Tag Archives: photos
Apple Photos Lookup
I had to add this recommendation because I am guessing some who read use the iPhone and could try this without downloading or committing to anything new. I discovered this by accident. It is a feature of the newest Photos … Continue reading
Photo sharing
I came across this article from Forbes that is kind of a mix of a complaint focused mostly on the business model of Facebook/Instagram and a promotion of the photo sharing service – Waldo. The article is worth your time … Continue reading
Pixelfed – federated, social photo sharing
I have multiple reasons for diversifying my social media use. I purposefully search for services that are similar to Facebook and Instagram and spend some of my online attention with these alternatives. My alternative to Instagram is Pixelfed. Instagram users … Continue reading
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Offering creative commons photos
I am doing a little research because I am interested in exploring creative commons resources. I am particularly interested in photos. I know that Google offers a great service to search for photos offered under creative commons licenses. I am … Continue reading
My Maps Demo
The follow is an embed of Google My Maps showing photos taken at multiple locations while spending a couple of weeks in southern Africa. The map is interactive so you can view a few photos taken at different locations by … Continue reading
Google Photos Capabilities
Google Photos is a great service for storing and organizing large collections of images. It has some amazing capabilities many probably never explore. Here is an anecdote illustrating a capability that can be quite powerful. A year or so ago … Continue reading
Map Google Photos
Google photos has added a great new feature that allows the search of stored photos based on where these photos were taken. It takes a while to roll out this feature to all Photos users so you may not have … Continue reading
New Google Photo Sharing Options
Google has added options for sharing photos and photo albums stored in Google Photos. When sharing an album you can now share directly without creating a link. The default will be to enter Google addresses for those you want to … Continue reading
Google says goodbye to Picasa
Google has announced that it plans to shut down Picasa (original photo storage service and desktop app) and to focus on Google photos. As of March 15, 2016, we will no longer be supporting the Picasa desktop application. For those who … Continue reading
Flickr scaling back
The long, slow decline of Yahoo! continues. Yahoo stock continues to fall and the company is laying off employees and attempting to focus on core products. I am confused by the decision to the “down scaling” of Flickr. This is … Continue reading