Aug 24
2009
I’ll buy some USM lenses; One of my shots (Waterfront Station) – picked up to appear on Schmap virtual maps – cool ;)
I have a passion for photography but not much time to follow it. Usually I do instant shots, and I’m not spending much time experimenting different camera settings.Anyway, it seems that others liked some of my pictures and this encourage me to pursue my hobby – btw, I need some USM lenses!! ;) I was just announced that one of my shots was picked up to appear in Schmap maps. Schmap.com is a great online tool for the travelers, deserves to be checked out (I really mean it, great application, beautifully integrated with Google maps).
And this is the picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciansavluc/3129581352/
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Nu vreau sa-ti stric bucuria, dar am o teorie ca cei de la schmaps fac de fapt un spam extrem de inteligent.
Si eu m-am bucurat cand am vazut ca mi-au ales o poza din Praga pentru a aparea pe ghidul lor, dar apoi cand am inceput sa ma uit pe acesta si am vazut ca a mea era doar una din multele zeci de poze ale aceluiasi obiectiv turistic, si una din zecile de mii de poze din Praga, am inceput sa imi schimb parerea.
Ce cred: oamenii folosesc Flickr API ca sa listeze toate pozele CC din ultimul an cu anumite taguri/titluri (potrivite obiectivelor turistice din ghidul lor); aleg dintre ele pe cele cat de cat ok(sute/mii), apoi dau mail cu ‘poza ta a fost preselectata’ ca sa creasca anticiparea. Cand primesti si mailul cu ‘felicitari, poza ta a fost aleasa’ deja esti extrem de fericit: spui si prietenilor, dai pe Flickr, pe blog, etc.
Rezultat: Schmaps capata multe poze printr-un script Flickr relativ simplu, dar mai ales O DITAMAI notorietate. Marketing foarte inteligent, dar cumva mi se pare neetic sa fii anuntat ca poza ta a fost aleasa pentru ghidul lor… dar sa nu ti se zica ca este una dintre sutele/miile/zecile de mii asemenea.
PS. poza mea de pe Schmaps este cu Old Town Hall in Praga, daca nu iti dau link direct ai de cautat mult si cu rabdare printre toate celelalte..
Salut Alex, pe undeva ai dreptate. Totusi depinde cum privesti, nu e spam dupa mine, atata vreme cat cei alesi sunt creditati si listati doar dupa ce accepta. Trebuie sa recunosc insa ca e o chestie inteligenta de marketing.
Eu le-am scris si am schimbat cateva mailuri la vremea respectiva, mi s-au parut ok.
Legat de poza, si in cazul meu trebuie sa dai ceva clickuri pana sa apara ;)