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	== Main purpose ==		== Main purpose ==
	[[File:Flickr.png|left|120px|]] is great tool for organizing and sharing photos and videos online. It is one of the largest photo database online, and it has more than 4 billion photos stored in Flickr database. It has been translated to the 10 world languages.		[[File:Flickr.png|left|120px|]] is great tool for organizing and sharing photos and videos online. It is one of the largest photo database online, and it has more than 4 billion photos stored in Flickr database. It has been translated to the 10 world languages.
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	=== Cons ===		=== Cons ===
-	*	+	* only 2 videos and 100 megabytes a month of storage for a free account.
		+	* no e-mail notice about photo comments
		+	* no export option
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	* http://blog.flickr.net/		* http://blog.flickr.net/
	* http://www.flickr.com/tour		* http://www.flickr.com/tour
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		+	== Tool accessibility test (28 July 2010) ==
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		+	Server Response Time test performed from Seattle, WA / Munich, Germany / Brisbane, Australia : 0.232 sec / 0.539 sec / 2.572 sec
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		+	Server Response Time Scale: Less than 0,1 = Optimal; 0,1 - 1 = Acceptable; 1 - 4 = Noticable but tolerable delay; 4 - 8 = Bearly tolerant delay
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		+	This tool has help included on the tool's webpage (link):
		+	[http://www.flickr.com/help/ http://www.flickr.com/help/]
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		+	There is no possiblity of changing the type or size of fonts in the tool (it can be done only as a browser functionality)

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Contents 1 Main purpose 2 Useful information 3 Pros & Cons 3.1 Pros 3.2 Cons 4 References 5 Tool accessibility test (28 July 2010)

Main purpose

is great tool for organizing and sharing photos and videos online. It is one of the largest photo database online, and it has more than 4 billion photos stored in Flickr database. It has been translated to the 10 world languages.

Flickr tool enables powerful manipulation with photos that includes:

* adding details about photos (titles, locations, tags and descriptions)
* mapping photos with the location maps
* organizing photos into sets or collections
* advanced searching options that support Creative Commons licensed content. 

Useful information

Flickr Community Guidelines can been seen here. There is free version and paid version. Commercial version offers options like:

   * Unlimited files storage
   * Unlimited sets and collections
   * To see statistics on your account
   * Ad-free browsing and sharing
   * HD playback for high-definition video uploads
   * Photo book

Practical feature is Send FlickrMail, which allows contact with person that shared specific photo. Other useful information that Flickr is offering is possibility to see:

• official NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• the White House photostream
• one of the world's greatest photography archives including:
  • The Library of Congress,
  • The Smithsonian,
  • The New York Public Library and
  • The U.S. National Archives.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• tagging of photos
• adding people to photos for reference
• adding notes to the photos
• adding comments to photos
• showing recent activities: activities on publisher photos, replies to comments and messages
• possibility to disable (mute) following on recent activity
• setting privacy options (anyone, only friends, only family, only you or trough guest pass)
• sharing and publishing photos on other social pages (Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Yahoo! Updates)
• creating Flickr badge or slideshow to add on a website
• creation of groups with possibility to share content and conversation (privately or public)
• possibility to edit pictures online, and to make prints, photo products etc.

Cons

• only 2 videos and 100 megabytes a month of storage for a free account.
• no e-mail notice about photo comments
• no export option

References

• http://www.flickr.com/
• http://www.flickr.com/about/
• http://blog.flickr.net/
• http://www.flickr.com/tour

Tool accessibility test (28 July 2010)

Server Response Time test performed from Seattle, WA / Munich, Germany / Brisbane, Australia : 0.232 sec / 0.539 sec / 2.572 sec

Server Response Time Scale: Less than 0,1 = Optimal; 0,1 - 1 = Acceptable; 1 - 4 = Noticable but tolerable delay; 4 - 8 = Bearly tolerant delay

This tool has help included on the tool's webpage (link): http://www.flickr.com/help/

There is no possiblity of changing the type or size of fonts in the tool (it can be done only as a browser functionality)