Friday, June 13, 2014

Online Video Advertising Is Growing Many Times Faster Than TV, Search, And Most Other Digital Ad Markets

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/digital-video-advertising-growth-trends-2014-5
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Online video is growing faster than most other advertising formats and mediums.

  • Video ad revenue will increase at a three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5% through 2016, according to our estimates. 
  • That's faster than any other medium other than mobile. And much faster than traditional online display advertising, which will only grow at a 3% annual rate. 
In a new report from BI Intelligence we explore the key drivers of the skyrocketing growth of video ads, examine the cost and performance of the emerging digital ad format, and look at the major players that are shaping the industry.
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Here are some of the key trends we explore in the report:
The report is full of charts and data that can be easily downloaded and put to use
In full, the report:

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You Won't Be Able To Stop Playing This Addictive Music App

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/patatap-ios-app-2014-6

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Patatap is a website that allows you to make music just by typing on your keyboard. And now it's available as an iOS app, so you can create music, even if you're nowhere near a computer.

It sounds simple, and that's because it is. But it's also mesmerizing: as you type, different animations appear on the screen. 

The site was made by designer Jono Brandel, in collaboration with music composers Lullatone; he describes the site as being a portable animation sound kit." 

Lullatone created sounds to accompany different animations. There are different color palettes, each with its own unique set of sounds. The sounds are aimed to make tapping as melodic as possible; it's like a visual drum pad. 

Patatap is even on display as a special exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.

If you need some inspiration on tunes to play, you can check out some sheet music and see what other people have done. 

But there's no way to describe how awesome — and addicting — it is. You just have to try it yourself, which you can below.

(Pro tip: Hit the space bar to change up what the tunes sound like.)

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Panasonic FZ1000: A Large-Sensor Super Zoom That Shoots 4K Video

Source: http://reframe.gizmodo.com/panasonic-fz1000-a-large-sensor-super-zoom-that-shoots-1588817021/+kcampbelldollaghan

Panasonic FZ1000: A Large-Sensor Super Zoom That Shoots 4K Video

Since Sony released the RX10 last year, there have been exactly zero competitors to rival that camera's stellar lens quality, zoom reach, and sensor size. It redefined what a "bridge camera" could be. Panasonic is the next company to realize the advantage of bringing large sensor image quality to a fixed long range zoom.

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Facebook Is Now Using Your Browsing History to Target Advertising

Source: http://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-now-sharing-your-browsing-history-with-adve-1589809318

Facebook Is Now Using Your Browsing History to Target Advertising

Facebook has announced that it's to start using app and website data from your browsing habits to provide more targeted ads—and you'll have to opt out if you don't like it.

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These Five Amazing Houses Just Won Awards For Being Small and Cheap

Source: http://gizmodo.com/these-five-amazing-houses-just-won-awards-for-being-tin-1589731329

These Five Amazing Houses Just Won Awards For Being Small and Cheap

Last month, we looked Chicago's tiniest buildings of the year . Now, the national chapter of the American Institute of Architects has unveiled its 2014 Small Projects awards, which honor buildings on the smaller end of the spectrum. Their list includes five houses that were built small, on smaller budgets.

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