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Dreamstime – A Superlative Stock Photography Service

Dreamstime – A Superlative Stock Photography Service

Various uses of stock photography have made its supply necessary for creative assignments, so many people now don’t hire any photographer now, instead of hiring a photographer they use stock photos to fulfill their wishes because it’s pretty cheaper way and of course easy too, they simply buy stock photos online now and those of you, who are looking for a best resource to get stock images, your search is over now – here’s what you’re looking for. Look no further, use Dreamstime that offers impressive stock photography at very impressive rate. Yes you can find free stock photos too over Dreamstime, this reason make it unique.

This service is sourcing stock photos from worldwide contributors, according to an estimate the Dreamstime have up to 14 million photos currently. The service uploads more than 400,000 images per month, it features a library for images that is growing continually according to impressive rates. Even the service is available in many languages including Dutch, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Greek and more. This stock photo agency doesn’t only focus on images but also on community-based development model that known as Dream Team.

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_______________________________________________________________30 Technology Web Designs

30 Technology Web Designs

Our lives depend on technology, and the shortest power outage can reinforce this fact. We use technology for everything from communication to food and water. The internet is perhaps the most revolutionary technology of our lifetimes, and the internet itself is full of other new technologies. Since technology plays such a key role on the internet, it’s no wonder that a ton of technology websites now exist as well.

Everything from app websites to ecommerce website creator tools have their own sites dedicated to them. Each of these sites has to have a design that stands out from the crowd and matches the function of the technology. In this post, we’ll look at 30 technology web designs.

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Valve. La empresa sin jerarquías, ni jefes, ni estructura ¡y rentable!


 “La investigación indica que los trabajadores tienen tres necesidades principales: un trabajo interesante, el reconocimiento por haber hecho un buen trabajo, y estar al corriente de las cosas que están sucediendo en la empresa” – Zig Ziglar

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Half Life marcó una época

El experimento estaba a punto de empezar con todo estaba preparado en la gran urna de pruebas de Black Mesa. Mike activó los sensores del panel de control y bajó la palanca para poner en marcha una corriente eléctrica. Acababa de dar comienzo experimento. Todo parecía ir dentro de los parámetros normales. Sin embargo de repente uno de los indicadores empezó a parpadear, algo no estaba yendo bien.

Casi inmediatamente sonó la alarma, una de esas alarmas típicas de aviso de que algo va mal. Automáticamente unas sirenas dispersaron sus luces amarillas por toda la sala el experimento se estaba yendo fuera de control. Miles de rayos chispas y el electricidad inundaban toda la sala. De repente todo se volvió negro

Puede que te han venido a la cabeza los recuerdos de lo que ha sido uno de los mejores videojuegos de la historia, Half Life. Se puede decir que tanto su primera versión, como sobre todo, su segunda parte marcaron un antes y un después en la historia de los videojuegos. Sobre todo porque a partir de ellos ha surgido toda una plataforma de juegos como el Counter Strike o el Team Fortress.

¿Porque te cuento todo esto? Pues precisamente porque Valve, la empresa creadora de esta saga de videojuegos tan exitosa, tiene una característica que la hace particularmente interesante desde un punto de vista de la organización del trabajo. No tiene ni jefes, ni jerarquías, ni una estructura organizativa permanente.

Ni que decir tiene que una empresa así plantea un montón de preguntas. Vamos a comentarlas.

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5 Important Factors for Calculating and Negotiating Your Day Rate | The Black and Blue


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When you’re looking for your first job in the film industry, you’re rarely thinking about money. Early on, it’s all about getting your foot in the door and proving yourself as a crew member.
But after a few shoots, you may get offered the elusive “paying gig.”

(Yep, someone actually wants to give you money to do what you love!)
There’s a problem, though — you have absolutely no idea what to charge. You’re left stuck on your own to calculate your day rate. And that isn’t as easy as it sounds.

While you’re willing to work for whatever they can pay, you don’t want to leave money on the table. You don’t want to lose a potential job for asking too much, but you also don’t want to get ripped off.

No doubt it’s tricky territory to tread. And while I can’t give you a magic formula to find your day rate, I can help you figure out what should and shouldn’t contribute to its calculations.
So here’s five factors that play heavily into what gets printed on your paycheck.

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QR Code Treasure Hunt Brings Teens to Libraries


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As a way to teach teens about library resources, the Chesterfield County, Va., public libraries gave them a challenge: Solve problems with the help of quick response (QR) codes.

QR codes are a unique series of patterns that — when scanned with a camera-ready smartphone or mobile device — pull up information such as facts about an object the QR code is attached to.

At the Chesterfield County Public Library, QR codes were deemed a fitting technology to use for teaching teens information about the county libraries.

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“We wanted to try to reach them on their own terms, so we thought about using technology,” said Carolyn Sears, the library services administrator for community services. “… that’s how we got the QR code idea.”

In November, the county libraries tried a two-month program called “iHunt: Crack the CCPL Code.” The program  challenged teens to learn about library resources by completing a digital treasure hunt inside the library.

Librarians strategically placed signs equipped with QR code readers throughout the facility for the teens to find.

Participants started by answering a question about one of the library’s resources. By following the clues in the question, they could find the item the clues led to. They’d also find a sign with a QR code, which when scanned would give them the clues for the second question.

For example, the hunt tasked its participants to locate a specific DVD title. Once participants located the DVD, they’d find a QR code that would help them find the next item in the hunt. Leer más “QR Code Treasure Hunt Brings Teens to Libraries”

Chevrolet Cobalt resgata motoristas de carro quebrado no meio da rua


por Carlos Merigo | @cmerigo | brainstorm9.com.br

 

 

Quantas vezes você já viu ações legais de concessionárias de automóveis? Palhaços, bandeiras gigantes e malucos de perna-de-pau na porta não contam. Já esse aqui é um exemplo singelo, útil, barato e, imagino eu, muito efetivo.

Para apresentar o novo Chevrolet Cobalt, a concessionária Orca resolveu resgatar potenciais consumidores quando o carro lhes deixou na mão.

A empresa rastreou chamados de guincho, e realizou um test-drive até o local em que essas pessoas no meio da rua ou estrada queriam chegar.

A criação é da agência Monumenta, de Brasília.

Naturaleza implacable: los árboles lo invaden todo en esta galería de imágenes


Viviendo como vivimos sumidos en nuestras pequeñeces, y más pendientes del último meme o partido de fútbol, es normal que olvidemos cosas como el maltrato al que sometemos sistemáticamente al planeta… y la fuerza que tiene en realidad la naturaleza. Y es que, privados de un mantenimiento regular, los árboles lo invadirían todo, como muestran esta serie de fotos donde vemos el efecto del crecimiento vegetal en algunas invenciones humanas.

El aspecto de esos coches invadidos por las raíces y sumidos bajo un aluvión de ramas es ciertamente fantasmagórico. En documentales como “Un mundo sin nosotros” se nos mostraba como, de faltar la mano del hombre, pronto veríamos estos paísajes como algo común en nuestras ciudades. Como de momento parece que falta mucho para esa situación, disfrutad de estas imágenes tan peculiares y recordad la labor tan necesaria que realizan nuestros jardineros.

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