Getting Right with Image Usage

Photographs can be highly prized objects, and everyone involved in a photograph may have some rights in it. Here's a list of the major parties to consider when it comes to photographic rights:<br><br>The subjects of the photo. Any people recognizable in the photo have rights to the use of their image, though news organizations have special privileges, and famous people have fewer rights than others. The owners of certain objects and places claim rights to photos of their possessions as well, but these claims are often a matter of controversy.<br> <br>The photographer. A lot of people make money from taking and selling photographs, or they have non-financial interest in the use of their pictures, so the rights of the photographer always have to be considered before you use a photograph.<br> <br>The developer. If a creative or artistic process is used in the developing of a photograph from the original image, the developer could possibly claim rights to its use.<br><br>The publisher. When a photo is published in any form — online, in print, or on CD-ROM — the publisher has many responsibilities and some rights.<br> <br>The viewer. The public at large has the right to be protected from certain kinds of images, although there is tremendous legal activity and controversy over the extent of these rights, and laws (and prosecutorial zeal) vary by nation, by state or province, and even by municipality.<br> <br>You need to understand two concepts in order to use photos without risking legal trouble. The first is that, unlike other items you might buy, you can't just assume that someone who gives or sells a photo to you has all the rights to it that they need to in order to sell it. For example, if someone gives a friend a photo, and that pal gives it to you, then you publish it, the person who handed the photo over to the friend in the first place can sue him and you both for damages — almost no matter what our friend told you when you bought the picture.<br> <br>The only way to protect yourself from these cascading rights concerns is through a scary-sounding legal principle called indemnification. As the purchaser, you need the seller to indemnify you — to agree to protect you from legal liability — from the subjects or photographer or previous publishers. This is a big burden for sellers to take on, and only a few sellers of images on CD-ROMs and stock image Web sites are willing to do so.<br> <br>If you can't get indemnification from your seller, you have to get permissions from the models for any people recognizable in the image and from the photographer. (The seller may claim to be the photographer, but this can be hard to verify.)<br> <br>Well-known people are just a little bit different from the rest of us when it comes to having their pictures taken. You can often use a photo of a public figure without a model release, even in circumstances where you would need one for a private citizen. Of course, the exact legal definition of apublic figure can become the topic of litigation, but you're a lot safer putting a photograph of yourself shaking hands with the mayor on your Web site than of yourself shaking hands with a random passerby.<br> <br>For casual use, most Web publishers simply ignore these concerns and freely use photographs they copied from another Web site, or that they took themselves but lack model releases for. And this is so common that the odds of having trouble from it are low for personal or hobby Web sites. The problem comes when your Web site becomes popular, or if you use it for commercial purposes. Then anyone with a possible claim against you comes forward to get their share of the resources they assume you have. If you created a site for someone else, both you and your customer or friend could hear from the lawyers. Or a rights owner might contact your Web host and get your site shut down. So be careful — pay attention to rights issues from the start.

Getting Right with Image Usage

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Focusing on Some Fast Fixes for Photo Failures

Despite all attempts by camera makers to make photography foolproof, we all still make less-than-perfect pictures. Sometimes, we're the problem — we're too close or too far away or can't figure out how to use the camera's foolproofing features. Sometimes, the problem is that reality stubbornly refuses to comply with our expectations: The sky is overcast, Great-Grandma can't be present for the family photo, or management has decided to cancel a product that appears in the product-line photograph.<br> <br>Fortunately, Paint Shop Pro has a wide range of solutions, ranging from quick-and-dirty fixes to professional-level retouching. Here are some fast solutions to a few common problems.<br><br>Rotating right-side up<br><br> Photos that lie on their side are a pain in the neck. Don't put up with it! Take these simple steps:<br><br>1. Press Ctrl+R — a fast way to pop up the Rotate dialog box.<br><br>2. In the Direction area of the dialog box, click either the Right (for clockwise rotation) or Left (for counterclockwise rotation) option boxes.<br> <br>If you have added layers to your photo, click the All Layers check box. You probably haven't done so, however, or else your neck would already be stiff from turning your head sideways!<br><br>3. Click OK or press the Enter key on your keyboard.<br> <br>Chances are, all your sideways photos need rotating in the same direction. Fortunately, the Rotate dialog box remembers which rotation you chose in Step 2; for future corrections, all you may need to do is press Ctrl+R and the Enter key!<br> <br>Photos with too much flash<br><br>If you got a little too close in a flash photo, Paint Shop Pro may be able to help you back off a bit. Try this fast fix:<br><br>1. Choose Adjust --> Brightness and Contrast --> Automatic Contrast Enhancement.<br> <br>The Automatic Contrast Enhancement dialog box comes to your aid. The photo may already look better in the sample in the right window. If so, click OK and skip the rest of these steps.<br><br>The preview window on the right shows the result as you make any changes in this dialog box. If you can't see enough of the picture there, click the button with the magnifier and – icon to zoom out.<br> <br>2. To make the picture darker, click Darker (on the left).<br><br>3. To reduce contrast, click Natural (on the right).<br><br>You can try Flat, too, but it's often too flat.<br><br>4. For the maximum darkening, contrast-reducing effect, click Normal (in the center).<br> <br>For a lesser effect, click Mild.<br><br>5. Click OK.<br><br>Photos with way too much flash are washed out, which may be harder to fix. If, for example, portions of someone's face are practically white, you need to restore skin tone without affecting the rest of the picture. A little work with the Smudge tool can help you push skin color into small white areas. Alternatively, try carefully selecting the entire face area with a feathered edge and then using the Manual Color Correction effect to change the white area to skin tone.<br> <br>Removing unwanted relatives<br><br>Removing unwanted relatives is much easier in Paint Shop Pro than in real life. You're not limited to relatives, though. You can use the same Paint Shop Pro tricks to remove other unwanted features, like power lines or passing automobiles.<br> <br>The task requires some skill and some sort of continuous or repeated background, like the clapboarded side of a building, a grassy field, a rail fence, water, or shrubbery. If the unwanted relative is blocking more than half of some unique feature (like a fireplace, chair, or china cabinet), the job gets nearly impossible.<br> <br>The main tool for the job is the Clone Brush tool, which you use to extend the background over the unwanted feature. For example, you can brush out junk on a lawn by brushing lawn, taken from just below or alongside the junk.<br> <br>Here's the general idea:<br><br>1. Click the Clone Brush tool (two-brush icon) on the Tools toolbar.<br><br>2. Right-click the background you want to brush over your object, in an area that has no unique features.<br> <br>For example, if you're removing lawn junk, right-click in the grass, not near other junk. Don't click too near the object you want to remove, either. Because backgrounds tend to have horizontal strips of stuff, like grass at the bottom, trees in the middle, and sky at the top, clicking to the left or right of the object you want to remove usually works best.<br> <br>3. Drag carefully across the object you want removed.<br><br>If, in Step 2, you right-clicked to the left or right of that object, move the cursor only horizontally before you drag. That precaution ensures that you extend the correct strip of background and don't paint grass, for example, where you want trees. As you brush, the Clone Brush tool picks up pixels from under an X that starts where you right-clicked and follows your motion. Keep an eye on the X to make sure that it doesn't pick up pixels you don't want. You may need to reset the X in a new location periodically; return to Step 2 to do so.<br> <br>You probably need some trial and error to get a feel for the process. Press Ctrl+Z to undo any errors.<br><br>One problem with removing relatives and other objects is that if they were initially blocking a unique object, that object now has a hole in it. For example, the relative may well be blocking one arm of a person or half of a piano (if that relative is fairly wide). Fortunately, many objects are symmetrical; if Aunt Katy's left arm is now missing, you may be able to copy her right arm and paste it in place of the left one. (You can even mirror half a face to make a whole one in some instances. Results may be unsatisfactory.)<br> <br>Use any selection tool (the Freehand tool, for example) to select the object you need to copy. Press Ctrl+F to float the selection, press Ctrl+M to mirror it, drag it to the correct position, and then press Ctrl+Shift+F to defloat it. Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection marquee. You may need to do a little painting and retouching because any light striking the object is now coming from the wrong direction.

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Getting Right with Image Usage

Photographs can be highly prized objects, and everyone involved in a photograph may have some rights in it. Here's a list of the major parties to consider when it comes to photographic rights:<br><br>The subjects of the photo. Any people recognizable in the photo have rights to the use of their image, though news organizations have special privileges, and famous people have fewer rights than others. The owners of certain objects and places claim rights to photos of their possessions as well, but these claims are often a matter of controversy.<br> <br>The photographer. A lot of people make money from taking and selling photographs, or they have non-financial interest in the use of their pictures, so the rights of the photographer always have to be considered before you use a photograph.<br> <br>The developer. If a creative or artistic process is used in the developing of a photograph from the original image, the developer could possibly claim rights to its use.<br><br>The publisher. When a photo is published in any form — online, in print, or on CD-ROM — the publisher has many responsibilities and some rights.<br> <br>The viewer. The public at large has the right to be protected from certain kinds of images, although there is tremendous legal activity and controversy over the extent of these rights, and laws (and prosecutorial zeal) vary by nation, by state or province, and even by municipality.<br> <br>You need to understand two concepts in order to use photos without risking legal trouble. The first is that, unlike other items you might buy, you can't just assume that someone who gives or sells a photo to you has all the rights to it that they need to in order to sell it. For example, if someone gives a friend a photo, and that pal gives it to you, then you publish it, the person who handed the photo over to the friend in the first place can sue him and you both for damages — almost no matter what our friend told you when you bought the picture.<br> <br>The only way to protect yourself from these cascading rights concerns is through a scary-sounding legal principle called indemnification. As the purchaser, you need the seller to indemnify you — to agree to protect you from legal liability — from the subjects or photographer or previous publishers. This is a big burden for sellers to take on, and only a few sellers of images on CD-ROMs and stock image Web sites are willing to do so.<br> <br>If you can't get indemnification from your seller, you have to get permissions from the models for any people recognizable in the image and from the photographer. (The seller may claim to be the photographer, but this can be hard to verify.)<br> <br>Well-known people are just a little bit different from the rest of us when it comes to having their pictures taken. You can often use a photo of a public figure without a model release, even in circumstances where you would need one for a private citizen. Of course, the exact legal definition of apublic figure can become the topic of litigation, but you're a lot safer putting a photograph of yourself shaking hands with the mayor on your Web site than of yourself shaking hands with a random passerby.<br> <br>For casual use, most Web publishers simply ignore these concerns and freely use photographs they copied from another Web site, or that they took themselves but lack model releases for. And this is so common that the odds of having trouble from it are low for personal or hobby Web sites. The problem comes when your Web site becomes popular, or if you use it for commercial purposes. Then anyone with a possible claim against you comes forward to get their share of the resources they assume you have. If you created a site for someone else, both you and your customer or friend could hear from the lawyers. Or a rights owner might contact your Web host and get your site shut down. So be careful — pay attention to rights issues from the start.

Getting Right with Image Usage

Photographs can be highly prized objects, and everyone involved in a photograph may have some rights in it. Here's a list of the major p...

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Focusing on Some Fast Fixes for Photo Failures

Despite all attempts by camera makers to make photography foolproof, we all still make less-than-perfect pictures. Sometimes, we're the problem — we're too close or too far away or can't figure out how to use the camera's foolproofing features. Sometimes, the problem is that reality stubbornly refuses to comply with our expectations: The sky is overcast, Great-Grandma can't be present for the family photo, or management has decided to cancel a product that appears in the product-line photograph.<br> <br>Fortunately, Paint Shop Pro has a wide range of solutions, ranging from quick-and-dirty fixes to professional-level retouching. Here are some fast solutions to a few common problems.<br><br>Rotating right-side up<br><br> Photos that lie on their side are a pain in the neck. Don't put up with it! Take these simple steps:<br><br>1. Press Ctrl+R — a fast way to pop up the Rotate dialog box.<br><br>2. In the Direction area of the dialog box, click either the Right (for clockwise rotation) or Left (for counterclockwise rotation) option boxes.<br> <br>If you have added layers to your photo, click the All Layers check box. You probably haven't done so, however, or else your neck would already be stiff from turning your head sideways!<br><br>3. Click OK or press the Enter key on your keyboard.<br> <br>Chances are, all your sideways photos need rotating in the same direction. Fortunately, the Rotate dialog box remembers which rotation you chose in Step 2; for future corrections, all you may need to do is press Ctrl+R and the Enter key!<br> <br>Photos with too much flash<br><br>If you got a little too close in a flash photo, Paint Shop Pro may be able to help you back off a bit. Try this fast fix:<br><br>1. Choose Adjust --> Brightness and Contrast --> Automatic Contrast Enhancement.<br> <br>The Automatic Contrast Enhancement dialog box comes to your aid. The photo may already look better in the sample in the right window. If so, click OK and skip the rest of these steps.<br><br>The preview window on the right shows the result as you make any changes in this dialog box. If you can't see enough of the picture there, click the button with the magnifier and – icon to zoom out.<br> <br>2. To make the picture darker, click Darker (on the left).<br><br>3. To reduce contrast, click Natural (on the right).<br><br>You can try Flat, too, but it's often too flat.<br><br>4. For the maximum darkening, contrast-reducing effect, click Normal (in the center).<br> <br>For a lesser effect, click Mild.<br><br>5. Click OK.<br><br>Photos with way too much flash are washed out, which may be harder to fix. If, for example, portions of someone's face are practically white, you need to restore skin tone without affecting the rest of the picture. A little work with the Smudge tool can help you push skin color into small white areas. Alternatively, try carefully selecting the entire face area with a feathered edge and then using the Manual Color Correction effect to change the white area to skin tone.<br> <br>Removing unwanted relatives<br><br>Removing unwanted relatives is much easier in Paint Shop Pro than in real life. You're not limited to relatives, though. You can use the same Paint Shop Pro tricks to remove other unwanted features, like power lines or passing automobiles.<br> <br>The task requires some skill and some sort of continuous or repeated background, like the clapboarded side of a building, a grassy field, a rail fence, water, or shrubbery. If the unwanted relative is blocking more than half of some unique feature (like a fireplace, chair, or china cabinet), the job gets nearly impossible.<br> <br>The main tool for the job is the Clone Brush tool, which you use to extend the background over the unwanted feature. For example, you can brush out junk on a lawn by brushing lawn, taken from just below or alongside the junk.<br> <br>Here's the general idea:<br><br>1. Click the Clone Brush tool (two-brush icon) on the Tools toolbar.<br><br>2. Right-click the background you want to brush over your object, in an area that has no unique features.<br> <br>For example, if you're removing lawn junk, right-click in the grass, not near other junk. Don't click too near the object you want to remove, either. Because backgrounds tend to have horizontal strips of stuff, like grass at the bottom, trees in the middle, and sky at the top, clicking to the left or right of the object you want to remove usually works best.<br> <br>3. Drag carefully across the object you want removed.<br><br>If, in Step 2, you right-clicked to the left or right of that object, move the cursor only horizontally before you drag. That precaution ensures that you extend the correct strip of background and don't paint grass, for example, where you want trees. As you brush, the Clone Brush tool picks up pixels from under an X that starts where you right-clicked and follows your motion. Keep an eye on the X to make sure that it doesn't pick up pixels you don't want. You may need to reset the X in a new location periodically; return to Step 2 to do so.<br> <br>You probably need some trial and error to get a feel for the process. Press Ctrl+Z to undo any errors.<br><br>One problem with removing relatives and other objects is that if they were initially blocking a unique object, that object now has a hole in it. For example, the relative may well be blocking one arm of a person or half of a piano (if that relative is fairly wide). Fortunately, many objects are symmetrical; if Aunt Katy's left arm is now missing, you may be able to copy her right arm and paste it in place of the left one. (You can even mirror half a face to make a whole one in some instances. Results may be unsatisfactory.)<br> <br>Use any selection tool (the Freehand tool, for example) to select the object you need to copy. Press Ctrl+F to float the selection, press Ctrl+M to mirror it, drag it to the correct position, and then press Ctrl+Shift+F to defloat it. Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection marquee. You may need to do a little painting and retouching because any light striking the object is now coming from the wrong direction.

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Adobe CS5 Panels and Their Functions

<p dir=ltr>Knowing how to use the panels in Adobe CS5 can help boost your creativity and make your job easier. Adobe panels offer information and tools to help you add color, align objects, and generally transform your Adobe files (and yes, there is a Transform panel).</p><p dir=ltr>Have some fun by exploring these panels:</p><p dir=ltr>Color: Use the Color panel to select or mix colors for use in the current document. Choose different color modes, such as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) and CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black), from the panel menu (the arrow in upper-right corner).</p><p dir=ltr>Info: The Info panel shows you information about the document itself or a particular selection you've made. The Info panel includes information on the size, positioning, and rotation of selected objects. You can't enter data into the Info panel. It only displays (not accepts) information, so use the Transform panel to make modifications.</p><p dir=ltr>Swatches: You can use the Swatches panel to create a library of color selections, which you can save and import into other documents or other programs. You can store colors and gradients that you use repeatedly in the Swatches panel.</p><p dir=ltr>Tools: Though the Tools panel (or toolbar) isn't available in all Creative Suite programs, it's an extremely important panel in the programs it's in. A program's toolbar contains the tools used in that program.</p><p dir=ltr>Layers: The Layers panel is used to display and select layers. You can also use it to change the layer order and to help select items on a particular layer.</p><p dir=ltr>Align: Use the Align panel to align selected objects to each other or to align them in relation to the document itself. This panel makes it easy to do precise alignment with multiple objects.</p><p dir=ltr>Stroke: The Stroke panel allows you to select strokes and change stroke attributes, such as color, width/weight, style, and caps (ends). The program you're using determines which attributes you can change.</p><p dir=ltr>Transform: The Transform panel is used to display and change the shear (skew), rotation, position, and size of a selected object in the document. You can enter new values for each of these transformations.</p><p dir=ltr>Character: The Character panel is used to select fonts, font size, character spacing, and other settings related to using type in your documents.</p>

Adobe CS5 Panels and Their Functions

Knowing how to use the panels in Adobe CS5 can help boost your creativity and make your job easier. Adobe panels offer information and tools...

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Adobe CS5 Panels and Their Functions

Knowing how to use the panels in Adobe CS5 can help boost your creativity and make your job easier. Adobe panels offer information and tools to help you add color, align objects, and generally transform your Adobe files (and yes, there is a Transform panel).<br> <br>Have some fun by exploring these panels:<br><br>Color: Use the Color panel to select or mix colors for use in the current document. Choose different color modes, such as RGB (Red, Green, Blue) and CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black), from the panel menu (the arrow in upper-right corner).<br> <br>Info: The Info panel shows you information about the document itself or a particular selection you've made. The Info panel includes information on the size, positioning, and rotation of selected objects. You can't enter data into the Info panel. It only displays (not accepts) information, so use the Transform panel to make modifications.<br> <br>Swatches: You can use the Swatches panel to create a library of color selections, which you can save and import into other documents or other programs. You can store colors and gradients that you use repeatedly in the Swatches panel.<br> <br>Tools: Though the Tools panel (or toolbar) isn't available in all Creative Suite programs, it's an extremely important panel in the programs it's in. A program's toolbar contains the tools used in that program.<br><br> Layers: The Layers panel is used to display and select layers. You can also use it to change the layer order and to help select items on a particular layer.<br><br>Align: Use the Align panel to align selected objects to each other or to align them in relation to the document itself. This panel makes it easy to do precise alignment with multiple objects.<br> <br>Stroke: The Stroke panel allows you to select strokes and change stroke attributes, such as color, width/weight, style, and caps (ends). The program you're using determines which attributes you can change.<br><br>Transform: The Transform panel is used to display and change the shear (skew), rotation, position, and size of a selected object in the document. You can enter new values for each of these transformations.<br> <br>Character: The Character panel is used to select fonts, font size, character spacing, and other settings related to using type in your documents.

Adobe CS5 Panels and Their Functions

Knowing how to use the panels in Adobe CS5 can help boost your creativity and make your job easier. Adobe panels offer information and tools...

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Instagram Direct Update – New Approach for Sharing Photos

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4I_kwtOSxl95npGYiGUCOcQReA-_JCNGpPGnVBG_W4kW0AD47XRpR2OXAGkKHFo_KofCXHFWkEuEEB9FGisNzH7MpbPMxw8KsaLoX02U-qYQsikkQ_-1emSvsG6G-_a18xDgndjBL5rf/s1600/tumbler-789433.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5968339769848053122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4I_kwtOSxl95npGYiGUCOcQReA-_JCNGpPGnVBG_W4kW0AD47XRpR2OXAGkKHFo_KofCXHFWkEuEEB9FGisNzH7MpbPMxw8KsaLoX02U-qYQsikkQ_-1emSvsG6G-_a18xDgndjBL5rf/s320/tumbler-789433.jpeg" /></a></p><div><span style="font-size:15px">The Launch</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Instagram Direct offers users an additional personalised way to share moments with a smaller group of individuals and not all followers. The app update is on the market for iOS transfer and android starting nowadays and remains in beta for Windows Phone.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">"Communication is basically core," Instagram founder and chief operating officer Kevin Systrom said throughout the event. "It's not concerning photography essentially. After downloading the app update, a brand new icon can appear at the highest right corner of Instagram home feed. Here, an inbox can embody photos and videos that others send, furthermore as a choice to force content to followers or specific individuals.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Features</span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Editing and applying filters to photos may well be the additional conspicuous a part of Instagram; however the service's main purpose is sharing media socially. Whereas Instagram is nice for in public posting your photos, it's ne'er been celebrated as a private social network. Lack of privacy controls and a very oversimplified news feed has created it troublesome for users to form posts for a targeted audiences. Alternative social networks disagree from Instagram during this regard, as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ all have some sort of personal electronic communication. Until now, it absolutely was impractical to create personal posts geared toward your Instagram friends; however this long issue has finally been resolved. Because of the Instagram 'Direct' mode, users will post photos that are visible solely to some handpicked individuals. These Direct posts come back complete with their 'seen' receipts, associate degreed an elaborate commenting system.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">To see the massive amendment, simply produce a brand new post within the app. you're certain to notice that the sharing screen is split into 2 tabs. If you only wish to create a public post like the old style method, keep within the 'Followers' tab and fill within the needed fields. To form a 'Direct' post, swipe to the left. For all direct photos, users should choose their target market manually from associate degree out there list of individuals they follow. It is attainable to send a right away post to simply one person, otherwise you even choose all the individuals you follow. Once done, hit the green 'Send To' button at the lowest. Instagram direct posts have a part of their own within the app, that you'll be able to access by striking the top-right corner of the most screens. Once during this section, users will read past posts and create new ones with ease.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Within Direct posts, you'll be able to tell whether or not your image has been viewed by a selected recipient just by staring at their Profile image bubble. If the bubble is greyed out, the message still hasn't been seen. You and your friends also can leave comments on individual posts. to get rid of a right away image, hit the three-dot icon within the bottom-right corner and select the acceptable possibility. Apart from the direct feature, Instagram latest update hasn't modified the app a lot of otherwise. The UI appearance nearly untouched, and performance doesn't seem to be compact considerably either. The update, like Instagram itself, is on the market as a free transfer for each android and iOS.</span></div>

Instagram Direct Update – New Approach for Sharing Photos

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Instagram Direct Update – New Approach for Sharing Photos

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4I_kwtOSxl95npGYiGUCOcQReA-_JCNGpPGnVBG_W4kW0AD47XRpR2OXAGkKHFo_KofCXHFWkEuEEB9FGisNzH7MpbPMxw8KsaLoX02U-qYQsikkQ_-1emSvsG6G-_a18xDgndjBL5rf/s1600/tumbler-789433.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5968339769848053122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4I_kwtOSxl95npGYiGUCOcQReA-_JCNGpPGnVBG_W4kW0AD47XRpR2OXAGkKHFo_KofCXHFWkEuEEB9FGisNzH7MpbPMxw8KsaLoX02U-qYQsikkQ_-1emSvsG6G-_a18xDgndjBL5rf/s320/tumbler-789433.jpeg" /></a></p><div><span style="font-size:15px">The Launch</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Instagram Direct offers users an additional personalised way to share moments with a smaller group of individuals and not all followers. The app update is on the market for iOS transfer and android starting nowadays and remains in beta for Windows Phone.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">"Communication is basically core," Instagram founder and chief operating officer Kevin Systrom said throughout the event. "It's not concerning photography essentially. After downloading the app update, a brand new icon can appear at the highest right corner of Instagram home feed. Here, an inbox can embody photos and videos that others send, furthermore as a choice to force content to followers or specific individuals.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Features</span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Editing and applying filters to photos may well be the additional conspicuous a part of Instagram; however the service's main purpose is sharing media socially. Whereas Instagram is nice for in public posting your photos, it's ne'er been celebrated as a private social network. Lack of privacy controls and a very oversimplified news feed has created it troublesome for users to form posts for a targeted audiences. Alternative social networks disagree from Instagram during this regard, as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ all have some sort of personal electronic communication. Until now, it absolutely was impractical to create personal posts geared toward your Instagram friends; however this long issue has finally been resolved. Because of the Instagram 'Direct' mode, users will post photos that are visible solely to some handpicked individuals. These Direct posts come back complete with their 'seen' receipts, associate degreed an elaborate commenting system.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">To see the massive amendment, simply produce a brand new post within the app. you're certain to notice that the sharing screen is split into 2 tabs. If you only wish to create a public post like the old style method, keep within the 'Followers' tab and fill within the needed fields. To form a 'Direct' post, swipe to the left. For all direct photos, users should choose their target market manually from associate degree out there list of individuals they follow. It is attainable to send a right away post to simply one person, otherwise you even choose all the individuals you follow. Once done, hit the green 'Send To' button at the lowest. Instagram direct posts have a part of their own within the app, that you'll be able to access by striking the top-right corner of the most screens. Once during this section, users will read past posts and create new ones with ease.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:15px">Within Direct posts, you'll be able to tell whether or not your image has been viewed by a selected recipient just by staring at their Profile image bubble. If the bubble is greyed out, the message still hasn't been seen. You and your friends also can leave comments on individual posts. to get rid of a right away image, hit the three-dot icon within the bottom-right corner and select the acceptable possibility. Apart from the direct feature, Instagram latest update hasn't modified the app a lot of otherwise. The UI appearance nearly untouched, and performance doesn't seem to be compact considerably either. The update, like Instagram itself, is on the market as a free transfer for each android and iOS.</span></div>

Instagram Direct Update – New Approach for Sharing Photos

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Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa

<h1 class="post-title" style="padding:4px 0px 0px;line-height:36px;font-family:Arapey;font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 2px!important"><br></h1><div class="post-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:'Droid Sans';line-height:22px"> <a id="dd_start" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;color:rgb(31,69,219);float:left;clear:both"></a><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"><img alt="Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa" class="alignright" height="180" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/9677714419_9d00ff0d97_o.jpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 30px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; box-sizing: border-box; float: right;" width="357">Know your websites statistics and performance in web using <a href="https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home?hl=en" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;color:rgb(31,69,219)" target="_blank">Google webmaster tools</a>, <a href="http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;color:rgb(31,69,219)" target="_blank">Bing webmaster tools</a> and <a href="http://www.alexa.com/siteowners/tools" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;color:rgb(31,69,219)" target="_blank">Alexa</a> and in order to show the statistics of your site Google, Bing and Alexa needs to verify your website.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px">We have discussed a lot about <a href="http://blogtimenow.com/seo/how-to-use-google-webmaster-tools-effectively-for-seo/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;color:rgb(31,69,219)" target="_blank" title="How to use Google Webmaster tools effectively for SEO">How to use Google webmaster tools effectively for SEO</a>. All the three have various type of verification method like html file upload, XML upload, using domain name provider and more, but what all have in common is Meta tag verification. This post helps you on Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa.</p> <h3 style="margin:20px 0px 0.4em;padding:0px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:ABeeZee;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-size:1.4em"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50,91,163)">Meta tag verification for Google</span></strong></h3> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px">Once you added your site to Google webmaster tools you will see an option "verify your site" click and check HTML tag verification method and you will see a Meta tag like this</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><meta name="google-site-verification" content="sdffdsfgsgsgdshernynyu-kyuk7ZgsdiCK1e-khkjhkhmbdbvc" /></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"> What you need to do is copy it and paste it to your websites <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><head></strong> section. If you are using wordpress you can add it from your Dashboard > Appearance > Editor and select header.php and add below the <head> tag and click verify in your Google webmaster tools.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"><img alt="Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa" class="aligncenter" height="115" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9677760557_28f9418d5d_o.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 15px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; display: block;" width="599"></p> <h3 style="margin:20px 0px 0.4em;padding:0px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:ABeeZee;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-size:1.4em"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50,91,163)">Bing Meta tag verification</span></strong></h3> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px">In Bing webmaster tools go to "Configure my site" and there you will see "verify your site" open and you will have two options one XML and other Meta tag verification.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"> You will see a Meta tag verification for Bing like this</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><meta name="msvalidate.01″ content="E6888vB9GDSGDSGJOJOJOIWF3r2BC613BBE7″ /></strong> copy the tag and paste it below your Google verification code and verify your site in Bing.</p> <h3 style="margin:20px 0px 0.4em;padding:0px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:ABeeZee;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-size:1.4em"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50,91,163)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Alexa Meta tag verification</strong></span></h3> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px">In your Alexa Dashboard you can see "claim your site" option in site management. Open and you will be given a verification id like this</p>[<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">kOGOPOP_KKNKNOpm3Ufdsfdsf_swehnyjmuy</strong>] You can use that  code and paste it to your <head> section or you can use the code like this <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><meta name="alexaVerifyID" content=" kOGOPOP_KKNKNOpm3Ufdsfdsf_swehnyjmuy " /></strong><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"> </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(50,91,163)">Note</span>:</strong> To stay verified do not remove these Meta tags from your website.</p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 1.2em;padding:0px">Hope you found this article useful on Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa. Pls Comment and share.</p></div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:'Droid Sans';line-height:22px">- </span>

Meta tag verification for Google, Bing and Alexa

Know your websites statistics and performance in web using  Google webmaster tools ,  Bing webmaster tools  and  Alexa  and in order to sh...

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