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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

Amaze integrates with TikTok Partnerships 

Amaze integrates with TikTok

Amaze Software. Inc., the world’s leading creator commerce platform, and parent company of the Amaze, Spring, and Outfts platforms, joins forces with TikTok to unveil an integration. This collaboration empowers creators to effortlessly sell their own custom products, boosting their earnings and transforming the landscape of digital entrepreneurship. The Amaze and TikTok integration liberates creators, granting them the power to unlock their full income... Read More
Vivid-Pix takes part in IAAM opening News 

Vivid-Pix takes part in IAAM opening

Vivid-Pix the provider of AI-powered image restoration software and solutions, celebrates the opening of the International African American Museum (IAAM) and the availability of Vivid-Pix Memory Stations for visitors to scan, restore, save, and share their precious photos, documents, and stories. The International African American Museum explores the history, culture, and impact of the African American journey on Charleston, on the nation,... Read More
ME Group buys photobooth business in Japan Acquisitions News 

ME Group buys photobooth business in Japan

ME Group International plc entered into an agreement, through its ME Group Japan K.K. subsidiary, with Fujifilm Corp. to buy two automated photobook businesses from Fujifilm Corp., under the names FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd. and N&F Techno Service Co., Ltd. The total transaction consideration is approximately £5.5 million (Japanese Yen 996 million) and is capped at that amount. The... Read More
U.S. Chamber: Inflation has eased but it still a challenge News 

U.S. Chamber: Inflation has eased but it still a challenge

The MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index shows small business owners continue to face tough economic conditions amid high inflation and rising interest rates but are increasingly hopeful for the future. The overall Index score rose in the second quarter to 63.1 from 60 as a record-high share of small business owners (71%) expect their revenue to... Read More
Smartphoto recognized for sustainability efforts News 

Smartphoto recognized for sustainability efforts

For the second year in a row, Wetteren, Belgium-based Smartphoto Group was honored by the evaluation committee of the VOKA Charter Sustainable Entrepreneurship (VCDO) with the award of the Sustainability Certificate Laureate 2023. In 2021, a clear reference framework was built for this purpose, and it was decided to develop an annual action plan within the VOKA Charter for Sustainable... Read More
Google to remove photos from inactive accounts News 

Google to remove photos from inactive accounts

Google recently shared an update regarding its policies on inactive accounts, announcing it will remove photos from inactive accounts from December 2023 onwards. (An “inactive account” is any account that hasn’t been accessed for two years.) After July 19, 2023, the Google Album Archive will not be available any longer. After Google retired Picasa in 2016, all your content from... Read More
Masterpiece AI from Printbox adds text-to-image art generation tech New Products 

Masterpiece AI from Printbox adds text-to-image art generation tech

Printbox launched Masterpiece AI, which seamlessly connects text-to-image generation with creating new revenue streams for printing, e-commerce, and retail businesses. Masterpiece AI is a specialized tool utilizing AI text-to-image generation to produce images. What sets it apart from other products on the market is its outstanding UX and the adaptation of the generated art pieces to all printing requirements, the... Read More
Canon commemorates 110 million EOS series cameras, 160 million RF/EF lenses News 

Canon commemorates 110 million EOS series cameras, 160 million RF/EF lenses

Canon Inc. announced the company has reached two major production milestones—a cumulative total of 110 million EOS Series interchangeable-lens cameras in March and 160 million RF/EF series interchangeable lenses in May. An EOS R6 Mark II (released in December 2022) was the 110 millionth EOS series camera produced, while an RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM (released in July 2021)... Read More
Amaze Software picks Kornit solutions for on-demand textile printing Partnerships 

Amaze Software picks Kornit solutions for on-demand textile printing

Kornit Digital LTD. announced  Amaze Software, Inc. – the parent company of the Amaze, Spring, and Outfts platforms –  selected KornitX Workflow Solutions and Kornit MAX digital on-demand fabric and textile decoration technologies. Combined with the Amaze creator commerce platform, the companies will jointly bring the power of on-demand production and fulfillment to new social media creators. Kornit’s Global Fulfillment Network helps companies like Amaze Software... Read More
Sony upgrades ZV-E1 video capability News 

Sony upgrades ZV-E1 video capability

Sony Electronics announces an upgrade for the ZV-E1, now featuring 4K 120p video recording. This feature enables faster high-speed frame rate video recording, resulting in smooth slow-motion footage that is five times slower than standard 24fps. The upgrade also introduces Full HD 240p recording capability to the ZV-E1, providing even more flexibility for the video creator. This latest upgrade is... Read More
Other World Computing announces 1TB and 2TB Atlas Ultra CFexpress Memory Cards New Products 

Other World Computing announces 1TB and 2TB Atlas Ultra CFexpress Memory Cards

Other World Computing announced the expansion of the OWC Atlas Ecosystem with the release of 1TB and 2TB Atlas Ultra CFexpress memory cards. OWC Atlas Ultra CFexpress 1TB and 2TB are now available starting at $599.99. The two new high-capacity memory cards provide 1700MB/s write and 1850MB/s read real-world speeds and 1500MB/s minimum sustained write speed. “As image resolution and color... Read More
Insta360 debuts Insta360 GO 3 tiny action camera New Products 

Insta360 debuts Insta360 GO 3 tiny action camera

Insta360 announced Insta360 GO 3 tiny action camera. The tiny Insta360 GO 3 is available now. GO 3 comes with the Action Pod included and other useful accessories, including the Magnet Pendant, Easy Clip, Pivot Stand, and Lens Guard. Three storage options are available: 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB models, priced at $379.99, $399.99, and $429.99 respectively. The camera comes in... Read More
AI video app Captions raises $25 million In Series B funding Investments 

AI video app Captions raises $25 million In Series B funding

Captions, an AI-powered creative studio, announced the company has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins, and other investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and SV Angel also participated, bringing the total capital raised to date to $40 million. The Captions video editing app debuted on the Apple App Store in January 2021. Within six months,... Read More