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Communications Major
Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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What Smartphone Photography Is Doing to Our Memories

What Smartphone Photography Is Doing to Our Memories | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Sharing photos may subtly change what — and how — we remember.

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The Science of Instagram: How It Actually Makes You Happier

The Science of Instagram: How It Actually Makes You Happier | Communications Major | Scoop.it

A new study found we enjoy experiences more when we take photos to document them.

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Why Instagram Captions Are the New Blogging

Why Instagram Captions Are the New Blogging | Communications Major | Scoop.it

As Facebook gets even more corporate, Instagram is growing as a space for authentic blogging. Or something. You get 2,200 characters. 

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On Instagram, the Summer You’re Not Having

On Instagram, the Summer You’re Not Having | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The fear of missing out, which has spawned the #FOMO hashtag, seems to have grown more pronounced in the summertime as celebrity groups escape and document their fun on social platforms.

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Instagram to Offer Millions of Current Events Photos

Instagram to Offer Millions of Current Events Photos | Communications Major | Scoop.it

An upgrade to the service’s Explore button will show users the most important photos from trending events.

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@thefatjewish: The King of Instagram

@thefatjewish: The King of Instagram | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Josh Ostrovsky, also known as “The Fat Jewish” or the “Fat Jew,” is making a new name for himself as an Instagram sensation. What started as an outlet to simply share funny memes and pictures has turned into a full-time job for Ostrovsky.

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The "Reality" Behind Instagram Feeds

The "Reality" Behind Instagram Feeds | Communications Major | Scoop.it

We are not always happy and on vacation all the time. It just looks that way....

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The Death of Photography: Are Camera Phones Destroying an Artform?

The Death of Photography: Are Camera Phones Destroying an Artform? | Communications Major | Scoop.it

From presidential selfies to never-ending Instagram feeds, the world is now drowning in images. Celebrated photographers debate the impact of this mass democratisation on their craft.

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The First Instagram Photos from Inside North Korea

The First Instagram Photos from Inside North Korea | Communications Major | Scoop.it

AP’s David Guttenfelder and Jean Lee, have begun uploading the first ever Instagram photos from inside North Korea — giving us an intimate glimpse at daily life inside the very closed off country.

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Polaroid's Fotobar Stores Will Let You Print Photos From Your Phone

Polaroid's Fotobar Stores Will Let You Print Photos From Your Phone | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Coming soon! Polaroid is launching retail shops called Fotobars, enabling people to come in and print out the digital photos stored on their phones.

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VIDEO: How to Not Suck at Instagram

VIDEO: How to Not Suck at Instagram | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Filmmaker Casey Neistat loves Instagram. He loves it so much he made this YouTube video to tell you why. And he offers up, in plain sight, some tips for what Instagram really is and how to use it. Think of your yellowing photo albums circa the mid-1980s. Now think of those albums on someone else's smart phone. Get it?

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Street Photographers Using an iPhone: Be Aware

Street Photographers Using an iPhone: Be Aware | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Many street photographers have upped their games since smartphones came on the scene. Particularly the iPhone 4S, with its superior camera and multitude of cool apps and add-ons.


But iPhoneographers and others who troll the streets texting, talking and accessing apps like Yelp and FourSquare to find the best local coffee or a freebie need to be aware. You're at high-risk of being mugged for what thieves deem far more valuable than the contents of your wallet. They want your iPhone.

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Instagram Influencers Explain How to Carefully Plan a Spontaneous Photo, or a 'Plandid'

Instagram Influencers Explain How to Carefully Plan a Spontaneous Photo, or a 'Plandid' | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Instagram influencers Bianca Valle, Charlotte and Sophie Bickley, and Zach Weiss explain how to master the planned candid photo in this video.

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Photos for Bon Appetit's March Magazine Issue Shot Entirely With iPhones

Photos for Bon Appetit's March Magazine Issue Shot Entirely With iPhones | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Professional photographers sound off on what it was like to shoot for the magazine entirely on iPhones.

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Meet the Instamom, a Stage Mother for Social Media

Meet the Instamom, a Stage Mother for Social Media | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The social network is an express track for parents interested in sharing and sometimes capitalizing on the visual story line of their children’s lives.

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You’re Using Instagram Wrong

You’re Using Instagram Wrong | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Unfollow your friends and follow your interests instead.

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Woman Gets Instagram to Accept Periods Are Normal After Her Photo Is Removed Twice

Woman Gets Instagram to Accept Periods Are Normal After Her Photo Is Removed Twice | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Instagram banned a picture of a fully clothed woman, poet Rupi Kaur, twice because it showed her period stain. She fought back. And won.

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Like It or Not, Instagram Video Ads Are Here

Like It or Not, Instagram Video Ads Are Here | Communications Major | Scoop.it

With major brands on board, some 15-second spots have already hit the popular photo-sharing platform.

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The 16 Most Memorable Celebrity Selfies of 2013

The 16 Most Memorable Celebrity Selfies of 2013 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

The Oxford English Dictionary officially declared "selfie" the term of 2013, and our snap-happy selfie-loving celebrities have given us some absolute gems this year.

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When You Post a Facebook Selfie, Everyone Loses

When You Post a Facebook Selfie, Everyone Loses | Communications Major | Scoop.it

A new study that spending too much time posting and sharing photographs may have detrimental effects on your real-life social interactions.

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Of Phablets and Photos: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Jan. 7-11

Of Phablets and Photos: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Jan. 7-11 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Let's proclaim 2013 the year of the "Ph" - since we all know no one ever looks back at these statements at the end of the year to see if anyone was right. But if we were the type of blogger to make big predictions (we are), here are three for 2013, and they all start with what should become the 27th letter in the English alphabet - the "Ph": Phablets, Photos (Vaporizing) and Photos (Printed for (Posterity).

sophia55's comment, January 21, 2013 7:11 AM
Hi my dear,
My name is sophia, i would like to establish a true relationship with you in one love. please send email to me at, (sophiaharoldoneil22@yahoo.com), i will reply to you with my picture and tell you more about myself.
thanks and remain blessed for me,
your new friend
sophia.
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10 Tips for Shooting a Daily Photo Project for 2013

10 Tips for Shooting a Daily Photo Project for 2013 | Communications Major | Scoop.it
With a new year just around the corner, are you looking for a challenge to improve your photography skills, test your stamina and win new Instagram followers and influence the future of photo documentation as a means to record your life and capture history in the making? If you’re answering yes to one or more of these questions, then a Photo a Day project might be just the vehicle you need to commit to this emerging documentary form and be regularly inspired.
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13 Sexts from Olympic Gymnast Danell Leyva

13 Sexts from Olympic Gymnast Danell Leyva | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Boy, does this Olympic gymnast love to take slightly NSFW (not-safe-for-work) photos of himself on his iPhone. And people thought his spread in the ESPN Body Issue was ridiculous. Give him a Olympic gold right now for athlete most in love with himself!

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Camera Phones Rock: Rock Concert Audience Evolution

Camera Phones Rock: Rock Concert Audience Evolution | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Talkin' about an evolution. Just sayin'....

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