Category Archives: photo sharing

Survey Reveals Photo Editing Habits of Men and Women

content, editing, Facebook, filter, Instagram, mobile, photo sharing, Social Media July 17, 2015 Paul Melcher 6 Comments

PicMonkey, the leading photo editing website, in conjunction with LEWIS, recently conducted a survey with over 2,000 respondents about the photos they edit and post on social media. Respondents were asked questions regarding photo quality and personal preference and use. Not surprisingly, 91 percent of all respondents said they have posted pictures to social media within the last year. However, when it came to gender, it turns out that men have posted photos nearly as often as women within the last year (87 percent vs.…

LDV Vision Summit : The videos

advertising, Augmented reality, computational imaging, computer vision, e-commerce, finance, Funding, imaging, Interface, interview, investment, LDV Summit, marketing, mobile, photo sharing, PhotoTech, research, Search, Social Media, technology, UGC, wearable July 6, 2015 Paul Melcher 3 Comments

For those who couldn’t make it, LDV has just posted videos of the panels held at its latest Vision Summit, in New York this past month of May. Since the summit lasted 2 days this year, with over 80 international expert speakers, 40 sessions, and 2 competitions, there is a lot to view. Curating a must-see list is a challenging task since it greatly depends on the specific interest of the viewers but here are a few tips: Since Day 1 was focused on the…

Study on Instagram Advertising

advertising, Brands, content, Facebook, Instagram, marketing, photo sharing, research, Social Media, UGC July 2, 2015 Paul Melcher 4 Comments

A new report from L2 Insight has just been released, covering Instagram’s recent efforts into the advertising space. The Facebook-owned company has made slow and careful steps over the last few years, carefully managing its user base while increasing its offering to advertisers. The result is paying off: In 2014, Instagram generated $700 million in revenue and is projected to make $5.8 billion by 2020. Using specific user case, the L2’s report sheds a deep inquisitive light on what appears to be a very well-crafted and…

Teens and Instagram : Study

big data, content, editorial, Instagram, marketing, mobile, photo sharing, research, Social Media, UGC June 11, 2015 Paul Melcher 4 Comments

An insightful study about teens and Instagram was recently published by the Pennsylvania State University. In it, Jin Yea Jang, Kyungsik Han, Patrick C. Shih, and Dongwon Lee of the College of Information Sciences and Technology division, reveal some interesting facts on how teenagers interact with the photo sharing platform. Using a combination of tag mining and facial recognition, the team managed to extract key findings without ever reaching out to any of their subjects. In an effort to save you time and avoid sometimes very…