Category Archives: Multimedia

A Week in the Life of Popular YouTube Channels | Pew Research Center

The media landscape was upended more than a decade ago when the video-sharing site YouTube was launched. The volume and variety of content posted on the
— Read on www.pewinternet.org/2019/07/25/a-week-in-the-life-of-popular-youtube-channels/

The Winners Of The 2019 iPhone Photography Awards Are Gorgeous – Digg

This is just more proof that you don’t need an expensive camera to take breathtaking photos.
— Read on digg.com/2019/iphone-photography-awards-2019-winners

How Creative Commons drives collaboration – Vox

The platform makes it possible for creators to share their work like never before — and with legal protection. Here’s how it works.
— Read on www.vox.com/ad/20679129/creative-commons-collaboration-internet-powerful-copyright-legal

FaceApp denies storing users’ photographs without permission

App was launched by Russian developer in 2017 and uses AI to change people’s features.

Worried?

See more (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/17/faceapp-denies-storing-users-photographs-without-permission

Microsoft to allow Alexa to integrate further into Windows 10 – The Verge

Microsoft is opening up Windows 10 further to third-party digital assistants. Alexa and others will soon be able to activate above the Windows 10 lock screen on PCs
— Read on www.theverge.com/2019/7/15/20695086/microsoft-windows-10-amazon-alexa-digital-assistants-lock-screen-features

The Toxic Potential of YouTube’s Feedback Loop | WIRED

Opinion: I worked on AI for YouTube’s “recommended for you” feature. We underestimated how the algorithms could go terribly wrong.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/the-toxic-potential-of-youtubes-feedback-loop/

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The Difficult Art Of Shooting With A 150-Year-Old Wet Plate Camera – Digg

One of the first techniques of capturing images is work intensive and produces spectacular results.
— Read on digg.com/video/shooting-wet-plate-camera