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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) New Features in Google Search
Google has been working on delivering Web articles to consumers at a faster rate with their Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) program. The Washington Post has recently published a case study on their interaction with AMP. They note that the platform has built a stronger and larger audience, as well as delivering content at a faster speed. “We have seen load times average 400 milliseconds, an 88% improvement over our traditional mobile website. This has made readers more likely to tap on Washington Post stories because they know our articles will load consistently fast.” - David Merrell, Senior Product Manager at The Washington
Mario and Nintendo Mergers with Apple and Android in Upcoming Launch
During the Apple conference yesterday, Nintendo announced that they would be partnering with different devices, such as the Apple's upcoming iPhone 7, as well as Android devices, to deliver mobile gaming experiences with iconic Nintendo characters. This progressive step forward from Nintendo follows the gigantic success they helped achieve with Pokémon GO. The Verge interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo's plans for releasing Super Mario Run. They noted that Miyamoto and his team plans to release the game on Apple's iPhone 7 first, and will roll it out on additional operating systems afterwards. "So, similarly with Mario, what we’re looking at is
Future Trends in the Media and Entertainment Industry
Augmented reality has picked up heat in 2016 with the release of Pokémon GO. The international sensation brought a new form of interacting in between entertainment and reality into the mainstream. In a recent article by Google Australia, they discuss the updates taking place with Project Tango. This project focuses on using augmented reality to interact with spacial objects and smartphones. Watch the video below to get a better feel for the software. Currently, the software is available with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro smartphone. Tango continues to blend reality with augmented reality in a similar fashion to Pokémon GO. That blend
Google Project Bloks Connects Hardware Production with Online Education
Research and Develop the Future of Technology Google Project Bloks is reshaping the way we see physical programming and provides insight on how to build skills in hardware production. It works as as open source platform for designers and researchers to communicate and share ideas. Check out a photo from Google Project Bloks of the Base Board they plan to use. The project is still in active research, but IDEO’s Coding Kit will be available for kids to play with at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA and at the Science Museum in London, UK. The website notes that the
YouTube NextUp Creator Contest
Professional Production Around the World on YouTube After announcing the YouTube NextUp last month, three out of the four locations have filled up. The US and UK workshops have been closed for entries, but the Tokyo contest is still open. A piece of me would love to be able to afford to take time off work, and travel to Tokyo to learn their style of filmmaking. Aside from learning in the studio and in the classroom. I do the majority of my learning online, and mainly on YouTube. Watching video tutorials has been effective for myself, with being a visual
Google Launches Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to Compete with Facebook’s Instant Articles
An Open Source Solution to Building a Faster Mobile Web Two of the larger technology-based companies, Google and Facebook, have been developing code to assist Web publishers with faster loading experiences for their readers on mobile devices. Google has noted that their Accelerated Mobile Pages, AMP project is a way to build Web pages with static content that renders at faster speeds. AMP in action consists of three different parts: AMP HTML AMP JS Google AMP Cache To break that down, Google is providing Web publishers code to add to their articles to enhance the speed when someone is viewing an article
YouTube Expands with the Sundance Institute
[av_heading heading='New Voices Lab Connects Independent Producers within Cinema' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Sundance Film Festival is officially underway, and buzz is circling around the Sundance Institute Episodic Storytelling Initiative. It is a year-round production facility that is structured to foster a generation of media professionals with developing and producing episodic content. In 2016, Sundance has setup a collaboration with YouTube, that will introduce a new episodic lab at the Sundance Institute called YouTube New Voices Lab. The area will be available to discover and support new artists creating short-form episodic
Cameraperson to Premiere at Sundance and at the Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival
[av_heading heading='Kirsten Johnson to Screen & Hold Discussion on of her Feature Memoir, Cameraperson' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Kirsten Johnson, cinematographer on Happy Valley, and now director for Cameraperson, brings her story of the life behind the lens to the Sundance Film Festival next Tuesday. Cameraperson | Yarrow Hotel Theatre First Screening: 01/26/16 at 3:00 p.m. [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cameraperson_web.jpg' attachment='13517' attachment_size='full' align='center' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='fade-in'][/av_image] Johnson creates an informative documentary involving her relationship with storytelling and the camera. This project is set with the New Frontier
Top 3 Apps in Demand on the iPhone
The 2016 Guide to Apps on the iPhone Waze Waze is a navigation application that is useful for high traffic areas because it helps route you around traffic. Waze also has user input that allows other Wazers to alert each other about hazards (such as that speed trap a mile ahead). My favorite recent feature was the C-3PO voice guide, just a small perk of an all-around useful navigation app. Android link at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze iTunes link at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze-gps-maps-social-traffic/id323229106?mt=8 https://youtu.be/NhKiJOX6zfo Peak A new year always brings in a slew of self-improvement resolutions. We all enjoy waking up at 7 a.m. to work out
Explore Virtual Reality with YouTube 360 Videos
[av_heading heading='Barrel Roll in Tahiti, Learn how to Play Golf and more with YouTube 360' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] YouTube and Google has recently beefed up their application for YouTube users, and Carboard app users to give a fully-immersive cinematic experience in 3D. The holiday season is in full swing, and virtual reality is a hot commodity this year. Google Cardboard is taking the VR universe by storm with production features that empowers smart phone users with the ability to create interactive media. Playback tends to work best with the latest version of Chrome. Desktop
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During the Apple conference yesterday, Nintendo announced that they would be partnering
Augmented reality has picked up heat in 2016 with the release
Research and Develop the Future of Technology Google Project Bloks is reshaping
Professional Production Around the World on YouTube After announcing the YouTube NextUp
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