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April 29, 2005
Flickr gave me two Pro accounts - so what did I do with them?
Flickr recently rewarded it's early adopters, those who paid for Pro accounts prior to the Yahoo aquisition, with two free Pro accounts to give away. I was one of those folks, and I thought about who I should give these accounts to, and for at least one if them, it was a no brainer.
I regularly browse the Flickr photostreams of folks serving in Iraq, and I came across Nevadog, a Sgt. in the US Army stationed in Tikrit (living in one of Saddam's old palaces) whose blog I'd read semi-regularly, A Soldier's Thoughts, and noticed he only had a limited basic account, so I donated a Pro account to him. Probably the most rewarding feature of Flickr for me yet.
Reading his blog and take on things on the ground is refreshing from the spoonfed dribble we get here stateside. The guy is an Arabic translator, so I find the insights he conveys especially interesting. He's also a family man, and given he's on his second tour in Iraq (under stop-loss), he has an incredible attitude and faith in things. Nevadog represents the best of what being an American is all about. I hope he and all the others serving in Iraq return safely and return soon.
Posted by cystdog at April 29, 2005 12:15 PM
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