Comments on: Views http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/ June 2000 to June 2010 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Pete Ashton Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:44:03 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2195 Well, Ian, that's throws my whole ramble for a loop. I'm kinda stumped now. Will investigate... Well, Ian, that’s throws my whole ramble for a loop. I’m kinda stumped now.

Will investigate…

]]> By: ian http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 ian Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:01:22 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2194 The views at the top of your first page isn't a count of the number of times your photos have been viewed. I deduced this by adding up my top 20 most viewed pictures, and it came to 30% more than the views on the first page. Is it the number of views of my photostream then? The views at the top of your first page isn’t a count of the number of times your photos have been viewed. I deduced this by adding up my top 20 most viewed pictures, and it came to 30% more than the views on the first page.

Is it the number of views of my photostream then?

]]> By: Paul http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 Paul Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:36:48 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2193 One trend I have noticed recently is a number of requests from non-profit organizations to use and link to Flickr photos. On-line travel guides that are non-profit I find quite acceptable. Using my African photos out of context to support extreme political positions I do not (simply because I want to revisit some of these countries some time in the future!). But at least they ask! One trend I have noticed recently is a number of requests from non-profit organizations to use and link to Flickr photos. On-line travel guides that are non-profit I find quite acceptable. Using my African photos out of context to support extreme political positions I do not (simply because I want to revisit some of these countries some time in the future!). But at least they ask!

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 Pete Ashton Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:01:21 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2192 Ian - the feeds contain the small version of the photo (240px wide iirc) and link to the main photo page but Flickr only count when someone loads that main page. So, for example, someone viewing a photo on this site wouldn't count but if they clicked on it and went to Flickr it would. Paul: With you there. Stats have been bogus for years now but I'm old school enough to have a lingering interest in them. Ian – the feeds contain the small version of the photo (240px wide iirc) and link to the main photo page but Flickr only count when someone loads that main page.

So, for example, someone viewing a photo on this site wouldn’t count but if they clicked on it and went to Flickr it would.

Paul: With you there. Stats have been bogus for years now but I’m old school enough to have a lingering interest in them.

]]> By: Paul http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2191 Paul Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:13:34 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2191 I think this is a very good analysis of why one should not pay too much attention to Flickr's statistics. For the record, after 10 months I have reached 23,000 and the rate of increase does appear to be accelerating from a very slow beginning. I love your expressions "pool tart" and "tag whore". I am not interested in being either of them for much the same reason you cite, entering all those pools or tags simply takes too much time, something I would rather use to view my contact's photos. What seems to be happening for me is that I have forged relationships with relatively tight communities(Birmingham, "south Midlands", Bristol area, general US contacts) where we seriously enjoy each other's contributions. We really know each others' work and our comments on each others' photos actually mean something. Some of us are terribly boring nostalgia buffs but that's OK, because we get it out of our collective systems. Flickr's community relationships can be very good for the soul! I don't think I have photographed any Pakistani made gloves, or similar subject, and I try not to be too sensational, so the spammers have left me alone. Which is good. I think this is a very good analysis of why one should not pay too much attention to Flickr’s statistics. For the record, after 10 months I have reached 23,000 and the rate of increase does appear to be accelerating from a very slow beginning. I love your expressions “pool tart” and “tag whore”. I am not interested in being either of them for much the same reason you cite, entering all those pools or tags simply takes too much time, something I would rather use to view my contact’s photos.

What seems to be happening for me is that I have forged relationships with relatively tight communities(Birmingham, “south Midlands”, Bristol area, general US contacts) where we seriously enjoy each other’s contributions. We really know each others’ work and our comments on each others’ photos actually mean something. Some of us are terribly boring nostalgia buffs but that’s OK, because we get it out of our collective systems. Flickr’s community relationships can be very good for the soul!

I don’t think I have photographed any Pakistani made gloves, or similar subject, and I try not to be too sensational, so the spammers have left me alone. Which is good.

]]> By: ian http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/comment-page-1/#comment-2190 ian Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:10:41 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2006/09/views/#comment-2190 Do RSS readers attempt to download the images contained in feeds? Maybe that might cause it. Pardon me if I've just had a "Durrrrrr" moment Do RSS readers attempt to download the images contained in feeds? Maybe that might cause it.

Pardon me if I’ve just had a “Durrrrrr” moment

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