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Columbia History on Flickr

Posted on August 13, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Columbia History on Flickr
EdTech, Internet, Local

Thanks to a post on the Not Very Bright blog, I’ve just learned that Richland County Library has joined the ranks of those that are starting to use Flickr effectively to post historic images. The collection contains historical artwork as well as early photographs. It looks like most of the photos are not in high … Read More “Columbia History on Flickr” »

Libraries and Museums – Not There Yet

Posted on July 3, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Libraries and Museums – Not There Yet
EdTech, Internet

This photograph of Nina Simon over at Museum 2.0 pretty much sums up my experience with museum and library websites over the weekend. This was also the conclusion of Simon’s paper describing museums and libraries in the 21st Century.

This all got started this past weekend as I was reviewing websites for a graduate course I’m taking. I was not only looking at museums and libraries, but historical societies, as well. My intent was to see what actual resources were offered on their various websites and to see how they have bought into social networking. What I found was a bit discouraging.

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Smithsonian Now on Flickr

Posted on June 19, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Smithsonian Now on Flickr
EdTech, Photography

The Smithsonian Institute is the latest organization to begin posting photos on Flickr. There are currently just under 900 photographs available. The majority of this are historic photos. There is a set of scientists and inventors, a set of famous artists, and a couple of sets devoted to various American cultures. One set focuses on … Read More “Smithsonian Now on Flickr” »

Online Tools for Digital Storytelling

Posted on May 19, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Online Tools for Digital Storytelling
EdTech, Internet, Photography, Uncategorized

Via Wes Fryer’s blog, I came upon a list created by Alan Levine which describes 50+ tools for digital storytelling. Alan has broken these down into Slideshow Tools which primarily use images with or without music background, Mixer Tools which include video as well as photos, Timeline tools, Comic Tools, Scrapbook Tools, Audio Tools, Video … Read More “Online Tools for Digital Storytelling” »

A Touch of Texture

Posted on May 2, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on A Touch of Texture
Photography

I blame Duck Hunter. If he hadn’t told me about adding textures as overlays, I might have happily continued posting away to Flickr in my ignorance without worrying about even more post processing. As it is, I can’t just upload a photo. I’ve got to consider whether or not it should be HDR, fake Lomograph, … Read More “A Touch of Texture” »

Super Geotagged

Posted on April 28, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Super Geotagged
Geocaching and Maps, Photography

One of the problems with native KML support in Flickr is that it only displays the last 20 geotagged images from the specified search criteria. If you want a more inclusive display of Flickr geotagged images, you need to use something like Metaltoad, Flyr or Loc.alize.us. Flyr gives you better granularity of control for searches … Read More “Super Geotagged” »

Flickr Video Controversy Gets Out of Hand

Posted on April 10, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on Flickr Video Controversy Gets Out of Hand
Internet, Photography, Rants

The image above from user Brent and Marilynn is about the best Flickr protest I’ve seen. It’s certainly better than the plethora of protest images on both sides. In my opinion, the whole thing has gotten out of hand. The video naysayers have caused more disruption than the addition of videos to the site. It’s … Read More “Flickr Video Controversy Gets Out of Hand” »

Flickr Adds Video

Posted on April 9, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Flickr Adds Video
Internet, Photography

The Blogosphere is buzzing with the news that Flickr has now added support for video. However, they are not striving to become another YouTube. Flickr has always been about photographs, and they are adhering to a strict interpretation of what’s acceptable. They look at these videos as more “long photos” than anything. Basically, just a … Read More “Flickr Adds Video” »

Steal this Photo (not really)

Posted on March 13, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on Steal this Photo (not really)
Internet, Photography, Rants

The photo above was taken while I was hiking the new nature trail at Lake Connestee. It’s nothing special, but it’s mine. It’s a photo that I took. And it’s been stolen. A couple of years ago I had a problem with photo theft. The perpetrator was a young guy that was taking photos and … Read More “Steal this Photo (not really)” »

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