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Sun, Mar 11 2012 08:19:27

#sxsw - 2012: Is Our Photo-Madness Creating Mediocrity or Magic?

This panel will address the many ways in which the rise of mobile photography is affecting how we express our creativity, and how we connect and communicate every day.

  1. Panel description on SXSW.com:
  2. Is Our Photo-Madness Creating Mediocrity or Magic?
    Over 100 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. There are 3.5 billion cameraphones in use around the world. Instagram reached...
    Sxsw
  3. The panelists on Twitter:
  4. @kevin - 1162 Tweets, 14261 Followers, 54 Following.
    ceo & cofounder at instagram
    Kevin S.@Kevin S.
  5. @kristenjoy - 2825 Tweets, 1132 Followers, 662 Following.
    Mobile & Social Platforms, R/GA. Stories for NYTimes.com/Lens and @weightofobjects. Fashion and photography for you.
    kristen joy watts@kristen joy watts
  6. @koci - 2087 Tweets, 4169 Followers, 414 Following.
    Assistant Professor of New Media @ UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
    koci hernandez@koci hernandez
  7. Verna Curtis was on the panel representing:
  8. @librarycongress - 1892 Tweets, 344815 Followers, 6 Following.
    We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.
    Library of Congress@Library of Congress
  9. Content from #photomad hashtag:
  10. The #photomad panel on the start of day 3 #sxsw @ckmksays instagr.am/p/ICRHxzE4Xb/
    akt1629@akt1629
    ·
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:27:14
  11. #photomad panel with @instagram CEO. @ SXSW Interactive Festival instagr.am/p/ICSIIene_r/
    aaronmoller@aaronmoller
    ·
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:36:15
  12. difarber
    difarber@
    A world of photos: 500 million on instagram, 6 billion on flickr, 170 billion on Facebook #photomad #SXSW
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:37:23
  13. checkdisout
    checkdisout@
    Hernandez: My fear. having peoples/photographers feelings and passions extinguished by the power of the Like button. #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:40:08
  14. afairweather
    afairweather@
    Then we were taking 10 billion photos a year, now we take 380 billion a year. #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:42:14
  15. afairweather
    afairweather@
    "The like button is like highschool live on the 'net - 'Am I popular enough? OMG!'" - Koci at #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:42:51
  16. robertraines
    robertraines@
    @Koci: Don't just "like" a photo online without saying "why" you liked it. Give the photog some feedback. #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:42:27
  17. afairweather
    afairweather@
    "Having a Like button and a Popular page has turned Instagram into a kind of performance art for some people" @kevin #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:44:17
  18. escuincle
    escuincle@
    #photomad #sxswi Systrom: Since advent of Instagram, people see the world differently.
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:46:24
  19. KendallAnne
    KendallAnne@
    Taking photos helps you see the world around you in a different way. It helps you remember moments differently. - @Kevin #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:47:17
  20. jenbeechen
    jenbeechen@
    Take a second and look up. See the world around you in a different way @ kevin @instagram #photomad #sxsw
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:47:28
  21. bombtune
    bombtune@
    Instagram "encourages you to see the world around you....see more of the world than less." @kevin #sxsw #photomad
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:48:06
  22. Is our photo-madness creating mediocrity or magic #sxsw #photomad w/ @kevin instagr.am/p/ICTaUBjsSe/
    DelphineRB@DelphineRB
    ·
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:49:58
  23. bzorr
    bzorr@
    I use photography as a zen moment & a moment to think - @koci #photomad #sxsw
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:49:59
  24. jenbeechen
    jenbeechen@
    Photos are a way of seeing the world without speaking. #photomad #sxsw
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:50:30
  25. escuincle
    escuincle@
    #photomad #sxswi Hernandez: Use photography as a 'zen' moment ...
    Sun, Mar 11 2012 07:50:46

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