Pooling Our Online Resources
One of the best parts of interacting in online communities is the way that people produce content and share it. Creative commons licensing of all sorts of digital media really does open doors to kicking off the idea juices of users.
I’ve changed my blog theme thanks to the sharing spirit of the Wordpress theme producers. Yes, I’ve added pieces here and there, but without the sharing process I’d probably still be tearing a little hair out.
So, why not have your designs with the community. Share your snaps on Flickr, your handcrafted Wordpress themes and anything else you’d like to produce. You’re enriching the community. And many more people will see your work.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:02 am
I’d agree up to a point, but it’s important to be careful here. There have been cases where people have found their work, including pictures of themselves and their families, being exploited by large companies; as they were under a version of the Creative Commons license which allowed that, they had no recourse.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:04 am
@Robert: I’m not saying share pictures of one’s kids. That would be idiotic. But rather, sharing content that people feel comfortable gifting to the community.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Actually I’m in the process of unsharing. As you know, I pretty much live online, I’m easily found. All my pics are on flickr to share with my family and friends. But recently I decided I don’t want to share. Don’t want my entire life laid out online. Kind of contradicts the mysterious me I’m cultivating offline!
February 18th, 2008 at 9:06 am
@Maryrose: I guess it’s all about where the comfort zone is. I barely publish photos with people in it, unless it’s a public function or the people featured would like to see it online. I can see the value of sharing photo content on Flickr of inanimate objects or scenery.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Think before you share…
Alexia just made this post. Now, up to a point, I’d agree. If you want to, certainly you should share your work, and let others make use of it.It is, however, very important that you be careful exactly how you……
February 18th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
The problem I’ve run into in the past is where people don’t respect the license under which content is made available, so I’ve now restricted the copyright on most of my content
February 18th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
@Michele Understandable… True, the spirit of CC can be sullied by people who don’t play ball, but there are myriad others that benefit from it. Those that don’t respect the conditions that CC content is published under are very likely the same sorts of people that use copyrighted material without the rights holder’s permission.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:01 am
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