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Archives for April 2006

JAlbum update

by Martin · Apr 9, 2006

I love JAlbum. I downloaded it a few weeks ago because I wanted a better way to put photos on my website. Now I finally got around to trying it out. It is a fantastic program. And it is free (users can donate money if they like). JAlbum comes with the option of choosing different skins for the albums, and there is a whole “ecosystem” of people who design skins.

I have used the Fotoplayer skin for my new galleries (to see an example click here). Fotoplayer.com has a free trial version and can be upgraded to a Lite version and a Pro version, which even includes online shop capabilities for professional photographers. For a snapshot photographer like me, the trial version is enough, although I may upgrade to Lite at some point.

I keep reading about Flickr and Bubbleshare, which are easy to use and have great blog integration. What I like about JAlbum are the features, flexibility and design options. Blog integration would be nice. The Fotoplayer skin already comes with an RSS feed, so who knows what features may get added next. I also like that I can keep the photos on my own website, and don’t have to store them on Flickr or Bubbleshare. But I can see the attraction of their services. Now if the people behind Fotoplayer and JAlbum got together and offered a hosted online version… well, just a thought.

Filed Under: Great stuff, Technology

The Web has doubled in size since 2003

by Martin · Apr 8, 2006

According to Netcraft’s April web server survey, there are 80 million hostnames on the Internet now. This means the number has doubled since reaching 40 million in April 2003.

(via heise.de) 

Filed Under: Technology

Links of note – April 7

by Martin · Apr 7, 2006

Do PR people need new media skills? – Good post by Tom Murphy on “what skills and knowledge do practitioners need to effectively communicate with their audience(s) using traditional and new media tools”.

Media Relations Measurement System launching – David Jones announces the launch of a new “Media Relations Rating Points system” in Toronto on April 20. The system has been created by by the National Measurement Committee of the Canadian Public Relations Society. More info will be available on the new MRP blog.

Filed Under: Communications

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