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Since you don't likely don't want your postcards appearing at Flickr in triplicate, I suggest selecting one crosspost service. I use SLBuzz's because I like the styled "Visit..." [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ceIzvl0TYVc SLURL] inclusion, which makes it easy for anyone to teleport to the location I took the postcard at. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2480020338/ See an example.] | Since you don't likely don't want your postcards appearing at Flickr in triplicate, I suggest selecting one crosspost service. I use SLBuzz's because I like the styled "Visit..." [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ceIzvl0TYVc SLURL] inclusion, which makes it easy for anyone to teleport to the location I took the postcard at; it also turns the postcard text into Flickr tags for easier searching. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2480020338/ See an example.] | ||
Once you've got that setup, you're ready to send a postcard — not just to any email address, but the special email addresses each of these sites use. I send to these: | Once you've got that setup, you're ready to send a postcard — not just to any email address, but the special email addresses each of these sites use. I send to these: | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 12 May 2008
I'll teach you how to share your postcards with the world so you can easily capture and broadcast your Second Life memories. This is how I do it; feel free to adapt and vary to fit your needs best.
The first step is choosing one or more sites which will display your postcards. I use these, each of which has cool, unique features:
Optional but useful: these three sites also allow you to crosspost if you have a Flickr account. What's the advantage? Saved time and no extra "Second Life" logo image also appearing, which is a by-product of the original postcard which doesn't get automatically stripped out, and an annoyance if you use the regular email-to-Flickr. All you need to do is login via these links as applicable and set it up:
Since you don't likely don't want your postcards appearing at Flickr in triplicate, I suggest selecting one crosspost service. I use SLBuzz's because I like the styled "Visit..." SLURL inclusion, which makes it easy for anyone to teleport to the location I took the postcard at; it also turns the postcard text into Flickr tags for easier searching. See an example.
Once you've got that setup, you're ready to send a postcard — not just to any email address, but the special email addresses each of these sites use. I send to these:
- SLBuzz's special Flickr crosspost addy - flickr@slbuzz.com
- Snapzilla's general addy (just about any alias will do) - x@slpics.com
- BlogHUD's - pix@bloghud.com
and I also email myself for an extra copy.
You can send a postcard to multiple recipients by separating email addresses with commas. To send a postcard in the first place:
- Click the Snapshot button (on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen), or go to File menu > Take Snapshot. A window will appear, offering choices.
- Select "Send a postcard". If it wasn't already selected, you'll also need to click Refresh Snapshot.
- Click Send. Another window will appear where you can enter the recipients' addresses, a subject line, and description message (both can be left blank if you'd prefer).
- Click this Send button, and it's off!
Wait several minutes, then check those sites and/or your email as appropriate, and you should see the postcard — and so will other people.
Watch a video tutorial: