Flickr

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=Introduction=

Much like Kazaa or Morpheus [|Flickr] is an online sharing network. It is intended for online photo management as well as an online sharing. What makes flickr superior to other photosharing networks such as MSN MySpace and etc is simply due to its organizational goals.


 * //We want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them and to enable new ways of organizing photos//**

=What Makes Flickr Great!=

To complete this, Flickr has implemented compatibility in getting pictures in and out of devices into their system the best they can: from the web, from mobile devices, from desktops, and from whatever software used to manage your photos. Secondly Flickr achieves in exporting pictures out in as many forms possible via: the Flickr Website, RRS feeds, Email, Podcasting, Cellphone, and pretty much any other way imaginable.

Secondly, Flickr realized the daunting task of picture management when going digital. The switch to digitized pictures makes taking pictures and storing them less finite than it was with conventional roll and developing pictures. Before, one had to organize according to albums. However, now things tend to get hectic when we have around 50 or more photo albums. Thus, Flickr has made the organization of photos a collaborative process. Through the Flickr website, users can give friends, family, and others the permission to organize their photos. Flickr also allows people to leave notes and tags to photos, further expressing their "oohs and aahhs" when seeing the pictures. This added information to the pictures compiles as metadata and makes it easier to find pictures later on when your collection gets too vast and you need to perform a search.

Personally, I have used Flickr in countless occasions to find the right perfect picture I need. This has helped me out so much in many of my CCIT projects. The vast collection of pictures, great resolution, and excellent maintenance of this site has made using it really easy and enjoyable.

=Works Cited= __ Flickr__. Mar. 2003. 25 Feb. 2006 .

Images
Eggman. Digital image. [Flickr]. 2005