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<div><br></div><div>In both ca --001a11368cce878f7104f5986509 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 thanks Richard - not the first time I have used the wrong name there :) We need something like a NS birder's HootSuite to manage all these things: Facebook Twitter naturens NS-RBA eBird Flickr Smugmug ... cheers, On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > Just to be accurate, Lightbox and Lightroom are 2 different items of > software, and the Alpenglow plugin referred to in James's post refers to > Lightroom. I might give it a try later as I use Lightroom regularly to > process all my Raw photo files, but it does look rather complex - as do the > rest of James's suggestions, at least to me (and I don't use Twitter). But > I do use the app called BirdLog NA on my smartphone, which allows me to > very quickly input sightings into Ebird in the field, and in real time or > within a few minutes. Then, at least for now, I can later upload photos to > Flickr then into Ebird, and I can separately put them in my Smugmug account > and refer to that on NS-RBA, Facebook or NatureNS. All rather time > consuming. One of the joys of birding is to share observations, but it's > getting a bit complicated! > > Richard > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:14 AM, James Churchill < > jameslchurchill@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi folks, >> >> >> >> In eBird, under 'My eBird, Manage my Observations'...choose the 'share' >> option and using the icons on the right you can 'send link via Facebook or >> Twitter': >> (you can also get here once you submit a checklist on the eBird site) >> >> The *Twitter *'auto text' of the sighting is a bit cumbersome and does >> not indicate species in the list so I changed to the following using bitly >> (one of a number of url shortening websites: bitly.com) to shorten the >> url: >> >> "eBirdList: ForestHillRd,KentvilleNS,Mar27 - NOCA, PISI, PUFI >> http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b" >> >> In the *Facebook *option, using the dropdown menu at the top left, you >> can choose to 'share with group' then to the right of the dropdown menu >> start typing in 'Nova Scotia Bird Society' and it should come up. >> Unfortunately, you can not change the auto-text that eBird provides (to my >> knowledge? and an eBird logo is needed on this!!) but in the box that says >> 'Say something about this' you can add notable species or other comments. >> >> In both cases (Facebook and Twitter) the link takes you to the eBird >> checklist which contains a link to a map of the location. Presumably any >> photos you uploaded with the checklist would also be observable here, or, >> in Facebook or Twitter, you could then upload a photo if desired to >> accompany the post. >> >> This could possibly reduce some redundancy in our posting-efforts but the >> link to the checklist also serves as a DOI or unique identifier of the >> sightings to help folks recognize repeat observations. While all details of >> the hypothetical Crested Caracara at 28 Forest Hill Rd, Kenvtille (note: >> 'hypothetical') would not be there directly on the Facebook >> post/Twitter/email, you could easily trace them. >> >> Conceptually, the "e-telephone tree" could start at eBird in most cases >> and then radiate from there... >> However, I agree fully with Andy that there is a need, and good resources >> available (human and non-human), to parse observations from the NSBS >> Facebook feed and also get them onto the NSBS site. >> >> Incidentally, photographers should also check out this neat post on >> getting photo records into eBird using a plugin in Lightbox: >> http://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/ - a concept that could be >> applied to other photo software and sites... >> >> cheers, >> James. >> >> -- >> James Churchill >> Kentville, Nova Scotia >> jameslchurchill@gmail.com >> (902) 681-2374 >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com (902) 681-2374 --001a11368cce878f7104f5986509 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">thanks Richard - not the first time I have used the wrong = name there :)<div>We need something like a NS birder's HootSuite to man= age all these things:</div><div><br></div><div>Facebook</div><div>Twitter</= div> <div>naturens</div><div>NS-RBA</div><div>eBird</div><div>Flickr</div><div>S= mugmug</div><div>...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>cheers,<b= r></div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 2= 7, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Richard Stern <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:= sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>></s= pan> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>= Just to be accurate, Lightbox and Lightroom are 2 different items of softwa= re, and the Alpenglow plugin referred to in James's post refers to Ligh= troom. I might give it a try later as I use Lightroom regularly to process = all my Raw photo files, but it does look rather complex - as do the rest of= James's suggestions, at least to me (and I don't use Twitter). But= I do use the app called BirdLog NA on my smartphone, which allows me to ve= ry quickly input sightings into Ebird in the field, and in real time or wit= hin a few minutes. Then, at least for now, I can later upload photos to Fli= ckr then into Ebird, and I can separately put them in my Smugmug account an= d refer to that on NS-RBA, Facebook or NatureNS. All rather time consuming.= One of the joys of birding is to share observations, but it's getting = a bit complicated!<br> <br></div>Richard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote">On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:14 AM, James Churchill <span dir=3D"ltr"= ><<a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslc= hurchill@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">hi folks, <div><br></d= iv><br><div><br></div><div>In eBird, under 'My eBird, Manage my Observa= tions'...choose the 'share' option and using the icons on the r= ight you can 'send link via Facebook or Twitter':</div> <div>(you can also get here once you submit a checklist on the eBird site)<= /div> <div><br></div><div>The <b>Twitter </b>'auto text' of the sighting = is a bit cumbersome and does not indicate species in the list so I changed = to the following using bitly (one of a number of url shortening websites: <= a href=3D"http://bitly.com" target=3D"_blank">bitly.com</a>) to shorten the= url:<br> </div><div><br></div><div>"eBirdList: ForestHillRd,KentvilleNS,Mar27 &= ndash; NOCA, PISI, PUFI <a href=3D"http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b" target=3D"_blank"= >http://bit.ly/1gZYR0b</a>"<br></div><div><br></div><div>In the <= b>Facebook </b>option, using the dropdown menu at the top left, you can cho= ose to 'share with group' then to the right of the dropdown menu st= art typing in 'Nova Scotia Bird Society' and it should come up. Unf= ortunately, you can not change the auto-text that eBird provides (to my kno= wledge? and an eBird logo is needed on this!!) but in the box that says = 9;Say something about this' you can add notable species or other commen= ts. </div> <div><br></div><div>In both cases (Facebook and Twitter) the link takes you= to the eBird checklist which contains a link to a map of the location. Pre= sumably any photos you uploaded with the checklist would also be observable= here, or, in Facebook or Twitter, you could then upload a photo if desired= to accompany the post.</div> <div><div><br></div><div>This could possibly reduce some redundancy in our = posting-efforts but the link to the checklist also serves as a DOI or uniqu= e identifier of the sightings to help folks recognize repeat observations. = While all details of the hypothetical Crested Caracara at 28 Forest Hill Rd= , Kenvtille (note: 'hypothetical') would not be there directly on t= he Facebook post/Twitter/email, you could easily trace them.</div> <div><br></div><div>Conceptually, the "e-telephone tree" could st= art at eBird in most cases and then radiate from there...</div><div>However= , I agree fully with Andy that there is a need, and good resources availabl= e (human and non-human), to parse observations from the NSBS Facebook feed = and also get them onto the NSBS site.</div> <div><br></div><div>Incidentally, photographers should also check out this = neat post on getting photo records into eBird using a plugin in Lightbox:&n= bsp;<a href=3D"http://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/" target=3D"_blank">h= ttp://alpenglow.info/lightroombirding/</a> - a concept that could be applie= d to other photo software and sites...</div> <div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>James.</div><span><font color=3D"#888= 888"><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr">J= ames Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchi= ll@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br> <a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20681-2374" value=3D"+19026812374" target=3D"_blan= k">(902) 681-2374</a><br><br><br><br></div> </font></span></font></span></div></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"> </font></span></blockquote></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br clea= r=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams,= NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">= sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br> ################### </font></span></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"= ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslc= hurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br><a h= ref=3D"tel:%28902%29%20681-2374" value=3D"+19026812374" target=3D"_blank">(= 902) 681-2374</a><br> <br><br><br></div><div><br></div> </div></div></div> --001a11368cce878f7104f5986509--
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