100 новых правил Интернета по версии журнала GQ: Flickr

Новая порция знаний от британского журнала GQ. На этот раз блок посвящён самому популярному фото-хостингу в мире - Flickr.
 

For visual kicks, there’s only one place to go. This grand old photo-hosting site is now home to more than five billion pics. To become your own picture editor, do the following:

1. Only upload your best photos. It’s a showcase; show a little editorial restraint, limit your uploads to one or two a day at most and you will be rewarded with attention.

2. Name your photographs. Don’t just leave them as “DSC0012” – this makes them impossible to search through. And tag them religiously to make them searchable.

3. Make sure you are set to the right licence for your photos. “Creative Commons” is the best licence for most users: it means your photos can be used only if you are attributed, helping to promote your work. Keep all rights reserved if you expect to get paid for every shot.

4. Man up and pay for Flickr. It deserves to survive – it’s a genuinely supportive online community where stranglers praise your work. Also, make sure you tag your camera settings for the photo nerds.

Теги Flickr knowledge Internet

100 новых правил Интернета по версии журнала GQ: Facebook

Продолжаем знакомить вас с английским видением интернет-жизни и в частности со статьёй британского журнала GQ The 100 new rules of the Internet.

На этот раз блок о Facebook.

The worldwide social monopoly that made Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire still rules our social life. But now it’s seven years old, it’s got as many rules of etiquette and engagement as a royal garden party. So gen up…

1. Never admit to recognizing someone from Facebook when you meet them for the first time. Also resist the temptation to steer the conversation towards their favorite books and films, because they will smell a rat.

2. Don’t use Facebook to promote your business/novel/art project/club night/play. Facebook is for keeping up with people, not selling them things.

3. Quote rarely, if at all. If you’re posting several Sylvia Plath platitudes every day, you will lose friends fast. If you do quote, make sure you quote correctly.

4. Nobody pokes on Facebook any more. Poking a girl on Facebook is like honking at her with your car horn: just for backseat sex pests and undermotivated stalkers.

5. Don’t add your parents on Facebook. Similarly, don’t follow Chris Brown’s example and have your mother fight your battles on Twitter.

6. More than twice a week is too often to update your profile picture. Especially if you’re updating it with pretty much the same picture as before.

7. Facebook is not a soapbox. Old school friends don’t want to read your rants on George Osborne’s fiscal policy.

8. Keep Facebook party invites private. It’s unlikely 5000 strangers will turn up. But it’s not worth the risk.

9. It is perfectly acceptable to ask, “Exactly how do I know you?” Con artists can use data gleaned from your online profiles to pose as “friends” and extract money or credit-card details. There’s no need to be embarrassed – just ask. If you’re not satisfied, don’t accept the friend request.

10. “Relationship status” is not a therapy couch. Even it’s “complicated”.

11. If you find yourself logged in to your significant other’s Facebook, just log out. Whatever you do, don’t be tempted to check their “sent messages” box. Paranoia is a corrupting crime.

12. If you’re on Facebook after 11pm, you’re on there for the wrong reasons. Close the laptop and stop scrolling through photo albums of your ex.

Теги Facebook knowledge Internet

100 новых правил Интернета по версии журнала GQ: Work

Интернет уже давно стал неотъемлемой частью нашей жизни. В связи с этим британский журнал GQ написал статью The 100 new rules of the Internet, которая призвана сделать нашу жизнь во Всемирной сети лёгкой и беззаботной.

Статья разбита на несколько блоков, самые актуальные из которых мы опубликуем на нашем сайте. Переводить не стали, чтобы сохранить оригинальную трактовку.

WORK

Gone are the days when Facebook wasn’t allowed at work – now, most businesses actively encourage employees to cultivate their “personal online brands”. But be careful, the web can still get you in front of HR quicker than you can say NSFW – so savvy up!

1. Remove your “sent from my iPhone/iPad/BlackBerry” signature. Acceptable 12 months ago, but these devices are nothing to show off about anymore.

2. It’s ok to respond to awkward e-mails with a fake “out of office” reply. But you have to send it within 28 seconds. Have one prepared in your desktop “notes”.

3. Don’t add on LinkedIn people you actually want to meet. The site is strictly for (virtual) business.

4. Do not use yourname@yourname.com as an e-mail address. It just makes you look like a megalomaniac, or at least desperate for recognition. The same goes for me@yourname.com.

5. E-mail sing-offs and what they say about:

Ciao. Unless you are Italian or Silvio Berlusconi’s press agent, refrain from such pretences.

Love. Awkward. Keep the heartfelt sing-offs for family.

xx. Like leaving work and kissing everyone on both cheeks.

Your first initials. What? You didn’t have time to  type your full name? Nobody’s that busy.

Ciao spelt incorrectly. “Chow!”  - and your colleagues are laughing at you.

6. Practise “jump to desktop” response for reading NSFW e-mails. On a PC, pressing the Windows key and D will hide all open windows. Command + H will hide your open windows on Mac.

7. Google yourself. It’s not narcissistic; it’s the way to ensure that unfortunate gap-year diary/earnest student poetry doesn’t follow you forever.

8. Skype webcams calls should be two-way. No webcam? Stick to voice calls. If you have one and the other party doesn’t don’t connect yours. One-way viewing is creepy.

9. Ignore spammers. Don’t anger someone capable of sending a trillion e-mails per week. Also, one day it might be the ousted King of Nigeria. Delete it, block it, move on.

10. Set up a two-minute delay before sending  e-mails. Many e-mail clients now offer this. Those 120 seconds may save your career one day.

11. Download the right apps. Don’t waste money on thousands of novelty applications that don’t do anything except make gun noises or simulate a  pint of beer. Here are the only ten you will ever need:

UberSocial. So you can keep up with Twitter.

GQ. The right gear, right now.

Instapaper. So you can read the papers at your leisure.

Layar. So you always know what’s around you.

Epicurious. So you know what to cook.

Flight Control. So you can pass the time.

Real Tools. So you can put up shelves.

Word Lens. So language is never a barrier.

Flight Tracker. So you never miss your plane.

TED. So you are the smartest in the room.

Теги knowledge Internet