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61 blogging jobs have been added to the About.com Web Logs Forum in the Blogging Jobs folder. I'm happy to say there are even a couple of video blogging jobs listed this week!
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Google announced today that its image search function has been enhanced to allow users to find images that hold a Creative Commons license. The intent is to make it easier for bloggers, Web site owners, and anyone else who needs to find photos and images they are legally allowed to use on their sites. You can simply visit the Advanced Search page within Google Image Search, select the type of license you'd like to search by within the "Usage Rights" box, and voila, images with that usage or license attached to them will be returned by Google.
Sounds great, huh? Don't get too excited. It's not that simple. Here's the catch -- the images returned may not always be accurately tagged with the correct license and/or usage permissions.
What does that mean? It means just because you conduct an advanced image search through Google and select a Creative Commons license, it doesn't mean that you can guarantee that license is appropriately applied. In other words, Google delivers results, but you still have to search down the original image and confirm the actual license attached to it before you use it.
Bottom-line, it sounds like a great tool for bloggers, but if you want to stay out of trouble, go to the source to find an image so you're certain what the license and/or permissions are for it. Follow the links to learn more about copyright and fair use and to find a list of sites to find images to use on your blog or how to search Flickr to find images to use on your blog.
51 Blogging Jobs have been listed in the About.com Web Logs forum in the Blogging Jobs folder. As usual, there is a good mix of topics and requirements to choose from.
With the economy struggling to show signs of recovery, it's a great time to pick up a blogging gig to make some extra cash or start your new career as a professional blogger. As a reminder, these articles can help you succeed as a paid blogger:
If you're a blogger in North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Hawaii, then you can cross the Amazon Associates affiliate advertising program off of your list of possible ways to earn money through your blog. And if you live in one of those states and are already an Amazon Associate, you should have already received an email from Amazon letting you know that you're not an affiliate anymore.
Since all three states have enacted legislation that would require Amazon to charge sales tax on products sold through Amazon affiliates who live in those states, Amazon has decided to end the program in those states rather than add the extra red tape, work, etc. that would be required.
You can get the complete changes to the Amazon Associates program on this page, which shows the updates to the Amazon Associates agreement made on June 29 and 30, 2009. The entire agreement is here.
The Register published two articles this week that provide great perspective and history about the tax issue and Amazon, which you can read here and here.
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