Comments on: 3 Reasons to Love Flickr http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/ The Portfolio of Rik Catlow Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: yann http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-260 yann Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:31:11 +0000 http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/#comment-260 Yeah, I looked at S3 before, but for the amount of photos I have, it's not *that* cheap ;) I've played around with Flickr today and it's definitely a really well done site... I'm definitely going to get more into the community aspect (noooo! more time wasted on my Mac!! :P) but since everything seems to interface through the Flickr Uploader app and/or website, even with a pro account, it wouldn't work as a storage solution for me. Yeah, I looked at S3 before, but for the amount of photos I have, it’s not *that* cheap ;)

I’ve played around with Flickr today and it’s definitely a really well done site… I’m definitely going to get more into the community aspect (noooo! more time wasted on my Mac!! :P) but since everything seems to interface through the Flickr Uploader app and/or website, even with a pro account, it wouldn’t work as a storage solution for me.

]]> By: Rik Catlow http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Rik Catlow Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:41:41 +0000 http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/#comment-259 Well, I don't work for Yahoo so don't know the legal details. If you are looking for a backup solution that has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Level_Agreement" rel="nofollow">SLA</a> you can try using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=16427261" rel="nofollow">Amazons S3</a>. It's cheap and can store all sorts of data. If your working on a Mac <a href="http://www.panic.com/transmit/" rel="nofollow">Transmit</a> has an interface into S3 that works like FTP. Well, I don’t work for Yahoo so don’t know the legal details. If you are looking for a backup solution that has a SLA you can try using Amazons S3. It’s cheap and can store all sorts of data. If your working on a Mac Transmit has an interface into S3 that works like FTP.

]]> By: yann http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-258 yann Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:35:01 +0000 http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/#comment-258 unlimited storage and permanent hi-rez archives sounds intriguing, but the scarcity of details looks susupicious... I can't seem to find the "small prints" on the details... The general Yahoo agreement you can click on at the bottom of the page says that they're not responsible for anything lost on their servers, and even can change the max allowed for any service at any time... A little schizophrenic... Also, do you personally use it to store RAW files on there or is limited to JPG? If RAW files are possible, it could be a good extra protection in case one of my DVD+R dies on me... unlimited storage and permanent hi-rez archives sounds intriguing, but the scarcity of details looks susupicious…

I can’t seem to find the “small prints” on the details… The general Yahoo agreement you can click on at the bottom of the page says that they’re not responsible for anything lost on their servers, and even can change the max allowed for any service at any time…

A little schizophrenic…

Also, do you personally use it to store RAW files on there or is limited to JPG? If RAW files are possible, it could be a good extra protection in case one of my DVD+R dies on me…

]]> By: Phil Smith http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Phil Smith Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:55:14 +0000 http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/#comment-242 I'm currently developing (in my spare time) a small social app to bring together like-minded creatives to collaborate on projects. It was certainly never intended to replace Flickr, Virb or any other well established community sites - but your article has given me some real pause for thought about how much I can harness (and perhaps augment) the power of Flickr. Some great observations - have been lurking around your blog for some time and have finally felt compelled to add a comment - keep up the good work! Incidentally, I too have a Pro account and think that $24.95 is an absolute steal for something so awesome! Everyone should sign up for one. Today. I’m currently developing (in my spare time) a small social app to bring together like-minded creatives to collaborate on projects. It was certainly never intended to replace Flickr, Virb or any other well established community sites – but your article has given me some real pause for thought about how much I can harness (and perhaps augment) the power of Flickr.

Some great observations – have been lurking around your blog for some time and have finally felt compelled to add a comment – keep up the good work!

Incidentally, I too have a Pro account and think that $24.95 is an absolute steal for something so awesome! Everyone should sign up for one. Today.

]]> By: Jorge Quinteros http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Jorge Quinteros Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:06:14 +0000 http://www.rikcatindustries.com/2007/12/15/3-reasons-to-love-flickr/#comment-241 For all the same reason that you mentioned, Flickr to has become a big chunk of my life being as how despite the distance, I'm able to share photos with friends and family abroad so easily. I enjoy receiving comments on random shots that I at first thought were inconsequential but others deem fascinating. For all the same reason that you mentioned, Flickr to has become a big chunk of my life being as how despite the distance, I’m able to share photos with friends and family abroad so easily. I enjoy receiving comments on random shots that I at first thought were inconsequential but others deem fascinating.

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