and distribution of online coupons, complete with reporting and statistics. Users can also posts their created coupons to their own site by means of a [...]
Roku platform launch includes Flickr, Framechannel and Facebook Photos integration
Roku Inc., Saratoga, Calif., announced the Roku Channel Store, where customers can watch web content like video and photos through their Roku set-top box. Among the free channels in the initial 10 offerings are Facebook Photos, Flickr and Framechannel, as well as Pandora, Revision3, Mediafly, TWiT, blip.tv, Motionbox and MobileTribe. Existing channels include Netflisx, Amazon [...]
