Tag Archive for "flickr"

Privacy Caught Pants Down

Six Pixels of Separation recently wrote The Naked Truth - and with it some very interesting stats about the readiness of us youngsters to get our gear off.  I'm a digital native, in the younger gen-y bracket, but I say: technology is no excuse for irresponsibility. Nor do I think this is (as the article went to put it) a (what we consider) privacy issue.  Still, interesting read never the less. I'll never stop anyone taking a nude photo of themselves or their partner -- but don't expect them to keep it to themselves -- whether knowingly or unknowingly (human error ...

Flickr VS Facebook Photos

A colleague this week asked me about the importance/relevance of Flickr in today's Facebook trodden wall. The answer is simple: Audience. I could talk at length about the social intricacies but at the end of the day, I share my many and very ordinary photos of social gatherings (getting trashed) with my friends and family - and it's the random comments made that are the most valueable. And for those photos of mine I'd like critiqued and appreciated, I put them on Flickr because my audience there shares the same passion, that I do. I believe this sort of sharing will continue ...