Clipmarks | Marcariel's Blogs collectionhttp://clipmarks.com/clipper/Marcariel/clipcast/Blogs/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/Marcariel/clipcast/Blogs/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usMySpace Security - Ineffective Against Predatorshttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/D855BA3A-8952-4EBD-B345-C193F7F04395/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Marcariel/">Marcariel</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> I have monitored my youngest child's progress on the web (she's now 20), and have taught her how to survive and evade the predators. <br/><br/>MY OPINION: Nothing (no online security measures) can take the place of proper parental concern and instruction! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://crime.about.com/b/2006/07/14/myspace-safety-effort-called-window-dressing.htm" title="http://crime.about.com/b/2006/07/14/myspace-safety-effort-called-window-dressing.htm">crime.about.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">MySpace Safety Effort Called 'Window Dressing'</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> In the aftermath of several recent incidents in which young people were exploited by adult predators on MySpace.com, and a lawsuit filed against the Web site, the company announced efforts to increase public awareness about safety issues for children using its social networking service. But Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott called those efforts "window dressing" and not real safety measures</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Abbot contacted executives of social networking Web sites in May of this year, asking that they strengthen safeguards against pornography and sexually explicit solicitations</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> MySpace responded with plans to partner with Hollywood movie stars in launching national television public safety advertisements and a downloadable guidebook to Internet safety for parents.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">window-dressing that offers no real protection to the millions of children and teenagers who use their networking sites and chat rooms.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/myspace/" rel="tag">myspace</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/security/" rel="tag">security</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/predators/" rel="tag">predators</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/social+networks/" rel="tag">social networks</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/pornography/" rel="tag">pornography</a></div>http://crime.about.com/b/2006/07/14/myspace-safety-effort-called-window-dressing.htmMon, 21 Jan 2008 23:02:22 GMT16 Hints To Better Photographyhttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5471DDCA-7867-4748-8275-514843251375/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Marcariel/">Marcariel</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Really great brief hints to create great photographs. The photos used here are for the most part amazing. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/" title="http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/">blog.epicedits.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">portrait photography can be tough in more than one way</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">the idea of this post isn’t to teach these techniques — it’s to introduce you to them and hopefully give you some inspiration with your own photography. I feel that these photos are strong enough to stand on their own without lengthy descriptions.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">1. PHOTOSHOP</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/4C0EF5AD-0A9B-46E1-A51D-C0CCE6421030.jpg" alt="147 of 365 - just dandy" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">2. TEXTURE</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/2C42DAA5-5E5D-4FA1-A9A2-AF8AD9B5001C.jpg" alt="Beautiful old lady from Darap(Sikkim) village" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">3. OVEREXPOSE</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/509653B0-B19C-4B00-9D4F-B71AE9A0EEAA.jpg" alt="Fly" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">4. UNDEREXPOSE</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/2FA4604A-565E-42C1-80C2-6C4F9A123626.jpg" alt="Era nata racchiusa in un raggio di sole" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">5. BACK-LIGHT</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/14C60C1E-1138-4EC1-8794-4908E940EE09.jpg" alt="In her own place" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">6. POSING</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/35A4B241-63EA-4687-BFA0-56BD1FEBCAEE.jpg" alt="The Awful Truth, Day 4: Could Be Working Harder" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">7. CULTURE</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/66CAFD71-0FEE-4578-B0CC-1EA7DDD4D391.jpg" alt="My friend Babu" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">8. REFLECTIONS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/B35BAB04-185E-40C4-945A-90838A61DC0E.jpg" alt="Soul Searching" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">9. SHADOWS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/4AB57D7D-9607-47C8-8665-67A90E893911.jpg" alt="Lucha Libre" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">10. GET CLOSE</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/628745AE-1E56-4A2C-AAAC-57234FD5542D.jpg" alt="[firsts] thirty-something" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">11. (UN)FOCUS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/D877A51D-3BDD-45EF-9606-1B16476DAC54.jpg" alt="tables were being laid outside" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">12. MOVEMENT</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/7507D52A-1B99-41C0-A8C6-19E000BEBB7B.jpg" alt="Sing It Back" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">13. CAPTURE THE MOMENT</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/A1EE2D8E-16B5-4D7C-878E-FE3E4512DA15.jpg" alt="Clave Alta" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">14. COLORS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/05738929-9CAD-4686-ABDB-017152213DCA.jpg" alt="flip0038" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">15. GET SERIOUS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/E490C714-2191-43C4-8C39-929EE013626E.jpg" alt="Construction Worker Potrait" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">16. PROPS</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Marcariel/512/DA582BF5-8B63-4321-90BA-70536C4CFC0A.jpg" alt="Bain" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="clearfloat" id="writer"> <IMG alt="" src="http://blog.epicedits.com/wp-content/themes/mimbo2/images/Auer.jpg" /> <P class="right"><STRONG><A title="Posts by Brian Auer" href="http://blog.epicedits.com/author/Brian/">Brian Auer</A></STRONG> is a photography enthusiast from San Diego, California. He's also the guy behind the Epic Edits Weblog. As a hobbyist photographer since 2003, his passion has been to constantly improve his photography skill set, to share his own knowledge with others, and to become an integral part of the photographic community.<BR /> <SPAN><A title="Visit the author's homepage" href="http://blog.epicedits.com">Visit the author's homepage</A> | View all Epic Edits posts by <A title="Posts by Brian Auer" href="http://blog.epicedits.com/author/Brian/">Brian Auer</A></SPAN></P> </DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photo+hints/" rel="tag">photo hints</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photography/" rel="tag">photography</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photoshop/" rel="tag">photoshop</a></div>http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/12/10/16-inspirational-portrait-photography-techniques/Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:33:34 GMTVery Cool Pages!!http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/4191CCF8-FFF7-48A8-95C2-DC640736312D/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/robertsurfdude6/">robertsurfdude6</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Very Funny and Weird! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.robinsweb.com/jokes_menu.html" title="http://www.robinsweb.com/jokes_menu.html">www.robinsweb.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><P align="left"> *<A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/dumblonde.html">Blonde Jokes</A>* </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/funny.html">Just jokes</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/golf.html">Golf Jokes</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/women-rule.html">Women Rule</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/femcomeback.html">Female Comebacks</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/conversation.html">The Five Toughest Questions<BR /> That Women Ask Men </A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/deep.html">Deep Thoughts by Dennis Miller</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/socaldrivers.html">Southern California Driver's<BR /> License Application</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> *<A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/signs.html">Signs you are no longer a kid!</A>* </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/alcohol.html">Signs that you are too drunk</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/25_reasons_why_alcohol.html">25 reasons why alcohol should <BR /> be served at work</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/beer.html">Why beer is better than women</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/beer2.html">Beer troubleshooting</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/pastor.html">Dear Pastor</A> </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> *<A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/words.html">Words that should be invented</A>* </P></LI><LI> <P align="left"> <A href="http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/virus.html">Virus Alert! 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