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With our new feature,  ‘Publish images to Flickr & Facebook’, sharing your images in these social contexts has become very easy. You can do it in just three clicks. But which of your images do you share on Facebook or Flickr and which do you not? And when do you or don’t you?

“I think, therefore I am”, is a famous quote from Descartes, which nowadays can probably be translated to  “I share, therefore I am.“ While on- and offline participation in social communities can take many different forms, the fact of the matter is that we all invest in social interaction. Sharing thoughts, ideas and work with people simply opens up new opportunities.

However on the one side, there’s the desire to be independent and autonomous as an artist, on the other side the necessity to share. It’s a challenge to find a balance within this paradox.

Brandon Schulman, in our first podcast, says the following:

“I don’t love mixing work and personal stuff, which is definitely an issue on Facebook. A blog is great for me. I see it as another way for people to get to know me without knowing me. I see all these things as a way for people to take a little bite, if somebody wants you they are going to get you, it’s important not to force things upon people.”

I’d like this post to be a start of a discussion about whether or not to share works on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and other social media. And if yes; in what manner? Got ideas or insights that you like to share? Please post it in the comments!