global digital ad spend

A few nice digital images I found:

global digital ad spend




Image by Will Lion

In 2008 global digital ad spend will reach US.2bn - about 10% of the total advertising market.

www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp;jsessionid=LACZZOSHQXPTQCQJAFICFFA...

Abschied / farewell Canon Digital Ixus 300




Image by pittigliani2005

fotografiert am 19. Dezember 2007 in Wennigsen. Gekauft habe ich mir diese Kamera am 29. Mai 2001.

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"Den Namen IXUS führte die Firma Canon 1996 als Bezeichnung ihrer APS-Kompaktkameras ein. Seit 2000 findet diese Bezeichnung als Canon Digital IXUS auch für eine Modellreihe von sehr kompakten Digitalkameras Verwendung. In den USA und Kanada werden diese IXUS-Modelle unter den Bezeichnungen Elph (APS) bzw. Powershot (digital), in Japan unter dem Label Ixy vermarktet. Die APS-Spiegelreflexkameras aus dem Hause Canon hießen EOS IX. Die IXUS Modellreihe zeichnet sich durch ihre kompakte Bauweise aus und hat einen gewissen Kultstatus erreicht." Quelle und weitere Informationen: Wikipedia: Canon Ixus

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Weiterführende Links:
www.canon.de/

My First Digital Photo




Image by Rob Boudon

I just realized something.

I was hanging around in my iPhoto looking at pictures when I noticed the date on this one. It's been almost exactly 5 years since I took my first digital photo. And this is it! This is the first picture I ever took with a digital still camera! Ever!!!

When I was about 14 I became interested in videotaping and editing... parties, events, projects, holidays, music videos, funny short films, etc... I would wire two VCRs together and edit the best I could. I loved the little movies I made. I still have boxes and boxes of the VHS tapes. When I bought my Sony digital video camera back in 2002 I was told that it took STILL PICTURES, ooooooooh. I thought, "This is great! I'll never need another camera again!" After viewing the pictures that my video camera had taken I was like... "Aw man, these look like sh*t!" Soooooo, I begrudgingly bought a Sony Cybershot still camera and the reason why I did was because it used the same battery as my Sony video camera. The camera was 4.2 Megapixels, which was the most ANY camera had. And I had to buy the top of the line. When I got home from the camera shop I took out my camera and shot this somewhat dark and out of focus picture of myself using a mirror that was on the floor.

Today this is one of my favorite photos because it marks a turning point in my life. I was living just outside of Cleveland and bored with my job and thinking about moving to New York City. I just bought an iMac G4, a 20GB iPod, a video camera and a still camera... My digital life was complete. I was ready for some fun.

When I look at this photo, I see a person smiling in a mirror who has no idea what's ahead of him. For that night, the camera was just a new toy, something I might not ever use that much. I mean, I had my video camera so when would I ever pick up my still camera anyway? I've since carried that same still camera around with me for 5 years now. I still use the same 125MB memory stick in it that I got the day I bought it. I'm beside myself when I think of all the pictures that would never have existed if I never brought my camera home that night.

I can't believe it's only been 5 years since I started this crazy digital journey. I look back through my photos and it feels like 20 years. It's been amazing and I can't wait to see what happens next. I hope I'm just getting started. ;-)