Ever since the new Facebook was released, Facebook sports a feature which auto-imports your feeds from various social sites (Digg, Delicious, Flickr, etc.). Three simple steps will add your Flickr account’s recent photos feed to Facebook. Whenever you upload new photos to Flickr, Facebook will post the story on your Wall / Mini-Feed for friends to see (sometimes Facebook is slow). Again, this is a little Facebook feature that I found useful!
Here is a helpful guide showing how to set up your Facebook Flickr auto-importer!
WARNING: Facebook’s importer needs your EXACT username associated with your account. It may or may not be your URL username. E.g. username: bobisalive; your flickr url: http://flickr.com/photos/bob_is_living
I sent out a survey on December 4th to all of you who became fans of the My Flickr app. In the survey, I asked some basic questions to which 77 users responded and provided me with some valuable information! Thank you!
Of those who responded, I learned that 68% use the “Advanced Options” (photosets, groups, sorting) while searching for the photos you want. 59% base your searches on either Tags or Photosets (or some mixture). Interestingly, 88% of you said that your photos are mostly public, but 35% of you only want them shown to your Facebook friends. Everyone agreed with me that the current My Flickr application is a bit cluttered and contributed some ideas about how to spice it up!
I also gathered from the survey which new features you would like to see in My Flickr. Here are the top three:
- Auto-refreshing of the Profile (Page) Box
- Facebook user commenting (which won’t be available on Flickr.com)
- Clicking a photo directs one to a bigger version of the photo listing tags, description, comments
You may have noticed that I have already tackled #1 (Auto-refreshing of the Profile Box). To save on resources so that nothing bogs the My Flickr app down, the boxes are refreshed every 1 to 1.5 hours if needed on an opt-in basis (click the refreshing link in Manage). Also, searches that request photos from groups or to randomly select photos will NOT be refreshed at this time.
An ultra-simple interface is in the works to revamp the site allowing users to easily display their Flickr photos while still retaining some of the more advanced functionality!
Any other suggestions or comments are greatly welcomed!
-Kaleb
Last night 11:30pm (CST) My Flickr was flipped to v3.0 bringing in new features and compatibility with Facebook’s new layout.
My Flickr can now be placed in its own “Tab” on your Facebook profile. Profile tabs refresh about every hour unless you lock the results in all of the searches in the tab. Users can manage their searches and tweak settings to their liking. Also a sneak preview of My Flickr’s Shares has been worked into this release.
Be aware that Facebook now requires users to grant My Flickr the privilege of posting content to a “Box.” Managed at http://www.new.facebook.com/editapps.php?v=all.
I will be updating the FAQ soon, and a couple of issues still need to be ironed out. Enjoy.
-Kaleb
