Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Podcast - Flickr

Here is my attempt at a podcast for Flickr. I have also included the text as well.
http://web.splashcast.net/preview/?s=JYCG4183CM

This podcast is my evaluation of Flickr. Flickr is a web2.0 tool that allows people to upload and share photos online. At first, I was skeptical as to what I would find at Flickr, but was surprised by the overall quality of the photos submitted. In the past, I had experienced similar sites with very poor quality and lets say somewhat questionable subject matters. On Flickr I found a wide-range of photos that were more inline with professional quality.

Overall I found the site very easy to use and navigate. After a short free account set-up, I was up and running. Since Flickr is associated with or uses a Yahoo account, I need to remember yet another username and password.

The other topic that I was interested in was could I control who could look at my online content. I was glad to see that Flickr incorporated full control over the photo sharing. You can choose to share the photos with just you, your friends and contacts, certain groups (I liken them to communities of interest), all the way to everyone on Flickr.

Overall I thought Flickr was very well laid out, but one capability I wish they would incorporate is the ability to subscribe to a community of photos and have them automatically synchronized to your computer so they could be used as wallpaper.

2 comments:

Lyr Lobo said...

I posted a comment with your podcast and wanted to add that you have a great idea. Why not offer your idea to the Flickr team.

I use Flickr predominantly to collaborate and share images from events. My Flickr photos are predominantly from conferences, exhibits or prototyped designs.

Steve's CS855 Blog said...

John,
Well done. I had no idea of what Flickr was and lacked the time to go in and research it.

I did find an overview online at http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7034.pdf

Steve