Using Flickr, Creates the Story
Photo available from Flickr under Creative Commons licensing by Sarey.
So, first I loved the word "Avatar," now the cleverness of "Flickr" provides a little extra charm. I imagine the flitter of the flash on a camera, or the quick wink of each picture in a slide show.
On a very basic level, "Flickr" is an organizational tool for our lives in the new Web 2.0 world. For years, I have taken digital pictures and they have been filed away into the boondocks of my personal computer's hard drive. In only a few moments with Flickr, I can not only back them up, share them, and catalog them, I can also build a community from them.
So, first I loved the word "Avatar," now the cleverness of "Flickr" provides a little extra charm. I imagine the flitter of the flash on a camera, or the quick wink of each picture in a slide show.
On a very basic level, "Flickr" is an organizational tool for our lives in the new Web 2.0 world. For years, I have taken digital pictures and they have been filed away into the boondocks of my personal computer's hard drive. In only a few moments with Flickr, I can not only back them up, share them, and catalog them, I can also build a community from them.
The possibilities for Web 2.0 evolving in my personal life are quickly apparent through "Flickr." For a recent family member's wedding, I can create an album and invite family to share in the captured moments. They can also add their pictures to the events, share stories (comments) related to the images, and help organize the images with tags. In the end, creating a place for these family pictures and inviting others to share in them, makes the pictures more powerful and more meaningful.
Pictures that once disappeared into the darkness of my computer's hard drive become a community of stories.
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