FLICKR   Connecting
         Photos/Videos
         with Users
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Photo hosting & Video hosting
 Can later be embedded into blogs and other
  social media
Connect users to various categories of images
 and videos
 Ex. Travel photography, food photography, etc.
    Via Tags
    Via the Explore tab
    Groups
PHOTO BLOGGING?


• Can Flickr be considered a social media blog?
TAGS
ACCOUNTS : FREE ACCOUNT

300 MB of upload-able storage per
 month
If inactive for 90 consecutive days:
 Account is subject to deletion
Can not access original files
Can contribute in up to 10 group
 pools
GROUP POOLS?!
ACCOUNTS: PRO ACCOUNT
            Upload an unlimited
             number of images and
             videos each month
            Unlimited bandwidth and
             storage.
            Photos can be placed in
             up to 60 different group
             pools.
            Ad-free browsing
            Access to account
             statistics
            Original files accessible
HOW FLICKR APPLIES TO THIS CLASS:
                PRIVACY
  How to change your privacy settings




• What kind of images are you most likely to upload?
CONTROVERSY

Flickr reserves the right to delete any account
 without reason
In June 2007 Germany, Korea, Singapore, and
 China were no longer allowed to view images
 set by users as Moderate or Restrcted.
Can this be consider a form of censorship?
On websites such as these, how reasonable is
 it to have someone regulate content?
HOW FLICKR APPLIES TO THIS CLASS:
             LICENSING

Attribution
Attribution No Derivatives

 Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

Attribution No Commercial Share Alike

Attribution Share Alike
FLICKR: ACCESSIBILIT Y

Plenty of cell phone applications for
 iPhone, and Android Market
Upload photos via E-mail
Desktop Uploader
Connect to your other social media:
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Tumblr
  Blogger
  LiveJournal
  Wordpress
SOURCES


   • Flickr: Creative Commons
   http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
   •   Flickr censorship controversy: German users
       blocked from “unsafe” content
   http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2007/06/14/flickr-censorship-
   controversy-german-users-blocked-from-unsafe-content/
   • Flickr Photo Privacy Settings
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXt41Qq_X_I
CREATIVE COMMONS

 All images in this presentation
  are protected by a creative
  commons license
 Attribution, Non-Commercial,
  No Derivatives
 Forward all inquiries to Tim
  Franklin Photography
THE
END

Any
Questions?

Flickr project

  • 1.
    FLICKR Connecting Photos/Videos with Users
  • 2.
    WHAT IS ITUSED FOR? Photo hosting & Video hosting Can later be embedded into blogs and other social media Connect users to various categories of images and videos Ex. Travel photography, food photography, etc.  Via Tags  Via the Explore tab  Groups
  • 3.
    PHOTO BLOGGING? • CanFlickr be considered a social media blog?
  • 4.
  • 5.
    ACCOUNTS : FREEACCOUNT 300 MB of upload-able storage per month If inactive for 90 consecutive days: Account is subject to deletion Can not access original files Can contribute in up to 10 group pools
  • 6.
  • 7.
    ACCOUNTS: PRO ACCOUNT  Upload an unlimited number of images and videos each month  Unlimited bandwidth and storage.  Photos can be placed in up to 60 different group pools.  Ad-free browsing  Access to account statistics  Original files accessible
  • 8.
    HOW FLICKR APPLIESTO THIS CLASS: PRIVACY  How to change your privacy settings • What kind of images are you most likely to upload?
  • 9.
    CONTROVERSY Flickr reserves theright to delete any account without reason In June 2007 Germany, Korea, Singapore, and China were no longer allowed to view images set by users as Moderate or Restrcted. Can this be consider a form of censorship? On websites such as these, how reasonable is it to have someone regulate content?
  • 10.
    HOW FLICKR APPLIESTO THIS CLASS: LICENSING Attribution Attribution No Derivatives  Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Attribution No Commercial Share Alike Attribution Share Alike
  • 11.
    FLICKR: ACCESSIBILIT Y Plentyof cell phone applications for iPhone, and Android Market Upload photos via E-mail Desktop Uploader Connect to your other social media:  Facebook  Twitter  Tumblr  Blogger  LiveJournal  Wordpress
  • 12.
    SOURCES • Flickr: Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ • Flickr censorship controversy: German users blocked from “unsafe” content http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2007/06/14/flickr-censorship- controversy-german-users-blocked-from-unsafe-content/ • Flickr Photo Privacy Settings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXt41Qq_X_I
  • 13.
    CREATIVE COMMONS  Allimages in this presentation are protected by a creative commons license  Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives  Forward all inquiries to Tim Franklin Photography
  • 14.