tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post1012387270174621881..comments2023-06-10T10:25:57.118+03:00Comments on Blue Abaya: To Blog Or Not To BlogLaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-26611005469253396062012-10-31T16:40:47.482+03:002012-10-31T16:40:47.482+03:00Layla thank you for sharing this experience with u...Layla thank you for sharing this experience with us....I have been writing my own blog for about two years now and it has not even occurred to me to check if anyone has plagarised content! <br />I post a combination of images I find on the internet and also my own and in the case if using images from another blog or website I make absolutely 100% certain that I mention or link back to the juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259869547775378296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-51974724222316697082012-09-25T00:21:44.856+03:002012-09-25T00:21:44.856+03:00Voi miten kurja juttu tuo plagiointi;että jollain ...Voi miten kurja juttu tuo plagiointi;että jollain on otsaa tehtä tuollaista! Blogimaailmassa kuuluu kysyä lupa,ennenkuin sellaista voi tehdä.Olen itse törmännyt kerran jossain valokuvaani,jota oli käytetty ilman lupaa,ja kaiketi niitä kuvia on otettu enemmänkin.Olenkin joskus miettinyt sitä vesileiman laittamista,mutta sellaisen lätkiminen keskelle kuvaa ei kauheasti kyllä innosta.Tsemppejä!Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807233749131057341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-49001119660479375462012-09-23T16:45:46.935+03:002012-09-23T16:45:46.935+03:00Congrats. on "working" for American Bedu...Congrats. on "working" for American Bedu. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.<br /><br />See your blogging in a much bigger picture: a digital legacy for your family and close friends.Jeanhttp://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-89273624995954593382012-09-23T14:01:19.804+03:002012-09-23T14:01:19.804+03:00Hei Laylah,
googlella löytyi tällainen: http://d...Hei Laylah, <br /><br />googlella löytyi tällainen: http://desertmoonsdiary.blogspot.fi/ Ilmeisesti sinunkin blogiasi plagioineen henkilön blogi. http://desertmoonsdiary.blogspot.fi/p/my-profile.html<br /><br />Olet ehkä tietoinenkin sivustosta, mutta ainakaan tuo ei ole "invite only". <br /><br />En tiedä, onko tuolla sinulta tai muilta varastettua sisältöä, mutta kannattaa varmaan Auranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-38494349740635352402012-09-18T15:18:29.584+03:002012-09-18T15:18:29.584+03:00When I started blogging in 2007, it only took less...When I started blogging in 2007, it only took less than 24 hours for someone to plagiarize me. I plodded on. A few months later, a known Greek newspaper republished an entire article without permission or credit, then followed the lawyers, U.S. embassy, Greek embassy, national tourist organisation and official Greek government websites also copying material. Even CNN, the Economist and Bloomberg CaliforniaKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604689834411117226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-5695966413776468462012-09-18T15:05:36.444+03:002012-09-18T15:05:36.444+03:00Hi Sarah!
Welcome to Riyadh and that is great to h...Hi Sarah!<br />Welcome to Riyadh and that is great to hear you have found use of this blog!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-30666579531683095122012-09-18T14:42:40.582+03:002012-09-18T14:42:40.582+03:00Hi Ildi!
Thank you for the comment I am touched by...Hi Ildi!<br />Thank you for the comment I am touched by your words, and thanks for following the blogs for over a year :)<br />I like your description of me climbing up things and lying prone with abaya to take some pics, this is very true sometimes lol<br />My husband sometimes says people must think that is some crazy american woman hahaLaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-36752437181305864392012-09-18T14:39:47.245+03:002012-09-18T14:39:47.245+03:00Hi ButchV
Thank you for the comment and suggestion...Hi ButchV<br />Thank you for the comment and suggestion!<br />I had a program like this, but the problem is the watermark placement needs to be selected carefully for each image so that it's visible, and the program automatically places it on the same place for each image..<br />But I'm lucky to have a great friend who is going to help with the watermarking!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-81619648706953803432012-09-18T14:37:08.387+03:002012-09-18T14:37:08.387+03:00Hi Kelly, thanks for the encouraging comment!Hi Kelly, thanks for the encouraging comment!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-21840034249824927052012-09-18T14:35:36.848+03:002012-09-18T14:35:36.848+03:00wa aleikum salaam Estelle,
thank you!wa aleikum salaam Estelle,<br />thank you!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-9847814616959718062012-09-18T14:34:56.720+03:002012-09-18T14:34:56.720+03:00Hi Mari, thank you, I will when I get the photos w...Hi Mari, thank you, I will when I get the photos watermarked first! <br />Funny how so many negative people have left comments on Images of Saudi saying I am giving such a bad impression of Saudi-Arabia and that I should stop posting pics because I always just mock the country and religion.. always wondered how people can be so depressingly negative in their views.Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-83008762784205948592012-09-18T14:32:11.637+03:002012-09-18T14:32:11.637+03:00MYRK-thank you for saying this, that is exactly wh...MYRK-thank you for saying this, that is exactly what my aim has been since I started it and so glad to hear you think I had accomplished this :)<br /><br />Btw lovely Photos, some are from Diriyah?Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-63931876509371732672012-09-18T14:28:47.144+03:002012-09-18T14:28:47.144+03:00Hi Bedu, thank you so much for the support,I so ap...Hi Bedu, thank you so much for the support,I so appreciate it.<br />I hope you will like my photos,<br /><br />Love LaylaLaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-31685434359153558672012-09-18T14:27:24.162+03:002012-09-18T14:27:24.162+03:00Wow that is so nice to hear Sathya thanks for the ...Wow that is so nice to hear Sathya thanks for the support!!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-80615067270550883972012-09-18T14:25:14.971+03:002012-09-18T14:25:14.971+03:00Hi MingMing! I don't want ot make it closed be...Hi MingMing! I don't want ot make it closed because so many people will not ask to join it (I know I am lazy to send the requests even though I like a blog sometimes)<br />She is on fb indeed, posts a lot of the blog stuff on there too.<br /><br />I am so touched by all the support coming in from readers and it has given me a lot more motivation!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517032571160920075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-51557499236683705112012-09-18T12:30:32.126+03:002012-09-18T12:30:32.126+03:00I just found this blog, and as a new expat in Riya...I just found this blog, and as a new expat in Riyadh I can't begin to thank you enough. I will be reading the whole site over the next few days. The pages I have seen thus far are very well written, informative, and genuine. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Please don't let the inadequacies of others who feel the need to use your work without permission slow you down. There will Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-11374874679416654572012-09-18T11:36:24.936+03:002012-09-18T11:36:24.936+03:00Dear Laylah, pls don't give up.
For about a ...Dear Laylah, pls don't give up. <br /><br />For about a year I daily follow your blog, read awesome articles from your individual style shines my days! Loving your spicy writing style, as you discribe Saudi and neighbourhood,events, own life stories. That would be a big loss for us readers to watching you disappearing.<br /><br />That UNBELIVABLE SHAME what copycat and even officional press Ildihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953979060976077729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-11814638168034393182012-09-18T10:35:47.024+03:002012-09-18T10:35:47.024+03:00Hi Laylah! I always enjoy visiting your blog. It...Hi Laylah! I always enjoy visiting your blog. It helps me to appreciate a different culture in a way that textbooks or travel guides cannot.<br /><br />Might I suggest that you get an application that will allow batch processing of watermarks? Off-hand, I can recommend Faststone Image Browser. It has an option to incorporate watermarks onto all images in a folder. There's a bit of a ButchVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-82120981121102243382012-09-17T21:43:51.823+03:002012-09-17T21:43:51.823+03:00Hello,
You should right protect her images so w...Hello,<br /><br /> You should right protect her images so when they try and take you information they are told that they have to contact your for permission. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-14404282814679885762012-09-17T19:09:15.922+03:002012-09-17T19:09:15.922+03:00Add me to the list of people who like reading your...Add me to the list of people who like reading your blog. <br /><br />Keeping track of content scrapers and photo,er, liberators for my own interior design blog has taken time I'll never get back either. It seems to be part of being a blogger, unfortunately. :P<br /><br />I've traveled around the world but I've never been to Saudi Arabia or Finland; I enjoy seeing them through your Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-88270096978768781322012-09-17T00:20:29.682+03:002012-09-17T00:20:29.682+03:00Asalam alaikum Dear,
I really enjoy your blog. Yo...Asalam alaikum Dear,<br /><br />I really enjoy your blog. You are really talented. Please continue !<br />When a new article is coming into my internet mail box it is always a good surprise to me.<br /><br />Choukran jazeelan for your work here<br /><br />EstelleEstellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-23612497585708215292012-09-16T23:29:33.928+03:002012-09-16T23:29:33.928+03:00Please continue the blog! I have learned so much ...Please continue the blog! I have learned so much about life in Saudi, and I have a much more positive view of the country as a result. Your stories are so interesting and entertaining. MariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-47155255246773772182012-09-16T17:05:50.707+03:002012-09-16T17:05:50.707+03:00Assalaamu alaikum
@Laylah and Hope
You've ex...Assalaamu alaikum<br /><br />@Laylah and Hope<br /><br />You've expressed some good points and I humblely take your advise along with apologizing for my rants.<br /><br />Sorry:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-10319580083716998782012-09-16T16:48:10.857+03:002012-09-16T16:48:10.857+03:00Hi ,
I enjoy reading your blog and i believe you...Hi , <br /><br />I enjoy reading your blog and i believe you are doing an amazing job of projecting an Image of Saudi to the world at large which is very different from the general perception.<br />I have also had similar problems recently and can understand your feelings. however i just thought of sharing my pictures with you. you can refer to <br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/81031705@N04/<br MYRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417200694672796713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100788116354675609.post-13471041565863420402012-09-16T16:06:06.735+03:002012-09-16T16:06:06.735+03:00Layla,
I am so honored that some of your photos w...Layla,<br /><br />I am so honored that some of your photos will be showcased in the documentary. Your photos are going to help the world see the many hidden treasures held in Saudi!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to your future posts!<br /><br />Love,<br />CarolAmerican Beduhttp://www.americanbedu.comnoreply@blogger.com