A Great Resource for Avid Photographers

George Eastman House (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

‘Without leaving your couch, you can visit Google’s Art Project online and see more than 40,000 works of art from across the world. Now, the George Eastman House, which is the oldest museum of photography and photo technique, has added 50 images to the project, as explained in the video above.

‘These initial images from the George Eastman House will show photographic techniques spanning from the 1840s to the late-1900s. The museum is physically based in Rochester, N.Y., around the house and gardens of George Eastman, who founded the Eastman Kodak Company in the late 1800s…’
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Sneaky Online Marketing Scams By Popular Websites
The scams that annoy me most are when a free download becomes a free trial and sites that allow cross-site scripting

‘…there are a few companies out there that – in their quest to be “better” – end up being much worse. They play games, and hurt the quality of the brand and the reputation of the company itself by making use of such marketing scams. The following are a few of the biggest marketing blunders that I’ve discovered were conducted by some of the better-known companies and brands out there.Sneaky Tricks You Probably Noticed

‘Have you ever gone to click on a specific link on a web page, and suddenly the page shifts up slightly, causing you to “accidentally” click on an ad? Have you ever clicked on a search field inside of the web page only to have a big pop-up ad fill the screen?…’
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Phone App Tells Callers When your Mind is Busy
Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy

‘The Cat Ears are a pretty simple cause-and-effect toy: with high levels of brain activity, the ears perk up. With low activity, they droop down. They’re fun, but we couldn’t see much real practical use for them.

‘Good Times uses essentially a pair of the Necomimis without the ears attached, and uses the brainwave monitoring to trigger a specific response when people try to call you. When your brainwave activity is very high, the device assumes you’re mentally very engaged, working hard on something, and thus do not want to be disturbed. If anyone tries to call during that time, he or she will get your voicemail, which the headset has activated via Bluetooth. Once your brainwave activity has lessened, people will be able to get through again…’
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Internet Commenters Catch Mugger in 1 Hour
‘After the NYPD had failed to catch the man behind a brutal mugging on Mar. 9, they released a video of the crime Tuesday in hopes of gaining leads. And within minutes, they surely did.

‘Gawker posted the video on its site on Tuesday night at 11:49 P.M. Within an hour, a commenter by the username ” secretsout” wrote: ” https://www.facebook.com/Stugotz27 link to most likely suspect. take care of business guys.”

‘The link led to the Facebook page of 21-year-old Aidan Folan, who had photos of him taken hours before the robbery. According to Gawker, the photos revealed the same sweatshirt the mugger wore in the video — with large fraternity letters on front. Commenters on the New York’s Daily Intelligencer site, which also posted the video, also linked back to Folan.

‘Folan has since been arrested and charged with robbery and assault…’
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Will you Trust this Soldier’s Offer?
A QQ-loving US soldier in Iraq is offering $120 to every reader of Naked Security

Sgt Jack Lenz, a member of the US military stationed in Iraq, sent Graham Cluley of Sophos the following email:
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