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Social networking websites, like LinkedIn, are linking professional photographers to new business.

"It's allowed a lot of people into the profession that probably wouldn't be here today if they had to go back to a film camera. So, you've got a lot of photographers in the profession today and they're saying, 'okay, I've got to change my model,'" said Dalton.

The new business model includes headshots for a new clientele.

Ed Seaborn will graduate college in the fall. To land that first job, he's putting his best face forward.

"I'm going to put it on my LinkedIn account. It's a way you network with other professionals, and you want to look good," said Seaborn.

"It just says a lot more about that individual being a professional than something they pulled from their iPhone or something like that," said Katie-Rose Watson, Director of PR and Social Media at Anchor Marketing & Design.

More and more professionals are getting professional photos for their online resumes.

The photos can range in price, depending on the photographer. Many in the metroplex offer LinkedIn headshots from $100 - $500. Watson says that investment is an investment in your future.

"So, I think when you're out there looking for a job, it's extremely important to make that investment. I mean, what is 100 or 200 dollars in the long run if it lands you a job?" she said.

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August 4, 2012

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports Your Universe Online

Sick of logging into your social media account and seeing nothing but a bunch of baby pictures posted by your child-obsessed friends and family? Now, at long last, theres a permanent solution to the problem.

That solution comes in the form of a new plug-in for the Google Chrome web browser known as Unbaby Me which according to PCMags Chloe Albanesius will flag photos of those incessant infants and tiresome tykes on an individuals Facebook News Feed and then replace them with images of cats, other animals, artwork, and so forth.

If this sounds like something that peaks your interest, CNET writer Emil Protalinski explains that the plug-in is extremely easy to set up. First, users need to go to the Chrome Web Store and click on the blue Add to Chrome button to install the app. Then, they simply have to refresh their Facebook News Feed in order for the app to switch out the baby pics with whatever surrogate is selected.

The creative force behind this undoubtedly soon-to-be immensely popular app is a copywriter named Chris Baker, who along with friends came up with Unbaby Me as a side project, according to ABCs Joanna Stern. He said that they were inspired by the spread of baby photos on the popular social network, and ultimately decided that something had to be done to the dominance of the diapered.

The offering has its limitations, Albanesius said. Unbaby Me basically just searches your news feed for references to babies or terms that are commonly associated with them. The creators picked a few terms of their own like so cute, look at these cheeks, birth, mommy, and so forth but you can select Keywords of your own.

The ability to select specialized keywords means that the app can be used to block just about anything a feature which Slate writer Will Oremus calls the most underrated and revolutionary aspect of the tool.

You can set it up to block pictures of pretty much anything you dont want to see in your newsfeed, he explained. I have nothing against the occasional feline or toddler, but when Im desk-bound on a sunny August day, the last thing I want to see are my friends sunset-streaked snapshots of the damn Chichen Itza. So I tried replacing the baby-related keywords with terms like vacation, beach, sights, island, and, for good measure, fun. Then I changed the tag for the RSS feed from cats to cubicles. Zap! All of my friends summers are now as boring as mine.

Source: redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online

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