The Light Behind the Lightroom- September 25, 2006 Today, Adobe issued the fourth beta for forthcoming product Lightroom, which now also carries the Photoshop brand. Photoshop Lightroom is an excellent example of how Adobe is harnessing assets from its Macromedia acquisition. Soon after the acquisition closed, Adobe issued Lightroom Beta 1.0 from what was then still called Macromedia Labs. Three betas later--and rebranding to Adobe Labs--development of the new product continues. Macromedia had great developer relations and a fairly different...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/wilcox/archives/2006/09/the_light_behin.html Lonelygirl's Lesson- September 13, 2006 I've watched with fascination as a community of sleuths hunted down and outed Lonelygirl15. Her YouTube videos--and people's fascination with them--prompted today's New York Times story "The Lonelygirl that Really Wasn't." This week, 18-year old Matt Foremski revealed Lonelygirl15's identity. She's not homeschooled, nor is she lonely. Some of my colleagues will probably look at what the Lonelygirl phenomenon means for viral marketing or user created content on sites like YouTube. I'll take a...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/wilcox/archives/2006/09/ive_watched_wit.html |