Weekly twitter digest: 2011-02-04

What is it about animals in pictures? These photos of animals at war are wonderful (don't miss page links at bottom) http://bit.ly/gL2RjK #
WhatWasThere? See this historic photo in East Dereham, Dereham, England, GB – http://t.co/OM3Jc6a #
A rival to @Historypin, looks very slick – what do you think? RT @AntiquePhoto: Thanks for the #FF @WhatWasThere … http://bit.ly/gU5duu #
@WhatWasThere : option of upload from Flickr then refine date/overlay? I have load of geotagged, dated images there – http://bit.ly/fTX5te #
@WhatWasThere : Flickr API has all you need. I run Dated Vintage & Geotagged Vintage groups – http://bit.ly/ieL6Dl & http://bit.ly/dG4Llg #
@WhatWasThere : cool. Not sure where last tweets went – posted from wrong account so deleted and reposted. V late here so prob reply tmw #
@SumoJim "achieve its" RT @AskACurator: get museum staff thinking about social media – http://bit.ly/socialgoodies #
More fun with @WhatWasThere? See this historic photo in Wealden, England, GB – http://t.co/8HUvjHv (well, Herstmonceux actually) #
Vintage madness! RT @TManallack: Reckon this train driver had a real go at meeting timetable deadlines http://bit.ly/hPbp7e #
@postalheritage: hope you like RT @PhotosOfThePast: On the blog:: Collections focus: British Postal Museum & Archive http://bit.ly/hvgRvR #
Interested to get feedback from anyone who has used @WhatWasThere @Historypin @SepiaTown or others like it. Writing a review. #
Should anyone be trying to access any of my sites, especially http://www.whatsthatpicture.com, my host reports that they have server issues 🙁 #
Just uploaded unusual set of French stereoviews to Flickr – swimming pool in the Seine at Valvins (Fontainebleau) http://ow.ly/3Mx2a #
RT @FamilyTreeFolk: Another great site for genealogists & family historians http://bit.ly/7Y5W0g #genealogy #familyhistory @Reminiscene_ #
@Reminiscene_ love the idea of your site, but suggest get pics on Flickr too – mine get c20k views per month – http://bit.ly/hC6Vxt in reply to Reminiscene_ #
@Reminiscene_ trust you don't mind me blogging about your site? RT @PhotosOfThePast: A birthday gift from Annie Pretty http://bit.ly/gHBwTT #
@Reminiscene_ I did have a quick look on Ancestry but there are an awful lot of Annie Pretty's! in reply to Reminiscene_ #
As dogs seem to be fav topic, some great ones from Flickr – http://bit.ly/hN1BTj (esp for @OWNEYtheDog @NancyProctor @rocombo @sluggernova) #
RT @AntiquePhoto Koshashin: Japanese photography 1860-1899 http://goo.gl/fb/hbfJC #photography #photo #
Shame it's so far for me. RT @AntiquePhoto Exhibition: A 19th Century Portrait Studio http://goo.gl/fb/odr2E #photography #photo #
Received Strobe 400 duplex autofeed duplex usb powered scanner from @Visioneerinc today – could be exactly what I need for vintage photos #
On evaluation from Visioneer UK. Poss solution to automated duplex scanning of cartes de visite etc. Looks promising. http://bit.ly/eD2uKc #
Great, thanks for sharing RT @luthienrising: New: Best Practices for Organizations using #Flickr http://bit.ly/hlTNlB cc @claire_w #
I will also add @LookBackMaps to my vintage-photos-on-maps review. Any more? #
Didn't have last one, thx! RT @LookBackMaps: you prob have @sepiatown @historypin how about @whatwasthere & timeshutter.com a growing niche! #
Great combination of vintage photos with both old and new maps. Can't wait for more cities! http://www.timeshutter.com #
I'm one of the watchers, though won't be buying! RT @AntiquePhoto: w/ 3+ days to go and currently at $1800 – http://bit.ly/fHDNZB #
Something odd about this one RT @archivesnext RT @AntiquePhoto RT @thomashawk Flickr has Wilhelm's account back online. http://goo.gl/fecCs #
I really should be in bed, but instead I've been distracted by the fascinating blog from @HouseHistorian – http://bit.ly/gUWaoL #
Love these! RT @postalheritage: #Photo from the #archives – Postman delivering by boat. Wisbech, 1937. http://twitpic.com/3vu4u9 #
@AntiquePhoto Me! I would be delighted to have them and share online. Now, why does Burton on Trent ring a bell? in reply to AntiquePhoto #
@AntiquePhoto ah, I have a few, esp http://flic.kr/p/6bWnbG (love this one!) and others at http://bit.ly/hvOjQu What can I give in return? in reply to AntiquePhoto #
A Scottish family in Staffordshire, pics of Robert William Melbourne as child. Lovely blog post – http://bit.ly/gQ2qGI cc @AntiquePhoto #
RT @AntiquePhoto: Royalty star photographers Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron enter Blackwell House – http://bit.ly/ic6zYa #
RT @Shorpy Snow King: 1905 – New York circa 1905. "Flatiron Building, corner after snow storm." 8×10 inch dry plate g… http://ow.ly/1b9sXo #
@WhatWasThere clever tagline, but to put something in its place sounds a bit negative to me, as if history has mis-behaved! in reply to WhatWasThere #
@WhatWasThere I do, really, I just haven't had the time yet. Too much to do, too little time in reply to WhatWasThere #
@lifeasdaddy seing your Australian/Naval/Vintage interest, you may like this one – http://flic.kr/p/6FHzjx #
@whatwasthere don't change your new tagline based on what I said – I do actually quite like it #
Oh to take a year off: "De Montfort University MA History of Photography" on British photographic history: http://ning.it/fowwpV #
RT @anna_boman: Norwegians helped the Swedish National Heritage Board identify a photo on Flickr Commons http://bit.ly/ekfEIn (ping @matka) in reply to anna_boman #
@pastpictures @photodetective @indicommons have added links to your sites in my blogroll – see footer on http://www.whatsthatpicture.com/ #
@eastmanhouse I'm getting a 403 access error on http://j.mp/gK1DP8, linked from the Explore header on your home page #
@EastmanHouse cool. A quick question: what is best link to highlight your online collections? Image galleries, not descriptive text. in reply to EastmanHouse #
@archivesinfo looks a bit big for a traditional stanhope, but maybe more modern equivalent? in reply to archivesinfo #
@archivesinfo Though I think I stand corrected – http://bit.ly/eg9EUr has something quite similar in reply to archivesinfo #
RT @AntiquePhoto Family Shares Century-Old Photo Collection of Missouri and Arkansas Past – http://bit.ly/hp3vYc (atMissouri State Archives) #
My Flickr images are now consistently getting >1,000 views overall per day. That's 1/3m per year. Blimey! http://bit.ly/hC6Vxt #
@EastmanHouse I think I'd prefer http://bit.ly/uaDGm – what plans do you have to share more collections – is it focussed on Flickr Commons? in reply to EastmanHouse #
Thanks! RT @AntiquePhoto: RT @PhotosOfThePast: On the blog:: In focus: Lickley-Dunlop Victorian Family Album http://bit.ly/fLtrKl #
🙂 RT @KithandKinUK: Wait a minute…! I'm pretty sure this says warehouseman in a wire works. That makes more sense. Faded documents…tsk! in reply to KithandKinUK #
Great feature on top photography exhibitions for 2011 from @culture24 http://j.mp/eBvnyP check all the related stuff in r/h column too #
@archivesnext @wragge @antiquephoto hey, who do you think you're looking at? (sorry, couldn't resist!) http://yfrog.com/h4l6drej #
Here's a mystery to solve RT @AntiquePhoto: Police find historical Wartime photos in stolen goods – http://t.co/8HNHbEM #Uk in reply to AntiquePhoto #

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