Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Finessing Flickr
Our friends at Flickr recently expressed concern about the automated "Let Flickr Pick" option we offer in our Flickr module. In the spirit of curation, recommendation, and crediting photographers, we're changing our Flickr module to only display handpicked photos, or favorite photosets, instead of just pulling in random photos by tag.
What does this mean for you? If your lens currently shows photo thumbnails via "Let Flickr Pick" they will remain on your lens. But we won't be loading any new ones automatically via that tool. And, if you edit your Flickr module (recommended) you'll now be required to point to photos using the other 2 options instead: "Let Me Pick" and "Pick By Photoset."
We're sorry in advance for any hassle this may cause you guys, and we hope the other 2 photo-selection options will provide more than enough Flickry goodness for your lenses.
P.S. Some tips to help you Flickrize your lenses to their fullest potential:
1) Give credit where credit is due, of course. If you feature someone's Flickr pictures, thank him or her on your lens.
2) Pick by Photoset: Try picking your OWN photosets. Upload your pics to Flickr and create a "Squidoo" set, let's say. That way you can easily add your own pictures to your lens.
What does this mean for you? If your lens currently shows photo thumbnails via "Let Flickr Pick" they will remain on your lens. But we won't be loading any new ones automatically via that tool. And, if you edit your Flickr module (recommended) you'll now be required to point to photos using the other 2 options instead: "Let Me Pick" and "Pick By Photoset."
We're sorry in advance for any hassle this may cause you guys, and we hope the other 2 photo-selection options will provide more than enough Flickry goodness for your lenses.
P.S. Some tips to help you Flickrize your lenses to their fullest potential:
1) Give credit where credit is due, of course. If you feature someone's Flickr pictures, thank him or her on your lens.
2) Pick by Photoset: Try picking your OWN photosets. Upload your pics to Flickr and create a "Squidoo" set, let's say. That way you can easily add your own pictures to your lens.
# posted by The Fantastic Squids @ 1:21 PM 
