Day: October 18, 2013

Photography

The Amazing Classic Cars in These Vintage Shots Aren’t What You Think

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As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC View as gallery   They’re scenes pulled straight out of a 1950s traveling brochure. Classic cars, trucks, buses, and trains set in period-specific backdrops of vintage Americana. But it’s not what you think. It’s a world of scale models and forced perspectives, all created with a cheap point-and-shoot and just the slightest touch of Photoshop. Michael Paul Smith is the first to admit he isn’t a professional photographer. “I…

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Government Internet

The story behind the company contracted to make the buggy Healthcare.gov website

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As reported on The Verge. By Dante D’Orazio  It’s no secret that the Healthcare.gov website — which is home to Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges — hasn’t had a smooth launch. The company that won the $93.7 million contract to construct the site is CGI Federal, a subsidary of a Canadian firm called CGI Group. Blame for the botched launch has largely settled on the company, the contractors it hired to complete the job, and the bureaucratic system that awards…

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Google

Face value: digging through Google’s clumsy new terms of service

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As reported on The Verge. By Russell Brandom Users raised hell when Instagram made a similar move, so why didn’t Google learn its lesson? On Friday, anyone signed into a Google account was greeted with a banner across the top of the page announcing the company’s terms of service had changed. Google was clearing the path for Facebook-style advertising, announcing any “shared endorsement” would be fair game to be used in promoted content. It’s a familiar playbook,…

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Business Cloud Culture Entertainment

40% Of YouTube Traffic Now Mobile, Up From 25% In 2012, 6% In 2011

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Josh Constine It’s hard to get people to concentrate long on anything on their phones and tablets, yet YouTube seems to be the exception. The video service is quickly going mobile, with small screens making up 40% of its traffic now compared to 25% last year, Google said on its earnings call today. In 2011, just 6% of YouTube traffic came from mobile. Google’s not the only one rapidly shifting a 1…

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Application

Yahoo Screen for iOS now supports AirPlay and live video broadcasts

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As reported on Engadget. By Edgar Alvarez The Yahoo Screen application is still a relatively young one, but it’s never too early to start adding more features to it. With this in mind, Yahoo revealed today that it’s bringing AirPlay compatibility to the app, making it easy for viewers to stream content on their television set — all while being able to use the iOS device to browse other videos and select what to play next. The refreshed…

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