Adding images through the new Freebase UI doesn't work - freebase

For some Freebase topics, there are no images available (e.g. for https://www.freebase.com/m/0399p ) and in some cases I have images available which I would like to add to Freebase since they are being used in our website.
Since Freebase updated its UI this month, trying to add values to /common/topic/image through the Freebase UI (link mentioned above) returns the error "Add image not yet implemented".
Is there an update as to when adding images to topics will be supported again? Or is there any other way of uploading them to Freebase?

The only way that Freebase is loading new images is from Wikipedia right now. If the feature gets added it won't be for a while so I'd recommend that you host your own images right now. Sorry for the inconvenience but there are a lot of complicated issues with image licenses and fair use.

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What does Apple News use to determine when images are displayed?

We have set up several of our websites on Apple News now. For half of our sites (built on one platform), images are displayed in the Article List view 95% of the time. The other half of our sites display an image in the Article List 0% of the time.
However, images are reliably displayed on the Article View page.
The images used are almost certainly NOT the one provided in the RSS feed in the media thumbnail tag; they are almost certainly being scraped from the article itself. Images are set properly in the OG tags.
This behaviour is consistent between iPads and iPhones.
Any ideas would be welcome.
I can think of a couple of things, this may or may not constituent a complete answer, but its some ideas.
Self host the images on a webserver that tracks all requests (nginx - awstats - etc)
Wrap the images or the urls in a tracking url script (can even be monetized) where you submit an image url and receive one in return (called something like In-Image Advertising, or using a link tracker/redirector)
embed a javascript into the theme or what-have-you into this news thing that tracks each image being loaded, ( OR
The rest of these kinds of ideas really very greatly depends on your amount of control, and skills.
Hope I helped you with some good ideas. Willing to help more.

Can I add RSS-less websites on Feedly or other RSS-Reader?

I am a huge fan of RSS.I am currently using Feedly as my default RSS Reader.I have a question though that I am unable to find the answer.How can I follow a website that does not provide RSS Feeds?I have tried several addons on firefox or extensions on chrome that automatically detect RSS when I am visiting a website,therefore with one-click I can add that website on Feedly.In addition I have searched through the internet to create manually an RSS Feed,when a website does not provide one,but it seems there is not a free way to do it,or if I try an online 'RSS Creator' (like page2rss and more) most of the times they are not working (either can't find the RSS of a website or create an invalid RSS).However,I didn't give up,so I was desperately seeking a way,to find the RSS Feed via the 'source code' of a website.Unfortunately,that only works for Youtube Channels and not for other websites.Is there a way via those actions to 'follow' another website?
I have found a way to 'detect changes' of Feed-less websites using update-scanner addon on firefox and page monitor on chrome.But,all I want to do is put those webpages in one app/website (like Feedly) so that I can follow them whether I am using my pc,or iphone/ipad (iOS),or tablet (android),or another user's pc/laptop.Any suggestions?Keep in mind that iOS devices don't support extensions.If I confused you,visit this link and you'll understand exactly what I am looking for.
http://googlereader.blogspot.gr/2010/01/follow-changes-to-any-website.html
The only drawback is that googleReader does not exist anymore!Do you know another RSS Reader that support this feature (like Feedly,the Old Reader etc) ?
Thanks!
A simple but basic solution is Page2Rss.com. You put the URL of the page. One's a day, the service crawl the page and generate an item for all what's new.
Feed43.com does a much better job, even its free version. You have to elaborate rules of extraction from the HTML code.
Feedity is much (much) more interactive, bit commercial.

creating blogroll by inoreader, feedly or similar ones

In Google reader(R.I.P) we could select some interesting links by a special tag and then make public them and show links on our blogs or websites.
Is there a way to create this by Google reader alternatives like Inoreader or Feedly or AOL reader or etc?
I should probably start by saying that I'm the BDFL of Inoreader, but I feel obliged to answer you. If anyone thinks my answer is inappropriate or that this can be achieved with one of the other mentioned options, feel free to bash me in the comments :)
Yes, you can do that in Inoreader.
Since you are familiar with Google Reader, you shouldn't have much difficulties starting up with it, but if you have, here's a quick guide to get you started.
Depending on what you need to achieve the option you want is accessible via right-click on a folder or a tag:
Then in the dialog that pops up, you will see an Export option. Click it and you will get 3 links - for RSS feed, HTML page (what you need) and a public OPML file (for folders only):
A few notes on folders and tags:
Folders are used to group sources (RSS, social and other feeds) and content inside them is automatically populated from the feeds.
Tags on the other hand are mostly manually populated by you. When you read an article and you find it interesting, you can press "T" or click the label icon at the bottom of article to tag it. This behavior is almost identical in all major RSS readers. Working with tags in Inoreader is covered in detail in this blog post.
Now I said mostly before, because tags can also be automatically populated by Inoreader's Rules. Basically they works like your email filter. You can set up keywords or other conditions and tag articles automatically as they arrive. This feature is covered in this blog post.
Hope this helps!

Drupal6 option_images module: Uploads but doesn't display Images for certain attribute sets

This is an awfully specific and awfully challenging issue. I know my chances of finding someone else with this problem are slim, but I have to try. I'm stumped.
I'm using Drupal 6, Ubercart, and the Option Images module.
I would like it to switch product images as different attributes are selected.
This works for certain images, but not for others. It seems to be tied to the attribute set, not anything about the image files--I've tried the same image on lots of attribute sets. I've also tried creating different attribute sets to see if I could figure out what aspect of the attributes is making option_images not work. No luck so far.
The Problem
For certain groups of attributes, option images will upload but they do not display on the product page.
Things I've Learned
Even for products that show broken option_images behavior, the images are uploaded. I see them in the database in the files table and on the filesystem.
There is an array on the product page I can see: '$node->option_images'. This array is populated for working product pages, and not populated for product pages that don't show option images.
When I turn on the database debugger, I can see that the database is queried (uc_option_image_load). On the broken pages though, it queries for images for the wrong product. (eg: it looks for sharp cheddar option images when it's on the swiss almond page) These products use different attribute sets.
Screenshots
I found it. The fact that it allows me to upload and preview option_images put me on the wrong path. It is actually a setting which enables and disables attributes for option images.
The setting is here: admin/store/settings/attributes
I think this is a usability bug, since letting me upload images for disabled attributes confused the heck out of me. But anyway. Solved.
Seriously questioning the Drupal way right about now.

Wordpress plugin that automates/streamlines finding and inserting post images

I'm looking for a way to insert royalty (or otherwise) free photos quickly into the posts I write in Wordpress. (This image would serve as the primary image for that post, if it makes any difference.)
Ideally there would be an "insert image" type of dialog that would have a search field.
Submitting that search form with some keywords, there would be a list of thumbnails of images related to the search query.
Image suggestions could come from sites like sxc.hu, flickr.com or everystockphoto.com, showing only images that are licensed for free use (optionally photos that are not licensed for commercial use could be filtered out).
From this list I could then choose the most appropriate photo for the post.
This plugin could also insert an attribution text for the image automatically.
That is, ideally. Naturally I'm ready to compromise. Then again, there might be even better solutions that have even smoother, quicker way of accomplishing post image automation.
I'd prefer a free plugin but paid one will do as well. Or several plugins.
Check out Zemanta. I think it handles everything you want, and it updates automagically based on the contents of your post.

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