Comments on: A twist on online communities

By: Eszter

Eszter — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:30:28 +0000

FD’s Flickr Toys are awesome.. I plan to post about them separately, but thanks for mentioning, the site deserves multiple links.:-)

By: almostinfamous

almostinfamous — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:50:01 +0000

whoops! the second link there should be FlickRandom

By: almostinfamous

almostinfamous — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:31:26 +0000

hey eszter, as an avid flickr user myself, i wanted to point out that when you are looking at any of your own pictures, you can add it to a *new* set by clicking on the 'add to set' and clicking the create new set that is right on the very top. this eliminates the need to go through the organizr unless you want to reorder the sets themselves, which can be a blessing for slower internet connections. also, once you get into flickr with the account and joining some groups, there are also some cool toys you can play with such as fd's flickr toys or FlickRandom that make flickr fun. PS: i think this post deserves a time-sink button

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 01:34:20 +0000

The Creative Commons licensing also permits someone like Jonathan Coulton to make a music video out of a sweet and odd series of pictures. Quicktime video is here at his site. Google video is here.

By: LarryB

LarryB — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:24:28 +0000

Flickr has been experiencing a wave of complaints and photostream shutdowns of subscribers who post images that others might find objectionable, even if they’re clearly art photos and nothing else.

I suspect that two things are happening – Yahoo is getting nervous about COPA coming back and zealots are poring through Flickr by keyword looking for things to complain about.

They should have left the whole operation in Canada, where it started and where they get less twisted out of shape by a handful of questionable images in the midst of a vibrant community site.

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:18:38 +0000

Have you seen Tribe.net Seems like a similar model. I have used it to find like minds to meet and form groups around ecological action, playing music, or sahred interest in local events. Tribe is more for community and networking than sharing photos, though each member has a gallery and photo sharing is part of the package.

By: jenn

jenn — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:25:48 +0000

Excellent that I am not the only one addicted to Flickr! I also like that you can add some simple code (provided by Flickr… awesome) to create a Flickr badge on your personal website!

By: Slayton I. Mustgo

Slayton I. Mustgo — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:36:58 +0000

I use Flickr to see a place I want to go, or have been and want to see again. Search for tags like Monterey or BigSur, and display by “Interestingness” (unless you want to see recent developments: like Boston after a snowstorm). If it is popular, you can often get a specific restaurant or hotel: Nepenthe, PostRanchInn or Deetjens.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:23:09 +0000

There are a couple blogs on blogspot in which the owner reposts Flickr pics of scantily clad women. Updated every day. (I don’t think it would be appropriate to post the URLs here.) This is an example of individuals repackaging Flickr content in a way that appeals to a segment of the population.