pretty telling
As a quick local note, an entry on the technology gossip blog Valleywag reveals that the third most popular search term driving traffic to Flickr is “Tamara Hoover,” the suspended Austin High teacher I’ve blogged about before. Her name ranked after “Flickr” and “Flickr.com,” but I imagine most of the users are more interested in seeing the nude pictures that got her in trouble than in supporting her cause. It’s particularly telling that the fourth most common search is for “boobs.”
Valleywag has another post that relates to Austin and Flickr. In an item about the Flickr colouring contest, it uses the entry local blogger Prentiss Riddle, without crediting the source. At first, I thought Prentiss might have used a particularly liberal license for the image, but it’s marked “all rights reserved,” so the site is just engaging in copyright infringement. Come on, Valleywag, give Prentiss some credit!
Update: Prentiss says he emailed the folks at Valleywag, and they now credit his image. Good for them.
