Check out my Flickr Account. My username is Gool451.
I uploaded some pictures from my semester abroad during my Junior year. This is my first time using flickr. I dont think its anything special; I usually upload my pictures for my friends to see via Facebook. It does however, connect a much larger group of people.
Like the Google Image Labeler, I found it interesting that you could put keywords under the Tag option of your own photo, as well as adding comments on other user's photos.
Its all part of the Folksonomic Revolution...
from Wikipedia:
Folksonomy (also known as collaborative tagging , social classification, social indexing, social tagging, and other names) is the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content. In contrast to traditional subject indexing, metadata is not only generated by experts but also by creators and consumers of the content. Usually, freely chosen keywords are used instead of a controlled vocabulary.[1]
collaboration and group work are always stressed in academics, but now we see it reaching into all other spheres of life. I think its awesome. Every person can add their own personal touch, and every person has that extra bit of information to add, that we may not have had otherwise.
I remember after the Virginia Tech Massacre, news programs were actually getting their information on updates from Wikipedia. Wikipedia was the fastest site of having new facts and updates about the topic. Its incredible how these forms of sharing have become so widespread and popular. I wonder if wikipedia is just a fad, or it it will continue to gain popularity and credibility in the coming years.
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Kind of amazing, isn't it. I remember hearing about Katrina too that the email systems at the school were out so they were relying on hotmail. Now I think it was at Tulane I heard that they make sure everyone has alternate accounts so they can stay in touch.
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