Seems like software has so many glitches. Computers have always been very time consuming. I tried the tutorials mentioned on RSS feeds, but only the non-video one worked for me. I’ll try to set up some feeds. Don’t see a need for Flickr, as I can Email pictures. It sounds like a picture or video can be included in a blog, but I don’t think I will try. I search for info, not pictures. I will post most of my blogs in the Categories of “Libraries”. Had a memo cross the desk I don’t have saying reporter questions can be referred to another department. What I should be getting from that department is a memo about what not to say in blogs.
Naturally, enough exploration will reveal that not everything in the Web 2.0 world fits every person’s needs/interests. The trick (and the point of this program) is to look at a variety of things so you can find out what works for you. It sounds like photo sharing is not for you, although I’d argue that e-mailing pictures has its flaws as well. Sometimes when the sender and recipient are using different e-mail providers, photos don’t display as expected. Therefore some people use attachments, but those sometimes have problems especially if the file sizes are large and then the e-mails can get caught by a spam filter. On a photo sharing site, since each photo or album can have its own page, it might be just as easy to include a link to the appropriate page in the e-mail. Flickr actually has a link at the bottom of every photo page called “Send to a Friend” that lets you enter an e-mail address and a message and Flickr automatically sends the photo and links for you.
Make sure to blog about your experiences when you try the RSS feeds!
-Garrett