I notice in looking at pics on the popular page that they seem to be taken the same day or maybe the day before the date posted on 365. I wonder if that is a criteria of being considered for the PP. I wonder if they pick any shots taken earlier? Would anyone know if that is a requirement?
One time someone wanted to show people something on a Google map, which they copied and pasted from the internet. This was on the Pop Page for several days. I'm pretty sure it didn't have a date. :-)
@5unflow3r I remember that photo, it was a google map photo with an airplane smack dab in the middle of it!
I think that in general it needs to be uploaded in the last day or two. Building on others theories, the PP appearance has something to do with amount of views vs. favs over a period of time. The longer your photo is in your album, the less views it gets, therefore the less likely it is to be on the PP! I highly doubt this is all the magic monkeys use as criteria although I'm sure it plays into it.
I like the PP. I've been there a few times. I also think that it should change daily. I browse it everyday. I've found people to follow there and some great ideas. I think that sometimes it seems to be the same old, same old. 24 hours, that should be the time limit, as far as requirements? Who knows, a matter of opinion, I guess. I'm just here to enjoy all of the wonderful talent. It's a blessing to be a part of this awesome project. It gives me inspiration every single day!
@shadesofgrey Yes! And while it was awesome and I got a chuckle of it, I felt it shouldn't have made the pp
There are lots of photos that do well w/o the pp too. i have one right now, 84 views, 9 favs, 46 comments, that is doing better than several photos that are on the pp, but somehow it didn't make the cut That can be a little frustrating. I guess the magic monkeys don't feel it's up to snuff.
(@5unflow3r) I have the feeling that the amount of followers does count too; if you have 8 folowers and the pic has been fav'd 4 times and viewed let's say 27 times the populairity is much higher than when you have 100 followers and 4 fav's.... Since my amount of followers has gone up and over a 100... it's been harder to get up the pop page..... LOL I don't mind, as long a I like what I'm posting ;-)
@elke Yes, me too, The PP is definitely not a deal breaker. :-) I look forward to coming on this site everyday. just making the point that the PP is not really as predictable as you would think. :-)
Thank you all for your responses. I'm not able to take a pic every day so many times I'll take several a day and have a little library of them so they may be a couple of weeks old when I get a chance to post them. Oh well, I guess we'll never figure out the PP monkeys. :)
@dune1953
i think the length of time the pic is on for depends on how the amount of people viewing it is going.
say if its been on for a day and 50+ have viewed it, another has been on and only 15 have viewed, that one will come off and leave the more popular one on .....thats how it seems to work wwhen i've been looking every day for a few days in a row
@dune1953 Yes! And I've had a pic that was basically "dead in the water" stay on for what felt like an eternitywith no views for over a day, and then another got a fave and was gone the next hour! Very mysterious! @kmrtn6
@kmrtn6@5unflow3r - When the picts on up for a short amount of time, there is a very good chance of missing them on PP. It would be great if there was a notification via email that we made the PP. I don't know how many of mine made it that I did not know about, especially early on when I just started.
@mittens@dune1953@5unflow3r I look at the pp to see how to improve my own photos. I have seen pics on there with about 35 views and 15 favs, that tells me that the criteria for the pp is up to how the Magic Monkeys feel on the day.
I also believe that being able to comment directly on someones pic on the home page reduces the amount of views a pic gets that could/should be on pp. I think you should be able to see the pic only on the home page and have to open/view it to comment. I always open people's pics, its nice for that person to know that people are looking if not always commenting.
I agree about being informed by email if any of your pics make it to the pp or newbie page. I did not know about newbie page for about 5 months.
Sorry I seem to have ranted again ;-0
@hagscat I agree about going into the actual page to look at the picture. I think it's the best way to really get a good look at it. I hadn't thought that it wouldn't register a view if you comment on it on the home page. Good observation.
I also think it would be great if they informed people by email if they make it on the PP.
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I think that in general it needs to be uploaded in the last day or two. Building on others theories, the PP appearance has something to do with amount of views vs. favs over a period of time. The longer your photo is in your album, the less views it gets, therefore the less likely it is to be on the PP! I highly doubt this is all the magic monkeys use as criteria although I'm sure it plays into it.
There are lots of photos that do well w/o the pp too. i have one right now, 84 views, 9 favs, 46 comments, that is doing better than several photos that are on the pp, but somehow it didn't make the cut That can be a little frustrating. I guess the magic monkeys don't feel it's up to snuff.
i think the length of time the pic is on for depends on how the amount of people viewing it is going.
say if its been on for a day and 50+ have viewed it, another has been on and only 15 have viewed, that one will come off and leave the more popular one on .....thats how it seems to work wwhen i've been looking every day for a few days in a row
@kmrtn6
I also believe that being able to comment directly on someones pic on the home page reduces the amount of views a pic gets that could/should be on pp. I think you should be able to see the pic only on the home page and have to open/view it to comment. I always open people's pics, its nice for that person to know that people are looking if not always commenting.
I agree about being informed by email if any of your pics make it to the pp or newbie page. I did not know about newbie page for about 5 months.
Sorry I seem to have ranted again ;-0
I also think it would be great if they informed people by email if they make it on the PP.