Flickr Galleries let you curate public photos, videos
Yahoo’s photo-sharing social network, Flickr, has added a popularly-requested feature: Members can create one-page collections of up to 18 photos culled from Flickr’s enormous trove of publicly-shared photos. You can see sample Galleries here.
How is a gallery different from Flickr’s favorites feature? “Think of a… Continue Reading
Flickr adds direct-to-Twitter publishing
What took them so long? Flickr now has a built-in feature that lets members tweet their photos. “You can upload directly to Flickr and Twitter simultaneously, or tweet a photo already on Flickr, using a special short Flic.kr URL,” says the company’s FAQ. It also… Continue Reading
After trying it out, I have a good feeling about Hunch
I am an extremely indecisive person. This sometimes frustrates other people, but it frustrates me even more because I absolutely hate wasting time. And being indecisive means I sit there thinking about decisions for far too long. Hunch, a new startup that helps you make… Continue Reading
Roundup: Windows Marketplace strategy, Apple netbook craze continues, Getty gets Flickr images and more
Here’s the latest action:
Microsoft unveils Windows Marketplace developer strategy — Like Apple, Microsoft will give developers a 70 percent cut of app sales. But the keyword in the company’s press release seems to be “transparency,” an obvious shot at Apple’s less-than-transparent rules for its store. Of… Continue Reading
Radar connects with Flickr for photos and comments
When starting a conversation, you need a topic. In Radar’s case, that topic is pictures. Users upload them, and other users comment on them. The problem is that Radar is still a growing network, and so it may not offer many conversation starters for new… Continue Reading
Flickr opens video for all, and HD video for Pro users
Flickr, while known as one of the main picture hubs on the web, is also a pretty nice place to share videos. Until now, though, that option has only been available to users with “Pro” paid accounts. Today, that changes as the service opens up… Continue Reading
Roundup: Twestival is tomorrow, Palm talks Pre and patents, Google pays up and more
Here’s the latest action:
Twestival: Bad name, good cause — Tomorrow, over 175 cities around the world will host Twitter festivals (really, meetups), or Twestivals, to raise money and awareness for charity:water, a project aimed at giving some 1.1 billion people on the planet access to clean… Continue Reading
100 million photos suggests Flickr has put geotagging on the map
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Location, location, location. As in, it’s going to be a big part of what we do on the web going forward. We’re seeing some of the big companies now get into it, like Google with its… Continue Reading
Flickr pretties up its mobile site, but where’s the iPhone app?
Yahoo’s online photo sharing site Flickr today rolled out the new mobile version of its site. Phones such as Nokia’s N Series, the Samsung L870, phones with Opera Mobile browsers, Android-based phones and, yes, the iPhone (and iPod touch) can now access the new version… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google goes deeper into TV ads, CNN uses Facebook Connect, Flickr’s new homepage and more
Here’s the latest action:
Google starting to catch on to this TV ad thing? –It’s been almost two years since the search advertising giant made its first foray into television advertising. In order to grow, it’s going to need more time slots (inventory) to sell. It took… Continue Reading
From MySpace to Facebook to Flickr to LinkedIn, here’s looking at you
Rapleaf, a company that provides people-focused search services to corporate clients, spends a lot of time mining social networking data. It has just released a survey studying the social networking habits of the 49.3 million people it has information about, divided by age. Sample sites… Continue Reading
PS: Grou.ps, another way for groups to collaborate online
There are already a few models out there for helping groups collaborate, including wikis and more complex conceptualizations of project management software.
Into this competitive area of web software steps Grou.ps, a sort of group-focused web software service. The company is trying to combine blogs, wikis,… Continue Reading
Yahoo launches Flickr Video, puppet tells Arrington
Our good friend Mike Arrington of TechCrunch has news on the impending launch of Flickr Video. While it’s a little hard to take an announcement seriously when it’s done via video blogger Loren Feldman playing Shel Israel as a puppet (embedded below), the details of… Continue Reading
Roundup: McCain and Obama lead in California, AOL acquires buy.at, Blue Frog bankruptcy, and more
Here’s the latest action:
1) Super Tuesday looks good for McCain, Obama in California
Update: But California went to Clinton / McCain
2) AOL acquires affiliate network buy.at
3) Blue Frog Media files for bankruptcy
4) Google Apps adds security from Postini
5) Solar panels that work even when the sun’s… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google’s StumbleUpon clone, Froogle gone, Google phone, more
Here’s the latest action:
Google’s fireworks — This has been an impressive week for Google, and it shows in the 4 percent-plus jump in Google’s stock price earlier this morning (though it has tapered in the past hour). The main driver was its stellar earnings report. But… Continue Reading
Spokeo — integrates MySpace, Facebook, Flickr and more
People — especially young people — are spending more time online, and they’re developing loyalties to certain social networking sites.
Many young people have profiles and friends at multiple sites (Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, etc), and it takes effort to keep click through friends’ profiles to see… Continue Reading
Stunning photo site, Zooomr, releases Zmail & much more
Zooomr, the photo start-up that has galloped ahead of everyone else in offering edgy photo tagging and sharing techniques, is about to release its latest feature: Zmail.
Zmail, an internal messaging system for the site, will let users notify their friends or groups of the photos… Continue Reading
The thief’s Chihuahua, loopt, Snocap & more
Here’s a roundup of relevant Silicon Valley action, after the long weekend:
Yahoo employee sets up Flickr on his phone, and “captures” thief — Yahoo Web designer Ben Clemens, of Berkeley, said his phone was stolen, but that a program he’d installed made the phone automatically take… Continue Reading
Google’s blind-spot: wild ideas
Google’s badly named Google Image Labeler made us scratch our head this weekend. The clunky title is one more reminder that Google remains vulnerable despite its invincible image — something that start-up expert Paul Graham also points out in a recent interview.
One advantage that big… Continue Reading