Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Phase One IQ180 80 Million Pixel Camera

Technology

Wired has reviewed the Phase One IQ180 a medium format camera with a 80 Million Pixel sensor.

“Quite simply, it’s one of the sickest camera systems you can buy for any money — and we’re talking about some serious coin here. For $47,990, you get the back, the body, and a Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm LS f/2.8 lens.

The images produced by the 80-megapixel digital back are massive — upwards of 500MB each. If you were to pull a file straight out of the camera and print it out at full print resolution, your image would be about 34 inches wide. That amount of depth adds a level of clarity and definition to your images that’s truly stunning.”

Read review at: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/05/phase-one-iq180

Facebook and AMEX Announce Facebook Big Break for Small Business

Business

Facebook will be partnering with American Express to launch the “Facebook Big Break for Small Business” contest which will run from April 25 thru May 20th.

With the Facebook Big Break for Small Business contest, 5 U.S. small business owners can win $20,000 cash prize, free one-on-one consulting about their current use of Facebook, and a two-day advertising and marketing boot camp at Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. The training will include best practices for using Facebook, pages, ads and social plugins.

For the lucky winners, this tutorial could be particularly helpful, especially as four out of five U.S. businesses with 100 or more employees is expected to be engaged in social media by 2011.

“75% of businesses have increased their projected social media budget this year,” says Black Box Social Media Co-Founder Nick Bridges. “This number shows that social media marketing is here to stay.”

To enter the Facebook and American Express Small Business contest, small business owners need to visit Amex’s page on Facebook and provide answer to a questionnaire about their company. Amex will pre-select ten finalists and then Facebook fans will vote for five winners.

www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday?sk=app_171126146271518