A move to curb digitally enhanced photos

As an experienced Photoshop veteran, I know how easy it can be to clone out imperfections and otherwise enhance a photo. But don’t you feel kind of tricked? New proposals in both the United Kingdom and France try to curb some of the more misleading photo-trickery.

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/03/uk-mps-want-ban-on-digitally-enhanced-images-in-teen-magazines-21639/

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Online advertising ‘overtakes TV’

It was only a matter of time, but it looks like the writing is on the wall. The Internet is catching on…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8280557.stm
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Insurance PSA closing in on 2 million hits this week

Will Ferrell’s “Funny or Die” Web site put together a great fake PSA last week, and it’s been making the rounds. Click on the image below to watch the fake PSA.

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Google Wave offers users a new way to communicate and collaborate

Google unleashed the beta version of Google Wave this week. It allows users to interact with data in a more collaborative way — adding and editing a single instance of a document, rather than passing around countless versions and iterations. Read on to find out more about the other features that will soon be as familiar as e-mail.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/08/google-wave-internet-technology-cio-network-google.html
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Who’s clicking?

Measuring a click is easy — no wonder why it’s been the go-to measure of online success. But with so few people actually clicking, we should look at some of the other intangibles that affect the success of online marketing.

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=139367
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