Monday, October 27, 2008

#5 Discover Flickr

Photo sharing websites have been around since the 90s, but it took a small startup site called Flickr to catapult the idea of “sharing” into a full blown online community. Within the past few years, Flickr has become the fastest growing photo sharing site on the web and is known as one of the first websites to use keyword “tags” to create associations and connections between photos and users of the site.

Here's another Common Craft video about photo sharing

Tip: pause the video until it completely loads, then press play. This should help in being able to view the whole video without it stopping to load every three seconds. If that still doesn't work, skip ahead, all of the information in the video is covered in the tutorials below

For this discovery exercise, you are asked to take a good look at Flickr and discover what this site has to offer. Even if you already use a photo sharing site like Snapfish or Photobucket take a look at Flickr. You can compare to what you are currently using and when it's time to comment let everyone know what your thoughts. Find out how tags work, what groups are, and all the neat things that people and other libraries are using Flickr for.

Discovery Resources:

Discovery Exercise:

In this discovery exercise, you have two options…
  1. Take a good look around Flickr and discover an interesting image that you want to blog about (a paragraph or two). Be sure to include either a link to the image or, if you create a Flickr account, you can use Flickr's blogging tool to add the image in your post. Another option you have for including images in your post is to use Blogger's photo upload tool.

    --OR--

  2. If you're up to an easy challenge and have access to a digital camera* ... create a Free account in Flickr and use your digital camera to capture a few pictures of something in your department or branch. Upload these to your Flickr account and tag the images “JPL2” and mark it public. Then create a post in your blog about your photo and experience. Be sure to include the image in your post. Once you have a Flickr account, you have two options for doing this: through Flickr's blogging tool or using Blogger's photo upload feature.

    *Work together with friends and coworkers, or even better, make it a branch project. You all can use the same photos, just make sure you link and blog about them individually.

To receive credit for this exercise: Post a comment to this blog entry with the link to the post on your blog with the Flickr image and your write up about the photograph. Your blog entry should be a couple of paragraphs long to give the reader and idea of why you chose that photograph.

So go ahead, explore the site and have some Flickr photo fun and if you're interested in looking at some photo hosting sites, then check out this Wired story.

PS: A quick word about photo posting etiquette - When posting identifiable photos of other people (especially minors) is it advisable to get the person's permission before posting their photo in a publicly accessible place like Flickr. Never upload pictures that weren't taken by you (unless you have the photographer's consent) and always give credit when you include photos taken by someone else in your blog.

35 comments:

G said...

Can you tell that I was hungry when I posted this?

http://gregs23.blogspot.com/2008/10/discovery-excercise-5.html

Ed Lein said...

I've posted an image file of the publicity flyer for the Next Music@Main concert to Flickr, and included information about it at
http://edwardlein.blogspot.com/2008/10/music-main-polish-music-for-violin.html

Anonymous said...

Since my blog is currently mostly about Macbeth, I looked for an image of Lady M on Flickr and found a suitable image. She is on the Lady Macbeth post found at http://jaxscots.blogspot.com/

brad said...

Here's my image and my blog about the image:

http://bjaskula.blogspot.com/2008/10/bailey.html

Sharon Jaskula said...

Howdy! Read all about comic cons and latex leggings at: http://jaskulajourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/cons-and-pros.html

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Lucky7 said...

I chose an image whose caption captures my feelings about the Presidential election. It's titled "Once you choose hope" & can be found on flickr at SHODYBSBS.
http://thisandthat-lucky7.blogspot.com

Karren said...

kdeas (kdeas@coj.net)

This is what I think about Flickr

http://kadsblogger.blogspot.com/2008/10/flicker.html

Carrie said...

Had these bad boys just layin around. Kinda cool that a week after taking them I can share them with others.
Looky!

Anonymous said...

Gonna try and take a picture and post it with my *new* toy at a later date. For now, I found it eerily easy to find pics of my friends. Check it out:
http://cornerdemon.blogspot.com/2008/10/penguin-feels-right-at-home.html

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Anonymous said...

Here is my first Flickr post:

http://roddyk.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/heron-in-fog.

arnettag@coj.net said...

OK, I spelled with flickr. I like this better. http://msgirardeauandlibrary20.blogspot.com/

Katie said...

How did I find flickr? Well, thanks to the help we received from our tutor not as bad as I thought. I must say it was a little advanced for me but I survived.

Anonymous said...

I created a Flickr account and actually uploaded a photo to my blog! This is way cool!
Check me out:

http://cornerdemon.blogspot.com/2008/10/liebchen-read-dog-ready-for-halloween.html

NicoleS said...

That was kind of fun! You can view my flickr image and my blog about it at:
http://nicolesblogjpl.blogspot.com

arnettag@coj.net said...

OK - I searched flickr for a public image of Harvard's main library. Here it is on my blog. http://msgirardeauandlibrary20.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

http://jpltrainingblog.blogspot.com/

LauraK said...

Here is my latest blog post describing a picture I took at my college reunion. I was on the way to campus and wanted to capture the beautiful colors of a fall day.
Here is the link:
http://pumpkinoodleposts.blogspot.com/

Justin said...

Flikr is cool, but I already use Photobucket. Check out my photos.
http://photobucket.com/keiserjb

Anonymous said...

Yes, I played with dolls for this assignment, and I had fun doing it.

http://jpl-part-timer.blogspot.com/2008/11/flow-of-flickr-and-my-own-masterpiece.html

jaxcat said...

I was lucky i guess.
http://jaxcat.blogspot.com/2008/10/art-with-c-o-l-o-r-e-d-sand-this.html

Feather on the Path said...

This image depicts my concept and experience with the leadership practice "Create a Shared Vision".

Cordially, kjessee
http://featheronthepath.blogspot.com/

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Anonymous said...

Here is my flickr post & photo . . .
http://miss-val-the-librarian.blogspot.com/

Jill said...

http://lionsleepstonight.blogspot.com/2008/07/jpl2-things-5-flickr-photo.html

elizabeth g said...

http://elizabethgarnett.blogspot.com/2008/11/gone-with-wind.html

How cute is this?

Feather on the Path said...

kjessee (kjessee@coj.net)This is #5 for Flickr

http://featheronthepath.blogspot.com/2008/11/whispers.html

jackie said...

curryj (curryj@coj.net)

This my flickr assignment:

http://butterflies-jackie.blogspot.com/2008/11/flicker.html

CALwishart said...

I actually got it done. Now I don't fear doing this so much.
http://calwishart.blogspot.com/

sarthurgeiger said...

http://sarthurgeiger.blogspot.com/2008/11/week-3-discover-flickr.html

aleonard said...

Image and Blog about image here.
http://daniellealuminum.blogspot.com/2009/02/flickrbaby.html

Anonymous said...

My image and blog are at
http://terryandrover.blogspot.com