Flickr
From iProjekt
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | |||
== 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. | ||
| Line 57: | Line 56: | ||
* http://blog.flickr.net/ | * http://blog.flickr.net/ | ||
* http://www.flickr.com/tour | * 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/ 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) | ||
Current revision as of 10:55, 28 January 2011
Contents |
Main purpose
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:
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)
