Stephen Shankland

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Senior writer at CNET News. I cover browsers, Web programming, computing technology, photography, and more. In the Conehead clique in junior high. RT != +1.

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RT @jonoringer: Brand New View: The Story Behind Shutterstock's Redesigned Image Page lnkd.in/cFq_NZ

The Story Behind Our Redesigned Image Page

shutterstock.com — If you're a Shutterstock customer, you've most likely noticed that we recently redesigned our image pages. Over the past few weeks, we've received a lot of positive feedback on the new look, and we're really excited to have delivered on both value and appeal.
Well worth watching for photo nerds: @evnglst deconstructs how Lightroom handles tone-mapping to give filmlike look: mulita.com/blog/?p=6021

A Few Thoughts on Exposure & Tone Mapping - A Free Video

mulita.com — I created this video to help demystify the relationship between exposure values that are captured by your camera, and the brightness values they are mapped to during raw processing. Please note that this video is an update of video #3 from the Image Correction Master Class.
It feels like March here in Paris -- really chilly. And stage 19 of Giro d'Italia was canceled because of heavy snow! bbc.in/1afUoUs

Giro d'Italia stage 19 cancelled because of heavy snow

bbc.co.uk — Last updated at 08:01 GMT Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, to be held on Friday, has been cancelled because of heavy snow. The 139km stage from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello in the Dolomite mountains had already been re-routed on Thursday, given that the stage would take in the highest point of the race at 2,783m.
@jerrydeanrsmith Yes, Android has Runkeeper and IMDb apps. You can search here to see what's available: bit.ly/11iOse3

Android Apps on Google Play

play.google.com — Shop Google Play on the web. Choose from over 500,000 games and apps and your selections will be instantly available on your Android phone or tablet.
@fpgeek Skeptical that it's abuse? No. I was just quoting Google's description, not passing judgment. Seems like a very plausible problem.
Boy am I getting a ton of broken pages on @Flickr. Overall, though, I'm very happy with the overhaul.
A judge spends 7,879 words deconstructing a 7-word tweet in a libel case: bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/… via @charlesarthur

McAlpine v Bercow [2013] EWHC 1342 (QB) (24 May 2013)

bailii.org — New search] [ Printable RTF version] [ Help] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEQUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION Mr Justice Tugendhat : This hearing is to determine the meaning of the words complained of in this libel action ("the Tweet"), and whether they are defamatory of the Claimant. The Tweet was published on 4 November 2012.
@RogerWCheng So you're going to pick up the story about JLo acquiring Nokia, right?
Google had to curtail downloads from its open-source site because of "abuse." google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-chan…
@BenWoodsZD Bummer for us, but there you are! Don't forget to debrand yourself :) support.twitter.com/articles/14609…

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