Yesterday was Facebook's 6th birthday. Yes, it has been 6 whole years since Facebook came into existence and it continues to dominate our lives by introducing newer functionality, lesser privacy and constant redesign.

This year YPI KIDS is launching it's Project: Tomorrow series in partnership with The Home for Little Wanderers (HFLW). The Home for Little Wanderers, is 'one of the oldest and most recognized not for profit child and family service agencies in the country'.

I am a photographer and a photography writer and through this trait I meet several interesting people and have been fortunate to work on several inspiring projects. But I have never come across anything as special as YPI KIDS. Have you ever wondered about the point where your profession becomes passion? Or when photography become more than just photography? That happens, and it has probably happened to all of us - an image that we shot meant so much to someone else. The point where a photograph becomes an object of endearment is the point when photography becomes more than just photography, more than a profession or an art, it becomes an important factor in someone's life. In my previous article about YPI KIDS I gave a brief introduction of what they did. Moving forward, this article will analyze the projects sponsored by YPI KIDS to enable kids "at-risk" or suffering from cancer photograph precious moments.

This is part 3 of our 3 part interview series with photographer William Clayton. William has experience of photographing different parts of the world. He loves traveling and takes his camera along.  His website highlights his work from Australia, Paris, Italy, Israel, New Zealand and America. During his interview with Amvona, William highlighted some of his favorite photographs from his trip, he talked about his favorite places and described his travel experiences. His site is a vivid description of the various journeys he has taken and he explores them very well. The photographs offer a unique perspective and for a moment one feels like he/she is a part of William's photograph.

This is part 2 of the 3 part interview series with Photographer William Clayton. We have been browsing the digital archives of William's work on his website and we are truly amazed by the beautifully photographed landscapes, by the unique compositions and the vivid colors. His photographs depict the story of his travels. It's almost like flipping through a classic English novel. They show us the intricacy and detail in places like St. Peter's.  After being totally mesmerized by his photographs we asked William what equipment he used.

Amvona features a great many writers, photographers, tech enthusiasts, stories, products and much more on it's site. One of our aims through our blog is to bring to you exclusive stories. These stories are centered around content that is solely produced for Amvona. These stories are meaningful and current, stories that show that anything is possible and stories that explore life achievements of a person or an organization. In today's feature we will be showcasing our interview with Upcoming photographer William Clayton.

FCC - Federal Communications Commission recently revealed plans of using broadband to 'help with America's national energy independence and energy efficiency goals.' In an address to the public at the Clean-tech Investor Summit, Nick Sinai FCC Energy and Environment Director uncovered the governments plans on how broad and advanced communications in America can help reduce our carbon footprint.

ColoRotate - now isn't that a cool name? The plug-in itself is cooler. This new plug-in makes Photoshop even more exciting. It's for Adobe Photoshop CS 4 and allows users to use color in multiple dimensions. Basically, it is a 3 dimensional color picker and editor that works with Photoshop, it will let you perceive and project colors in the same way that our brain does. With this plug-in you can work 'with colors in 3D, in real-time, and in a way that matches how our minds process color'.

Yesterday Twitter announced the date for their 2010 Developers Cnference. The first ever event, which is called Chirp, will be held in San Francisco on April 14th and 15th. The word “tweet” is defined as the chirp of a small or young bird. Since Twitter is still relatively young, so the name is fitting. The 2 day event has much in store.

Like Foursquare and Facebook, Twitter went local last night. If you were on Twitter yesterday or today you must have noticed the new local trends option on their site. The Twitter trends have been a common way for people to find out what's going on Twitter at a given time. The trends also help analysts in determining what was most popular. And sites like twopular, klout and tweetmeme kind of depend on these trends. But from now onwards our beloved Twitter has gone local.

Today, Panasonic USA revealed a new line of compact Lumix cameras - DMC-FX66, DMC-FT2, DMC-ZS5, DMC-ZS7 and DMC-ZR3. The DMC-FT2 is called the TS2 in North America. These new cameras feature the new Venus Engine VI and Venus Engine HD II. The Venus Engines supposedly perform quicker and allow for greater noise reduction.

Yes, we finally have Facebook Connect on our site. And it's good news for us and for you because now our readers can also use their Facebook login to comment on our blog. Don't worry if you don't have a Facebook account.
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Yanko Design displays the work of Designer Felix Schmidberger who has designed a sustainable prototype for the Personal Computer of the Future.  This Computer is called Compenion and is based on the current needs of a tech savvy market. The product is sustainable and is created using OLED technology. It comprises of different touch screens put together. 

We have all heard the expression that "a photograph is worth a thousand words". But have you ever wondered when exactly is a photograph worth a thousand words? Is it when you take a photo of a kid and a mother cherishes it for life? Is it when you photograph a wedding and give someone beautiful memories? Is it when a journalist photographs dying people in a war? Or is it something that gets printed in National Geographic? In my mind the answer to this is that it's any photograph that touches your soul and speaks out to you - a photograph that is meaningful and you can form a connection with. YPI KIDS or Young Photographers Initiative is a therapeutic photography program that enables children who are at "at-risk" or suffering from cancer live their dreams through the magic of photography.

The BBC revealed an error made by the FBI. We all know about the FBI's obsession with Osama bin Laden, recently the FBI revealed a picture of what Osama bin Laden might look like now. What's amusing is that the picture is a very sharp resemblance to the Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares.