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Tag: Flickr

  • Back to Flickr

    Back to Flickr

    I’ve used Flickr since 2005. It used to be the ‘poster child’ of what was then affectionately known as “Web 2.0” – the concept that the web was evolving from a top-down read-only publishing network into a two-way read-write web. Websites were beginning to act like fully functioning desktop software. Forms could update information without…

  • Updates to Gmail and Yahoo! Go mobile apps

    I mainly use Google’s mobile Gmail application on my E71 for my email needs. I’ve just heard that the application has been upgraded to version 2, and is considerably improved. Also, users of Yahoo! Go will be pleased to know that version 3 has now been updated to work on the E71. Yahoo! Go is…

  • Flickr releases stats for your photos and a new Uploadr

    Flickr have just announced the release of a new detailed statistics feature for Pro members, as well as a new version of their desktop uploader. Activating stats on your account (it took 2 minutes, not a day for me) Detailed statistics on your photos You can activate stats on your Flickr account and peer back…

  • Flickr Gossip

    Slideshows Flickr have just launched a new and improved version of their slideshows. They are now much bigger, and have lots of lovely features like transparent notes, adjustable speed, and the URLs are much nicer. Have a look at some nice photos of Stonehenge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/stonehenge/show/ Video As read on TechCrunch, Flickr might soon be adding…

  • Flickr introduces Collections

    At long last, Flickr users can finally have “sets of sets”! Requests for this feature have been repeatedly been made for at least 2 years, but at last our patience has been rewarded. Flickr call this feature “Collections”. Head over to the Flickr Blog to read the full news.