New York & California Photo & Publishing

Popular Photography reviewers Phil Ryan & Dan Richards do a complete review of the Nikon D700.

The review is more on the specifications rather than a hands on. What struck me is the comment that the D700 uses the same battery as the D300. We have heard a lot of issues with the D300 battery. Many photographers complained of the low charge contained by the battery. A lot many photographers also complained about the battery functioning with any of the VR lenses.

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Adobe® announced MAX 2008, an event for Digital Imaging & Digital Photographers, from Sunday, November 16 through Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at San Francisco, CA.

Join Adobe MAX 2008, the annual event for designers, developers, and decision makers, where you can connect with thousands of Adobe users and experts for education, inspiration, and community.

As an Early bird special Adobe is taking US$200 off the regular price of a full event pass.

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ICAAN, the international organization that maintains the worlds internet registry, made a significant progress towards furthering the domain name registrations. ICAAN will now allow applicants for new names to self-select their domain name so that choices are most appropriate for their customers or potentially the most marketable.

It is expected that applicants will apply for targeted community strings such as (the existing) .travel for the travel industry and .cat for the Catalan community (as well as generic strings like .brandname or .yournamehere). More details on this on Pro Media Blog.

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You must have heard the buzz word SEO that stands for Search Engine Optimization. Here is a new word, SMO that stands for Social Media Optimization. It talks of what all social networking media to engage with and how to benefit your small business from such associations.

To begin with, the concept of Social Media Optimization or SMO is quite simple.

• There are known Social Networks that a large number of people use daily. You have to set up your online ID on such social networking websites. They are all free to join and there are a few simple rules for all of them.
• Once a valid ID is created, create a profile for your business - the profile should state the obvious, like who you are, where are you located, what do you have to offer through your business etc. It should also highlight any “not-so-obvious” things about your business, like for example, if you offer anything free of charge, if you have a special service for non-profit organizations or even if you drive periodic social campaigns like blood donations for red cross etc. You may decide to share your contact number as long as it does not involve any financial issues.
• The last part is the most difficult part - being actively involved in the community. When I say “active” I do not mean going crazy over it. But you need to keep the interest of other community members alive in you and your business. And that calls for updating your profile or announcing new services & offerings, seasonal offerings & such simple things. The other part of the activity is adding value to the community by providing information to others, help others in the community with (business) questions & issues, letting others know of something that they could use & benefit from etc.

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My new blog http://www.promediablog.com has kicked off well. One of the new things that I have started doing in Pro Media Blog, is to share my ideas and newer thoughts. These are ideas that often seem great to me. But in all probability, someone or the other, must have thought about them too.

I have a lot of suggestions on WordPress too. That is just because I have loved working with WordPress and have appreciated the great team behind the company. That compels me to share my ideas and thoughts. Well, many of them may not be practical (financially or logistically). And many of them need not be viable to WordPress either (from a business development point of view). Nonetheless, as an user who appreciates the software, I will keep posting on PRO Media Blog.

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