What will we do with all the data we accumulate from photos? On a daily basis, internet juggernauts like Google, Yahoo, Facebook or Microsoft use highly sophisticated deep learning engines to better understand the content of billions of images uploaded, liked and shared. For now, it is to better serve adverting but what elseContinue Reading
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. UsingContinue Reading
That’s it. It’s official. Google photos is now free from G+ and starting a life of its own. For those who subscribe to our weekly newsletter, you might have noticed that we called what would be the key differentiator: free unlimited storage. With so many of the other features (Continue Reading
Content recognition in images has made great thrives over the last few years and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, as more graduate students pour out of prestigious schools across the world, the more the field is experiencing healthy competition. To add fuel, major companies like Yahoo, Google,Continue Reading
Ex-DJ, ex-start-up entrepreneur and now full-time investor, Andrew Cleland manages the Comcast Ventures fund that counts in its portfolio such companies as Flipboard, Half.com, About.com, Tivio and WhoSay. Given its parent company, his fund is particularly interested in visual tech which makes Andrew extremely knowledgeable in this space as well as anContinue Reading
Love them or hate them, selfies are here to stay. According to a recent study by Suite 48 Analytics, the mobile photography phenomena seems deeply embedded in the daily practices of the average North American. 84% of the 1,021 North American smartphone photographers surveyed said that they have taken at leastContinue Reading
Flickr started it all. At it’s core, the simple idea of a place where people can share they favorite photographs. A lot has been written about what it could have been and missed opportunities. With 93 million users sharing 1 million photos daily, rejuvenated by a photo enthusiastic leadership andContinue Reading
Just imagine: You are at home and getting ready to head to a party. You have the perfect clothes but no shoes to match. You pick up your phone, scan your feet, select a model and after a while, you pick up your custom-made and custom fit shoes from yourContinue Reading
It used to be dead simple, a dark box and a lens. As technology evolved, so did the camera, getting ever more sophisticated and powerful, at least in the box. The lenses, besides being clearer, lighter, more efficient, is still a piece of glass with its limitation ( seize, weight,Continue Reading
Data crunching for the discovery of underlying trends might seem as being restricted to obviously quantifiable results. However, Alejandro James, Director of Research/Video product at Yahoo Labs has recently been applying his research to better understanding aesthetic and cultural impact, both very subjective, in our interaction with visual content. BeforeContinue Reading