Flickr www flickr com What is Flickr Flickr
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Flickr www. flickr. com
What is Flickr? Flickr is an online photo and video sharing site. By joining Flickr, you can upload images and share them with other users. In addition, you can search photos in other member’s photostream.
How can I use my photos in Flickr? • Upload photos • Edit photos—use Picnik to edit photos • Organize photos—organize your photos into sets, collections and tags • Share your photos—use groups and privacy controls to share your photos • Maps—using Flickr’s Organizr tool, you can drag your photos onto a map to show where they were taken • Make stuff—Flickr has partnered with several different companies to allow you to create a variety of items using your photos • Keep in touch—get updates from friends and family
Other features of Flickr • Flickr Blog—check the Flickr weblog to see a little bit of the best photos the community's got to offer • Copyright—Flickr has partnered with Creative Commons to allow users to copyright their pictures • The Commons—The Commons was launched in January 2008 in conjunction with the Library of Congress. With it you can search through the world’s public photo archives
How do I begin? • You begin by becoming a member of Flickr. Follow the easy instructions on the home page. • Next, upload any photos you would like to share. Remember that you can make them as private or public as you want. • If you have enough photos, arrange them into sets, collections and tags. • Search through other Flickr member’s photos. Don’t forget to look at the weblog.
Helpful websites • • How Nonprofits Can Get the Most out of Flickr http: //www. techsoup. org/learningcenter/internet/page 8291. cfm Newbie's Guide to Flickr—CNET http: //news. cnet. com/830117939_109 -9703620 -2. html How to: Make Flickr Work for Your Library - 50+ Resources http: //www. collegedegrees. com/blog/2008/06/24/how-to-makeflickr-work-for-your-library-50 -resources/ Michael Stephens’ Weblog http: //tametheweb. com/, especially 10 reasons to use Flickr at your library http: //tametheweb. com/2005/12/10_reasons_to_use_flickr_at_yo. ht ml A Complete Guide to Finding and Using Incredible Flickr Images http: //www. skelliewag. org/a-complete-guide-to-finding-and-usingincredible-flickr-images-162. htm
