Flickr: Why?
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From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 18 Jul 2010 19:59 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Donnie" <notme(a)somefakeemail.com> saying something like: >Right, random I know but I have noticed that quite a lot of peeps here >seem to be fans of using flickr and my simple question is why? >As in, why is it different or better than say, photobucket or picasa >online? I've always found photobucket to be slow, clunky and inconvenient. Picasa does nothing for me. Flickr is simple, quick and has plenty of related discussion groups, where you can hang out with other nerds who have a shared fascination with whatever perv.. interest is yours.
From: Donnie on 18 Jul 2010 20:03 frag wrote: > Hear Yea! Hear Yea! > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:47:39 +0100, Donnie writ... > > > > 'Ow do all? > > > > Right, random I know but I have noticed that quite a lot of peeps > > here seem to be fans of using flickr and my simple question is why? > > As in, why is it different or better than say, photobucket or picasa > > online? > > I'm a pro user, it's cheap, it's good, they have loads of groups and > I'm an active member of the Milton Keynes group through which has > been organised quite a few meet ups and photo shoots. > Seriously? -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
From: Donnie on 18 Jul 2010 20:05 Lozzo wrote: > Donnie wrote: > > > Lozzo wrote: > > > > > Donnie wrote: > > > > > > > 'Ow do all? > > > > > > > > Right, random I know but I have noticed that quite a lot of > > > > peeps here seem to be fans of using flickr and my simple > > > > question is why? As in, why is it different or better than > > > > say, photobucket or picasa online? > > > > > > S'free innit > > > > aye innit. > > But so are the others? > > I just wondered if there was some particular reason that I was > > missing or is it simply a case of "that was the first thing I used > > to upload pics on that was free" which is why I have a thing for > > photobucket > > Photobucket and Picasa are a PITA to upload to ime. Flickr is dead > easy and quick. To be fair, i've always used PB, not really used the picasa upload stuff but like the programme on the laptop for stuff. Flickr (obviously) would seem to demand more investigation! -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
From: petrolcan on 19 Jul 2010 02:14 In article <8ahh89FvkeU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Lozzo says... > > Donnie wrote: > > > Lozzo wrote: > > > > > Donnie wrote: > > > > > > > 'Ow do all? > > > > > > > > Right, random I know but I have noticed that quite a lot of peeps > > > > here seem to be fans of using flickr and my simple question is > > > > why? As in, why is it different or better than say, photobucket > > > > or picasa online? > > > > > > S'free innit > > > > aye innit. > > But so are the others? > > I just wondered if there was some particular reason that I was missing > > or is it simply a case of "that was the first thing I used to upload > > pics on that was free" which is why I have a thing for photobucket > > Photobucket and Picasa are a PITA to upload to ime. Flickr is dead easy > and quick. Eh? With picasa, you click one button, job done.
From: Tosspot on 19 Jul 2010 02:50
On 19/07/10 07:14, petrolcan wrote: > In article <8ahh89FvkeU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Lozzo says... >> >> Donnie wrote: >> >>> Lozzo wrote: >>> >>>> Donnie wrote: >>>> >>>>> 'Ow do all? >>>>> >>>>> Right, random I know but I have noticed that quite a lot of peeps >>>>> here seem to be fans of using flickr and my simple question is >>>>> why? As in, why is it different or better than say, photobucket >>>>> or picasa online? >>>> >>>> S'free innit >>> >>> aye innit. >>> But so are the others? >>> I just wondered if there was some particular reason that I was missing >>> or is it simply a case of "that was the first thing I used to upload >>> pics on that was free" which is why I have a thing for photobucket >> >> Photobucket and Picasa are a PITA to upload to ime. Flickr is dead easy >> and quick. > > Eh? With picasa, you click one button, job done. Do they have a batch uploader, so you can say "upload these 100 piccies" and then go to the pub? |