Flickr Galleries

A brief form of this post appears on my photoblog, Creative Endeavors.
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Flickr has introduced Galleries, a way for flickrites to share photos they find and like on flickr. By limiting the galleries to 18 photos each, they force people to be a bit fussy. You get to act as a curator for a mini-online photo exhibition which is quite fun. I went through my favorites on flickr last night and created these galleries.

One annoying thing is that many photos I'd faved didn't allow me to add them to galleries, the photographer having turned off the feature. I fail to see any basic difference in allowing people to make a picture a favorite, which anyone can see by clicking on the favorites link on a person's page and allowing people to add them to galleries, also linked to on the person's page, which is essentially a grouping of favorites. And one would think people would want the extra publicity.

I've already been thanks by 8-10 photographers whose photos I've included in one or more of my galleries. Yet I read on discussion threads on flickr that some people got nasty notes from people whose photos they added, demanding they remove those photos from the galleries post haste. Sheesh.

Anyway, it's fun showing off the best of the best I've found on flickr and have them bunched together. I'm trying to not get carried away. :)

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The Evolution of Bookmarking

I used to bookmark links in my browser, first being AOL, then Internet Explorer, and finally, Firefox. Then I started saving bunches of them to a website I created. Next came delicious. Now I sometimes bookmark to Firefox, use delicious a bit more often, and have added Facebook to the mix. And if I really want to share, I post it to Twitter. Finally, from having everything in one place, everything is scattered, with a percentage of overlap and I lose track of where individual links are. I guess that's called progress. ;)

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Some Articles Worth Reading on the State of Our Union

From the NY Daily News, Mike Lupica on how in many ways, we've changed for the worse 8 years after 9/11 in how we conduct ourselves. I don't see a link for the particular column, but it's dated 9/14 and titled "Shrill shouters betray post-9/11 promises to be best we can be."

Also from the Daily News, also dated today, 9/14, an article by Filip Bondy, "Serena Williams' outburst at U.S. Open a raging success," which puts her "tantrum" into perspective when compared with the so-called "bad boys" of tennis.

And finally, one of my favorite political bloggers, whom the local NBC affiliate should never have let go, Jay DeDapper has this to say about racism and the attacks on the President's health care proposals and the need for reform.

You may assume, from my linking to these articles, that I agree with the points made. Please be respectful if you leave comments, especially ones of opposing viewpoints. I will delete nastiness.

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Blogger and an Unrelated Peeve

Blogger continues to roll out new features to celebrate its anniversary. You can keep up with the goings-on via Blogger Buzz. Recently, they've added Jump Cuts, Events Invite, and an iPhone app, among other things, with more to come. While none of these 3 interests me, it's fun seeing what new toys they've created for us to play with.

One thing that's really starting to bug me is the standard blogging practice of posting links. As far as it goes, it's cool. And when I'm on a link blog, that's all I need. The link. So when there's some commentary to go with it, that's great. But I follow those blogs because I'm looking for links, usually fun ones. But when I read a blog of commentary and/or opinions, reminiscing, information, etc., I expect more than just links. Sure, share the link or video, but tell me what they are and what you think of them. I can find links and videos on my own. Give me something more. Give me a reason to pay attention to them. Why did they stand out for you that you wanted to share them?

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