![]() ![]() Businesses like the Esquire IMAX Theater in downtown Sacramento buy the kiosk, noted News10 (ABC News affiliate in Sacramento). With iSnap, you take a picture, upload it instantly to Facebook or Twitter for free – a cell phone isn’t needed to post the selfie. iSnap has 450 photo stations in seven countries photos generated from this network currently exceed 1.5 million. Then it moves along with them, automatically maintaining framing. The machine also tracks GPS coordinates on the phone to determine where users are at all times.Ī couple hours north of Palo Alto in Sacramento, yet another startup, iSnap, is using photo kiosks to help businesses boost their social marketing skills. After receiving the settings, the drone takes off automatically, hovers in its position and waits for users to move. HNGN added that users operate the drone via the included app to define the filming perspective and adjust the height, angle and distance. ![]() The helicopter-based drone, noted HNGN, accomplishes its maneuverability by predicting a user’s movements and adapting to situations for optimum filming “with the help of anticipatory algorithms and a protocol called MAVLink that communicates with a user’s Android or iOS smartphone.” Headline & Global News ( HNGN) reported that the semi-autonomous drone is being marketed to extreme sports athletes who want to film their stunts from a bird’s eye view. Squadrone System, a Palo Alto startup, has created HEXO+, an aerial drone enabling people to record footage of themselves. Off the farm, businesses are also finding innovative ways to utilize and market the selfie. ![]() “But it’s not just for fun – social media is a lifeline for people in a lonely profession…the ‘felfie’ is taking off, with farmers posting photos of themselves next to their favorite sheep, cow or tractor,” noted The Guardian. In fact, The Guardian reports that UK farmers are posting ‘felfies’ – a selfie snapped on the farm. People from all walks of life have embraced selfies. BGR , for instance, estimates more than 250 billion selfies will be taken worldwide this year. The ‘selfie’ phenomenon has grown exponentially. Have a drink, read a book, watch some TV, in short, let the ‘selfie’ percolate and if it’s interesting/compelling, or just flat out weird, it’ll probably go viral. The technology is sublimely simple – with a smartphone or webcam, take a self-portrait, upload it to a social media website. ![]()
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