Social media stuff

vaughandenny · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: Social media stuff

I've been using twitter for a while now and there are loads of surf related people to follow a couple that i've found useful are @newquaysurfer who gives daily reports and pics of Fistral and @wittsurfshop which gives surf reports for the witterings if you ever fancy a day's jaunt down there.

My user name is @vaughan http://www.twitter.com/vaughan if you fancy becoming twitter buddies.

For pictures I use Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaughansphotos/sets/ rather than sending people heavy e-mails it is much easier to send a link to the pics on Flickr and it can be a great way to find other peoples surf pics like this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnhook/3911269588/ which I found because it was taken with the same waterproof camera that I have.

If you have surf pics that are sitting on your hard drive then why not stick them on Flickr and let everyone have a nose.

if you are a twitter/flickr user - post up your details here or get in touch direct if you are shy!

benx1farwagi · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject:

Vaughan,

Just a quick reply, we don't use Flickr as we have our own Gallery system, just Login to the Member's Section: http://www.lscmembers.co.uk/index.php (see your "Welcome" e-mail, also read: http://www.lscmembers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=164 )

We are redeveloping the new website and Gallery and posting pics by the end of November (I hope!) will be a lot easier and clearer than the current way.

The advantage of posting in the LSC Gallery is.....
- they are there for everyone to see forever
- you don't need to send heavy e-mails with huage jpg attachments as you just cut and paste the url of the pic into the e-mail you are sending, eg:
http://www.lscmembers.co.uk/images/gallery/images/Scarborough%20Trip/IMG_1469b.jpg

http://www.lscmembers.co.uk/images/gallery/images/Scarborough%20Trip/IMG_1473b.jpg

I should add if there was someone who wanted to get involved in the club and create a post for themselves that dealt with Social Media stuff etc. we would be more than stoked - call and chat.

Hope this helps.

-Ben

benx1farwagi · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: New Gallery.....

We now have a new Gallery system which allows you to easily upload your pictures, a Flickr-like system if you like.

Thus allowing you to simply include the link of your pics in any LSC e-mails. This means you will not crash the e-mail system with big .jpg files, as well as keeping your images around for eternity in the LSC Gallery.

Simply Login to the Members Area, to use......
Examples:
http://gallery.lscmembers.co.uk/d/1913-1/Cayton.jpg
http://gallery.lscmembers.co.uk/d/1968-2/DSC04347b.jpg

So please note, big attachments (as per previously) will be actively discouraged in e-mails, simply post your pics in the Gallery and then right click with your mouse, get the link and put that in the e-mail instead. That way you will not overburden / crash our e-mails system or the recipients web access.

Hope this is clear, thanks (see troubleshooting notes below).

Any issues contact me directly.

-Ben

Trouble Shooting Notes........
1: now that it is live I am sure there will be issues as we go along, as this is a new system please bear with us.
2: just to confirm, we are aware of an issue of date order in each gallery, we are working to resolve this minor issue (probably a manual thing – so bare with us).
3: Slow upload of pics is due to......A. The size of your pic, but B. More importantly the “upload speed” of your broadband connection – this is all at your end, not ours!
4: To add an item to the Gallery, you go into the folder, eg: South West, you then click on the left “add item”, now you can add two items at a time, or........you can choose the tab on the top left “upload applet” and assuming you have java enabled you can batch upload from your picture file, just drag and drop – make sense? - no! - that’s fine I am still learning too, call me if you get stuck......

benx1farwagi · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject:

Ok, it is really pretty straightforward, you do have to engage your eyes and brain but it is all there for you.

To add a photo to a Folder, eg: the Wales folder.......
1. Open the folder, that is to say go into it
2. On the far left you will see add a photo / item - click that!

To delete a photo you have added to a folder / area in error.....
1. Underneath the photo there is a drop down box.....
2. Select delete
3. Do you really want to delete? yes / no!

To move a photo (similar process to deleting, as described above).

No you can't create new Folders, only I can. But with 18 folders covering all the continents (and sub-folders - eg: Europe), you should find a place for your photo.

To send the link to your photo in an e-mail, open / view the photo, ie: open it! Then simply, right click, copy address, then paste this url into your e-mail, eg: http://gallery.lscmembers.co.uk/d/1926-2/DSC04317b.jpg

We would always recommend testing that your links work prior to sending an e-mail to the club - you do this by sending it to yourself, and testing it.

Still stuck? - then try this.......
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:How_to_Add_Items

Any other questions????

-Ben