Comments on: Things we learned while running a small beta http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/ News and thoughts from metaspark.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:26:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: My Photos Across the Web [A Little Narcissism] | 365 Discoveries http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-7 My Photos Across the Web [A Little Narcissism] | 365 Discoveries Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:55:14 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-7 [...] Things we learned while running a small beta Curiosity [...] [...] Things we learned while running a small beta Curiosity [...]

]]> By: Justin Marty http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Justin Marty Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:53:40 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-6 You know what? You're absolutely right! I had forgotten about that "self-hosted" loophole. My apologies! You know what? You’re absolutely right! I had forgotten about that “self-hosted” loophole. My apologies!

]]> By: sho http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-5 sho Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:17:11 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-5 Actually, after having read the community guidelines, I think your reading of it might not be correct. The relevant passage is this: The Flickr service makes it possible to post content hosted on Flickr to outside web sites. However, pages on other web sites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr. This passage is very specific about using the verb "hosted". To my mind, this means that if you use flickr to host the image, and then display the image on another website, you must link back. If you host the image somewhere else, even if it was originally discovered on Flickr, you do not have to link back. In this case, I've linked back to Flickr because you seem to want me to do that and I'm happy to do it. However, that's a step I have to do manually and I'd just as soon not do that going forward unless it actually violates the Flickr TOS. If anyone knows for sure, LMK. Actually, after having read the community guidelines, I think your reading of it might not be correct.

The relevant passage is this:

The Flickr service makes it possible to post content hosted on Flickr to outside web sites. However, pages on other web sites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr.

This passage is very specific about using the verb “hosted”.

To my mind, this means that if you use flickr to host the image, and then display the image on another website, you must link back. If you host the image somewhere else, even if it was originally discovered on Flickr, you do not have to link back.

In this case, I’ve linked back to Flickr because you seem to want me to do that and I’m happy to do it. However, that’s a step I have to do manually and I’d just as soon not do that going forward unless it actually violates the Flickr TOS.

If anyone knows for sure, LMK.

]]> By: sho http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-4 sho Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:07:29 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-4 Hm. Never knew that about Flickr's TOS. I will fix it. Thanks! Hm. Never knew that about Flickr’s TOS. I will fix it. Thanks!

]]> By: Justin Marty http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Justin Marty Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:56:44 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-3 Me and a couple others are currently helping a programming buddy "alpha" test a VB program, and yeah, it's tough with only a few of us. But, it's a necessary evil! Problem is, since I'll be familiar with the program, I'll be on the receiving end of bug reports when he takes it to public beta! Thanks for properly attributing the photo (but according to Flikr's TOS, the image is supposed to link back to the photo page). :-D http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarty/1804061993/ Me and a couple others are currently helping a programming buddy “alpha” test a VB program, and yeah, it’s tough with only a few of us. But, it’s a necessary evil! Problem is, since I’ll be familiar with the program, I’ll be on the receiving end of bug reports when he takes it to public beta!

Thanks for properly attributing the photo (but according to Flikr’s TOS, the image is supposed to link back to the photo page). :-D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarty/1804061993/

]]> By: kuwamoto.org » Blog Archive » Things we learned while running a small beta http://blog.metaspark.com/2008/12/things-we-learned-while-running-a-small-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-2 kuwamoto.org » Blog Archive » Things we learned while running a small beta Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:47:55 +0000 http://blog.metaspark.com/?p=19#comment-2 [...] FYI - We did a small — and very valuable — beta program around our Note*spark iPhone app. I posted some of what we learned along the way at the metaspark blog. [...] [...] FYI – We did a small — and very valuable — beta program around our Note*spark iPhone app. I posted some of what we learned along the way at the metaspark blog. [...]

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