tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443542492752722557.post7149342856505139935..comments2023-10-17T08:30:52.502-04:00Comments on <br> Birds 'n Such: Birdpost - New Site for BirdwatchersAlan Pulleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443542492752722557.post-73504809755241334382008-09-19T21:40:00.000-04:002008-09-19T21:40:00.000-04:00Same comment, same posting all over the internet, ...Same comment, same posting all over the internet, trashing Birdpost, pumping up eBird, by an anonymous user. Unbelievable! I would think the "non-profit" eBird would be thrilled with another website trying to promote birding!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Jason PeeryBirdposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812130489564148081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443542492752722557.post-7228012649967936822008-09-16T13:17:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:17:00.000-04:00Birdpost is a blatant rip-off of the NONPROFIT eBi...Birdpost is a blatant rip-off of the NONPROFIT eBird project that has been around for years. <BR/><BR/>Much of the Birdpost application seems to be a repackaging of some of eBird's new features like Google Mapping, Notable Birds Gadget, etc. <BR/><BR/>They obviously used existing eBird features as the kernel, added a few unimpressive social networking 'bells and whistles' (which birders won't care about) and voila.<BR/><BR/>And unlike eBird, Birdpost is of zero value to bird researchers and conservationists, since Birdpost data is very poorly screened for misidentifications, spurious reports and "nut job" birders compared to eBird and other real citizen-science projects.<BR/><BR/>I urge birders to use eBird instead - after all, it not only lets you record, track, map, search, alerts, etc. - but it also helps conserve the birds we care about.<BR/><BR/>Birdpost is a for-profit ripoff of an existing nonprofit product. <BR/><BR/>For Shame!<BR/><BR/>Regarding later plans for other non-avian wildlife: those will having harmful effects when used on, say reptiles (since both legal and illegal commercial turtle and snake collectors can use the Internet too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com