Metadata

What is Meta Data and How Do I Add it to My Blog Posts?

Wikipedia's definition of metadatamet·a·da·ta

/ˈmetəˌdatə/

Noun: A set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

Hmmm… that doesn’t really mean much to most people, so what is it really? Well, one of the ways I like to think about it is by considering a book for sale in a bookshop. The book has a title, an author and a price. They are not part of the book itself but describe something about it. The book may also have a subtitle, but this is not a mandatory piece of information – it is optional metadata.

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Why So Many Ways to Name an Image?

Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa

Mabel… Melissa… Myrtle? Ah yes MONA!

When you add an image to your web site you may have noticed that there are a good number of different boxes you can fill in which all seem to be naming the picture. In this posting I aim to explain why there are so many and what they are all used for.

So, let’s start with something very basic… the file name. If you take a picture with a digital camera or phone, chances are your file will be called something like “DSCN6434.JPG”.

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