Comments on: Please, Do Not Hotlink http://triunedesigns.com/blog/2009/05/25/please-do-not-hotlink/ Make a lasting impression through creative design. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leo Wurschmidt http://triunedesigns.com/blog/2009/05/25/please-do-not-hotlink/#comment-1203 Leo Wurschmidt Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://triunedesigns.com/blog/?p=963#comment-1203 Haha, awesome! Haha, awesome!

]]> By: David http://triunedesigns.com/blog/2009/05/25/please-do-not-hotlink/#comment-1202 David Wed, 27 May 2009 17:27:47 +0000 http://triunedesigns.com/blog/?p=963#comment-1202 Perfect! I do Flickr linking more now than any other. I'll never do "hotlinking" again! Perfect! I do Flickr linking more now than any other. I'll never do "hotlinking" again!

]]> By: Leo Wurschmidt http://triunedesigns.com/blog/2009/05/25/please-do-not-hotlink/#comment-1201 Leo Wurschmidt Wed, 27 May 2009 12:33:23 +0000 http://triunedesigns.com/blog/?p=963#comment-1201 As far as Flickr is concerned, I think you are allowed to hotlink. I believe it is probably a little safer than inline linking from someone's standalone website. I also think that it is pretty common practice. When you hotlink to Flickr, they just want a link back to their website. Here is one of their community guidelines: "The Flickr service makes it possible to post content hosted on Flickr to outside web sites. However, pages on other web sites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr." (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne)" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne)</a> I hope that helps. As far as Flickr is concerned, I think you are allowed to hotlink. I believe it is probably a little safer than inline linking from someone's standalone website. I also think that it is pretty common practice.

When you hotlink to Flickr, they just want a link back to their website.

Here is one of their community guidelines:
"The Flickr service makes it possible to post content hosted on Flickr to outside web sites. However, pages on other web sites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr."
(http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne)

I hope that helps.

]]> By: David http://triunedesigns.com/blog/2009/05/25/please-do-not-hotlink/#comment-1200 David Wed, 27 May 2009 11:47:16 +0000 http://triunedesigns.com/blog/?p=963#comment-1200 Thanks for this informative post Leo. In principle I knew all this information, but have violated these best-practices several times (mostly out of laziness). Your points are good reminders and protocol that I will be more judicious in following going forward. Question: Would you say that the same procedure should be followed for someone with images on a photo-sharing site like Flickr - even when their image is attributed under Creative Commons? (I think I know the answer but felt compelled to ask). Thanks for this informative post Leo. In principle I knew all this information, but have violated these best-practices several times (mostly out of laziness). Your points are good reminders and protocol that I will be more judicious in following going forward.

Question: Would you say that the same procedure should be followed for someone with images on a photo-sharing site like Flickr – even when their image is attributed under Creative Commons? (I think I know the answer but felt compelled to ask).

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