Oath/Flickr
I don't think Flickt/Oath/Verizon will be any different to any other site.
Out of interest my AV program tells me that at the moment:
Flickr uses 2 web analytics/ad tracking systems
Yahoo uses 4
Pentax User uses 3 !!!
Peter
My Flickr page


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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
......... or could it lead to intrusive abuse of our details?
Martin
Which details did you choose to freely give them in the first place ?
What do you mean by 'abuse' ?
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass
My page on Photocrowd - link
...... You give them carte blanche to do whatever the heck they want with your material
OK, so where's the problem?
At the end of the day the choice is ours. No-one forces us to use their free services.
I suspect, although I haven't read the fine print, that the carte blanche isn't as onerous as thought, but just there to ensure that the site can operate properly.
Unless they are able to use images for profit by selling them, in which case that would be a breach of your copyright.
Best regards, John
That way someone else is in breach of copyright.
And on the same theme, what about Photobucket and the small charge of $1 per day to link to one of the pictures in your library.
Who do you now suggest for photos of kit in the small-ads forum (Sale/Wanted)?
Geoff
Water can wear away a stone - but it can't cook lunch
X-5
istDS
K2000
P50.
Lenses Digital: 50-200, 18-55 KAF: 28-80.
Lenses KA & K: SMC-KA f2.0, SMC-K f1.4, SMC-K f1.7 Tokina KA 28-70 , SMC Pentax 70-210 F4, Sigma KA 75-300 , Hanimex 500mm Mirror, and the Tamron Adaptall-2 stuff.
and then there's all the M42 kit, and the accessories ...
Best regards, John
You can now upload your pictures directly into the forum, so a hosting service isn't needed.
But the forum software resizes them.
You can now upload your pictures directly into the forum, so a hosting service isn't needed.
But the forum software resizes them.
If you don't want the forum to resize them, either use the Gallery (top menus) or do the resizing first. I haven't found the potential drop in quality is an issue, but if anyone is unhappy then making the images posted the correct size to begin with seems a way to go. As forums are discussion boards with images to support the posts or illustrate points made, I think the size limitations on images are fair enough.
Best regards, John
Best regards, John
You can now upload your pictures directly into the forum, so a hosting service isn't needed.
But the forum software resizes them.
Host the photos somewhere else like people have been doing if it's an issue, or upload them here at PU for free. Take your pick.
John K
OldTaffy
Member
South Cambridgeshire
Does this have any good or worrying significance?
There is an entry for Oath on Wikipedia: link
It seems that it is a branch of a major American media conglomerate: Verizon Digital Network, which now owns Yahoo (who own Flickr) as well as AOL, Huffington Post. Do you think that it is unimportant that Flickr is now under new ownership, or could it lead to intrusive abuse of our details?
Martin
A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.