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Google wants in on the photo book business. But why?

May 21, 2017 GaryPageau Chatbooks, Google, Google Photos, GrooveBook, Mixbook, Mosaic, photo books, ReSnap, Tapsbook

Google wants in on the photo book business. This was revealed last week at the Google I/O conference where the Google Photos team unleashed three announcements – Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries, Photo Books – along with the statement there are 500 million regular users, uploading 1.2 billion photos and videos a day. Second to Facebook, Google Photos is probably the... Read More

New Products Press releases

YI Technology and Google Unveil YI HALO at NAB 2017

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 GaryPageau Google, YI Technology1 Comment

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–YI Technology, the leading, international provider of advanced, intelligent imaging technologies, today unveiled YI HALO, a next generation virtual reality (VR) camera built with Google’s Jump technology. YI HALO meets even professional VR creators’ and filmmakers’ most challenging demands. By combining the most advanced capture technology and stitching with ease and versatility, creators can see everything, go anywhere,... Read More

Events Opinion

The Photo Industry is Out of Control

October 10, 2015May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, CeWe, Google, Kodak, Micah Solomon, PMA, Shutterfly, Walgreens

There are those times when a new perspective comes out of the blue. That’s what happened during the PMA InnovationNow Photo Business and Technology Summit Sept. 27-28 in San Francisco, Calif. As part of the rejuvenated PMA agenda, the executive-level conference brought thought leaders, top-level retailers and service providers from as far away as Brazil, Europe and Australia. After years of... Read More

News Opinion

Camera connectivity is key to breaking Canon/Nikon duopoly

February 21, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Canon, Google, Nikon, Samsung

Tech writers are obsessed with death. New products have to not only produce technological innovation, but to such a degree it means “disruption” or “death” to the standard bearers. Google “iphone killer” and more than 700,000 results are returned. These days, the death knell is ringing for compact cameras. The smartphone category is the culprit this time, relegating point-and-shoots the... Read More

Market research

IPOs can stifle innovation, according to Stanford study

January 26, 2013May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Pets.com, Zynga

We’ve all seen it a dozen times. Ground-breaking creative company files an IPO, then stagnates. Pick your example: Pets.com, Zynga, Facebook, Groupon, Pandora, etc. Having a popular service or clever marketing gimmick doesn’t necessarily translate into stock-market success. But according to an article in BusinessWeek, an IPO can also have a chilling effect on innovation. “Companies that succeed in going... Read More