PC World is pointing to an interesting study that has found that some popular social sites are not really deleting your photos when you think they are. When the average user deletes a photo they have posted on Facebook for example, they assume that photo is gone.
Library Of Congress’s Depression Photos Debut On Flickr
History buffs may want to rethink their plans for the three-day weekend, and even people with only a slight interest in the subject should get ready to make a few mouse clicks. The Library of Congress and Flickr have teamed up to introduce folks to a huge collection of photos, with most of the images dating back to between 1935 and 1943.
Get Your Photos on Google Maps Street View
Google has introduced a new feature for Street View on Google Maps. This allows users to submit their own photos for places Street View has on display.
MySpace and HP Work on Printing Your Profile Photos
MySpace and HP have teamed up on a deal that will see HP printing technology used across multiple areas on MySpace, including all photo sections. You will be able to easily print pictures from not only people’s profile photos, but ones that are inserted into blog posts, comments, messages, etc. The first stage of the partnership is anticipated to include an HP branded print button enabling MySpace users to preview and print photos directly from their MySpace profiles.
Google Changing Name Of Picasa To ‘Google Photos’
The Google Operating System blog reports that Google is likely changing the name of their Picasa photo sharing service to “Google Photos”. A few other features are due to rollout as well, including licensing options, email photo uploads, and tagging of people in pics.
Most Flickr Users Don’t Have Uploaded Photos
Webometric Thoughts: Average photos per Flickr Member: ZEROWebometric Thoughts blogs that based on a random sample of 324 Flickr users that 216, or 67%, had zero photos.If this is true that would leave you to believe that more people may be consuming photos on Flickr than publishing photos on Flickr.From Webometric Thoughts:
The Microsoft-Yahoo Deal and Photos
Well two days ago, in light of the woes coming from Yahoo’s earnings conference call, I suggested that maybe now was just the time to pack it up and sell the ship to Microsoft, and it seems like somebody decided to take my advice. Only joking of course.
Reuters Photos Gummed Up Google News
Algorithmic accidents at Google News have been blamed for matching the wrong photos to stories, including a really unfortunate one caught by Newsweek.
Google Presents Photos Blog
Photo buffs and Picasa fans may have cause to celebrate – the Official Google Photos Blog has launched.
Facebook Photos Show Up In Yearbook
Let’s all say it together: the Internet is a pretty public place. But not everyone seems to understand that, and now some teens who posted questionable pictures on Facebook have seen those photos resurface in their high school yearbook.