Flickr

Flickr is a photo hosting Web site which grew from developments Ludicorp made for use in a Massively Mulitplayer Online Role-Playing Game called Game Neverending. The game was canceled, but the photo hosting service evolved to become a major pillar of Web 2.0, the Internet movement supporting collaboration and creativity.

Flickr launched in February 2004, and since then it has grown to host more than 3 billion photos. In March of 2005, Yahoo! bought out Flicker and Ludicorp and moved their headquarters from their original home in Vancouver to California. Since then, Flickr has started supporting a limited video upload function.

In addition to providing users with the ability to share their photographs with friends, family, and the Internet at large, bloggers often use Flickr as a place to host images that enhance their blog pages.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Flickr”

• Half Hexagon Tutorial

  
  Magik Quilter — Authority: 121
  So many people have asked me for and searched for a tutorial for my half hexi quilt that I have organised a Tutorial. You can look at it like a Quiltalong ……just do it in your own time and at your own pace! I have started a flickr group for photos of projects made using my tutorials….please feel free to ...
  6 hours ago

• POTW ON FPAQ

  
  Magik Quilter — Authority: 121
  The incredibly talented Ann Stewart’s photo has been chosen as our Photo Of The Week on Fabric Patchwork and Quilting on flickr. You might remember Ann from when I featured  her some months ago. Ann has consistently proven to be as talented with photography and interior design as she is with her quilt ...
  7 hours ago

• RATTING ON MACY’S

  
  The Electric Egg Cream — Authority: 126
  Photo by sminp on Flickr
  11 hours ago

• B. Løkeland Illustration

  
  Nordic Design Blog — Authority: 142
  sandiv999 has added a photo to the pool: Cover of a 1972 Royal Viking Line Menu.
  13 hours ago

• Link Roundup 11-07-2009

  
  Epic Edits Weblog — Authority: 118
  Doing things a little different this time around… trying to save a bit of time by skipping the descriptions I usually add to each link. What do you guys think? Would you rather have the 1-2 sentence commentary that I put on each one, or are the titles enough of a description? Does anybody even read these lists? ...
  14 hours ago

• Picture of the Day (Part 4)

  
  It's A Binary World 2.0 — Authority: 118
  The conclusion catching us up on my 1 A Day set (not including Project 365 photos). Share and Enjoy: Related posts: Picture of the Day (Part 1) It’s been a really long time since I did ...
  14 hours ago

• More great quotes about learning and change

  
  Brave new world — Authority: 110
  Thinking… Originally uploaded by colemama I’m spending more and more time on Flickr. It’s a rich resource in terms of creativity and content. I wanted to remind you about the Group Great quotes about learning and change.   I’ve mentioned it before , so forgive me, but I think it’s ...
  18 hours ago

• Mitchell Hooks’ Fabulous 50’s Paperback Covers

  
  Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog — Authority: 674
  Until the mid-1950’s paperback covers tended to be illustrated in a very ‘literal’ style. Then along came a young artist named Mitchell Hooks . In the mid-’50s Mitch (and a few others) revolutionized the look of paperbacks by montaging brash graphic images together and rendering them in unorthodox mixed ...
  18 hours ago

• Flickr Friends Roundup

  
  One Pretty Thing — Authority: 139
  Crafts and projects from the One Pretty Thing Flickr pool.
  21 hours ago

• DAILY FLICKR PICKR - DAY 59

  
  Vancouver Is Awesome — Authority: 518
  There are so many awesome photos that you’ve added to our FLICKR POOL that we can no longer pick just one a week, so from now on we’re going to be showcasing one every single day! Day #59 is a photo courtesy of Eli Horn : Submit to our FLICKR POOL for your chance to be featured on a Daily Flickr Pickr.
  22 hours ago

• its breeders cup day

  
  skippy the bush kangaroo — Authority: 556
  Pro-Ride Racing Surface Originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses that means its time to head on over to our pony playing, hockey loving bloggin buddy, left at the gate , to see who he likes on the card. flickr photo by sarah k. andrew. please take a look at her collection of amazing race horse photos at her ...
  1 day ago

• rubik’s cube pixel art: the ultimate geek art form

  
  TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos — Authority: 168
  What do you get when you’ve got a crapload of Rubik’s cubes lying around the house, and some serious artistic talent? You make some major pixel art, that’s what. These Rubik’s pixel portraits by Irish artist John Quigley are truly mind-boggling. Not only did he have to map out the precise pixel positions ...
  1 day ago

• rubik’s cube pixel art: the ultimate geek art form

  
  technabob — Authority: 743
  What do you get when you’ve got a crapload of Rubik’s cubes lying around the house, and some serious artistic talent? You make some major pixel art, that’s what. These Rubik’s pixel portraits by Irish artist John Quigley are truly mind-boggling. Not only did he have to map out the precise pixel positions ...
  1 day ago

• Keep Portland Weird

  
  The Adventures of Pam & Frank — Authority: 103
  That was on a bumper sticker we saw when we first moved here. It took a while, but now it all makes sense, and I wish more than ever that we lived right in the middle of it instead of an hour or so south... Heres some of the delightful weirdness courtesy of Flickr : (We dont know these people, but if would be fun if ...
  1 day ago

• Local bloggers content starter kit

  
  edwalker.net — Authority: 99
  Creating content is one of the toughest bits about running a blog. Waking up, hitting the start button and then realising you’ve got nothing to write about. Here’s a few ways to ensure you’ve always got content flowing through your blog and keeping your finger on the pulse of your local community. Use RSS ...
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• Dont Go In The Park

  
  PUMPKINROT.COM: What's Brewing — Authority: 141
  October Boy will get you. Image source. "October Boy" referencing Dark Harvest.
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• Getty Images wants you

  
  the traveler's notebook — Authority: 496
  A new group at Flickr lets you show work directly to editors at Getty Images. Girlie_in_Sydney FIONA MILLER posted this on Flickr Blog yesterday and it looks like a good opportunity: The Flickr Collection on Getty Images has been growing and growing since it launched back in March – with a princely ...
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• Links for November 6th through November 7th

  
  Infovore — Authority: 121
  Another World JS – Megidish.net Porting a short segment of Another World to Javascript and Canvas. Bonkers, but impressive. (tags: games javascript canvas 3D anotherworld ) [this is aaronland] [that is all] "It is difficult and sad to leave Flickr but I have no regrets. If you asked me whether Id ...
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• Walk Score Adds Transit

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 162
  Popular walkability ranking now includes bus stops and rail stations. Walk Score , which has become the most widely-used measure of pedestrian friendly neighborhoods in North America, has added a new trick: they’re now incorporating transit data into their walkability ratings. So in addition to stores, restaurants, ...
  1 day ago

• The Power of Ping! Matt Reveals one of his Guru Secrets… A Quick Fun Free Marketing Tool ~

  
  Learn Free Internet Marketing Learn Free Internet Marketing Strategies using Video, Articles, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 461
  The Power of Ping! Matt Reveals one of his Guru Secrets… A Quick Fun Free Marketing Tool ~ ping.fm The Power of Ping! Matt Reveals one of his Guru Secrets… A Quick Fun Free Marketing Tool ~ This one of the best free marketing tools for growing a following in Social Media! Connect with ...
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