Live Second Display
Musings on the Semiotics of Connected Photography Dateline SXSW – Most people have heard of “Second Screen”. Typically, that refers to the practice of checking out Twitter or Facebook while
March 22, 2014
The Fire Hose
Dateline SXSW – I’ve written over the last year about how Instagram is creating a commercial service to supply photos for editorial and marketing purposes. The legal foundation was laid in
March 17, 2014
The Engagement Layer
I love the immersive experience of SXSW. Seeing, hearing, conversing, touching and tasting* a culture is essential to getting a real understanding of it. And this place, at least for
March 12, 2014
Getty did what?
Getty images are now free. Okay, so I’m trolling. They are not “free.” But editorial and academic uses of unwatermarked images on blogs can now be done for free, as
March 5, 2014
Linked Open Data
Most people think about photo metadata (if they ever think at all) as information that is attached to the photo. Typically, this includes the camera information, like the time of
March 1, 2014
Form and Content
I read a post on boingboing recently that got me thinking. In it, Cory Doctorow takes a swipe at business models where the term Content is part of the core
January 7, 2014
CC Licenses, APIs and Content Stacks
I just read an article in Wired that pushed a lot of my buttons, and illustrates a number of the points in my talk at the PACA conference two weeks
November 5, 2013
David Byrne and the Independent Creator
I’m peeling this post off of a discussion I’m having on Facebook with Leora Kornfeld, who writes about Disintermediation as a Harvard Research Associate. I think this message is an
October 16, 2013
The other shoe dropping
Late breaking news: Facebook has delayed the implementation of the new policy. Send your comments to Facebook today. Link at the bottom of this post. Facebook has just claimed the
August 30, 2013
The Instagram Papers
DAM Useful Publishing and ASMP have just released The Instagram Papers, a collection of essays about the current Instagram Terms of Use, and the rights that they give the company.
August 15, 2013