After my initial frustration with Flickr, I finally set up an account. I keep most of my photos on my laptop, so I set up a small Flickr folder with my recent vacation photos to Vermont. I don't see the need yet to upload my whole catalog of photos to an online site, but I reserve the right to change my mind.
Flickr claims that is one of the best photo sharing and management sites in the world. It certainly is among the most well-known. I used to have a Photobucket account but have since deleted it. My Flickr account was far easier and faster to load with pictures than Photobucket. Another ideal site for novices to learn online technology. Though I made my photo album private, one of the fun aspects to Flickr is sharing capability. Photos can be made public and tagged under certain topics. I did a quick search for Vermont photos and found a number of gorgeous nature shots. Flickr is a fantastic way to catalog, tag, and maintain a collection of photos, and make them available to specific groups of people. Many libraries use a Flickr account to post images from programs and events to their patrons.
I was intrigued by the Flickr mash-up programs like Mappr. Unfortunately, Mappr no longer processes Flickr images, so my hope to create my own map didn't work out. However, I was floored by the sheer number of smart phone apps that are available. Here is a small but interesting list of apps that are linked to Flickr.
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