What did Stephen Fry say about user generated content - there's some great street theatre, but also some maddies with banners. Well Flickr is that.
Thank goodness my companion human (still using the avatar) doesn't have a Flickr account (or a digital camera). I think one more password to remember would push her over the edge. .. .
But from a spectator perspective, I'll admit it's addictive. Am I missing the part of the brain that would make you want to share all of your photos (however bad/embarrassing - or particularly if they're bad/embarrassing) with everyone else in the world???
Here are of couple of pics I liked:
Sometimes the photo says it all:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4mul8/487823631/
Sometimes the caption:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lencurrie/251952671/
& what about the tags - "cataloging by the crowd" as the following writer calls it
http://www.slideshare.net/ethomsen/playing-tag-cataloging-by-the-crowd/
you wouldn't get woof as a subject heading in LCSH - but it makes browsing a lot more fun.
On another note, this is just my second post and it's live TV - here's a tip - don't type control P (I meant to hit V) - it actually posts your post!!! Grrr.
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You are finding some interesting examples in your Flickr discoveries - showing some of the quirkiness as well some of the images which raise a few question marks. Thanks for these ideas.
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