My love with Twitpic

I saw my friend, Jer using Twitpic to post his photos, and it automatically sends a link to Twitter. So, I went to explore that site too and found it really handy to upload my own photos. Since I use Twitter a lot, this site is actually more useful for me than the Flickr.

Twitpic is an additional photo managing application offered by Twitter. If you have Twitter account, you can sign in with your Twitter username and password. You can even embed Twitpic gadget into blogger. Here is the simple instruction:

layout > page elements > add a gadget > search for Twitpic > choose the gadget "Twitpic Update".

Please scoll down to the bottom of my front page. You will see my most recent Twitpic photos with updates too. Twitpic Update is different from Flickr Photostream. Photostream only shows thumbnails photos; on the other hand, Twitpic Update shows the latest photos with description. Another good thing about Twitpic is, I can use my mobile for twittering and also uploading photos to share with all my followers.

This is very good tool to use in live broadcasting of an event. In February, I have observed how MSO (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) has used Twitter and Twitpic to do a live broadcast on their concert event. For us as information mananger (to be), we can use microblogging linked to social photo and video sharing sites to run our special library events. VALA has used this for their big conference in February 2010.

How to embed Flickr gadget

I have Flickr account since January, 2010. I knew it for a long time, but too lazy to sign up a Yahoo account in order to use Flickr (arrgh!!! I hate this!! Too many accounts to manage). I used it more often in February when my baking classes started. I found that people who love baking also love photography (or it is only me???!!!).

I like collecting photos for making my presentation slides. Over the past few years, I have a role in my church to set up powerpoint slides for worship. That was my starting point in getting into photos collection, photography, learn to use photoshop and powerpoint.

I was quite happy when I found the flickr gadget in Blogger during week 3 into Web 2.0 Adventure. I have successfully embedded it into here. I think this is a right time to write down some steps that I have gone through.

1. You need to have Yahoo account in order to sign into Flickr. (cos Yahoo is the big boss of Flickr, I just realised that in January this year.. hehe... so slow)

2. Upload your photos into Flickr first. Uploading is pretty simple and straight forward. Choose photos from your pc photo storage file; upload; add description, tags, titles and organise them in files.

3. Go to blogger > layout > page elements > add a gadget > more gadgets > Flickr photostream in thumbnails.

4. You can drag the gadget to any location you like in the layout page.

5. Done.

I changed my Flickr photostream to the front part of my homepage. They are all about food.. haha!!