Dave AndersonJun 16, 2023

Google just emailed me to let me know that "Album Archive" is going away and my data will be deleted in a month.

Album Archive is apparently the dumping ground for images that were in _other_ products Google has already killed, such as Google+ and Hangouts.

They're killing the place where images from killed products went. It's just beyond parody, incredible.

Show threadJessamynJun 17, 2023
@danderson Yeah I looked at what was in mine, a place I'd never heard of, and it looks like it was images that I'd used for... Blogger. Which is apparently still alive.
Show threadDavid MichaelsJun 17, 2023
@jessamyn @danderson Ooofffff there really aren't many consumer friendly places/ways to store photos out there. This really is peak Google
Show threadJessamynJun 17, 2023
@vwampage @danderson Part of my work at Flickr is getting more cultural heritage organizations onboarded (and working with existing ones who maybe haven't been active) and let them know we have a long-term plan and not just a short term money grab one. Speaking of, any idea who runs this? I just sent them a message saying "Hey we can switch you to a pro-level account" They've been dormant., probably because NYPL itself has great options, but still would be nice to say hi. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/
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Show threadSean Redmond
@jessamyn @vwampage @danderson I'll ask around. Since there are links to old *Cold Fusion* pages, the signs are not good
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Show threadJessamynJun 17, 2023
@rdmond @vwampage @danderson Oy, and thanks -- if there's no one currently involved in that account, we'd also be delighted if someone would like to take it over. Not a lot of responsibilities but it's just another neat discovery angle which could be mostly automated (or not) and be part of some of the stuff we've got going on. Happy to be a contact person for it. Stay in touch,
Show threadCarl MalamudJun 17, 2023
@jessamyn I can help. Send me email.
Show threadJessamynJun 17, 2023
@carlmalamud Done.