Tagged with `flickr`

Build Your Social Networks

I spent a little time on my blog the other day griping about LinkedIN. I wanted them to add photos (still do), so it’d be even easier to connect with other people. So many times, we go to a conference or professional event, come home with a stack of business cards, and realize that…

In the Know: Stay on Top of Your Field with Feeds

Need to stay on top of the breaking news or hottest trends in your line of work? Or are you a blogger who wants to keep up with your niche without a ton of surfing? If you’re like me, you like to get the most bang for your precious time — and you don’t want…

An Introduction to Flickr

If you’re trying to get family and friends into online photo sharing, primarily Flickr, then check out Webware’s Newbie’s Guide to Flickr. They run through all the basics in brief while delving into Flickr’s more interesting features like Notes, Geotagging and the new Collections for Pro users. Free versus pro The free version of Flickr comes with a…

Right Tool Right Job- Social Media

I had this idea that I bet Leon and the others can riff on. Basically: there are plenty of tools out there for lots of aspects of life. Let’s make sure we propose the proper tool (or our take on a good tool) for the right job. From managing our tasks and priorities to determining…

Social Software As Connection Gateways

Why do people bother with MySpace? I’ll tell you why: people can make connections and communicate and open dialogue. By “adding friends” and building your space, and adding multimedia, and using the tools on there, you can establish connections. The benefit of using this social sharing sites (Flickr, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIN, Upcoming.org, etc, etc, etc)…

Flickr as a Hiring Platform

I’ve done it once and I plan to do it again. I use Flickr to hire people for my projects. I needed some website art for a project I’m doing, and though I am capable of doing my own art, I realized that there were people who were far more talented than me. So, I…

Functional Flickr

Okay, I admit it. I’m obsessed wth developing new business for Flickr. I’m a passionate user. Isn’t that what people SHOULD be? Here are some other ways to use Flickr as more than a “snaps of the kids and drunk coworkers” tool: Pre-Trip Inventory- Take snaps of everything you’re about to put in your suitcase…

Presentation Hack: Flickr Backup

Imagine the scene: you’re at a conference, about to present on the latest application your company is proud to offer, and moments before going onstage, you realize you’ve left the usb drive with the presentation in your other bag. You’ve got nothing. Your backup copy isn’t handy. Whatever the case. Or… maybe you just don’t…

Flickr as a Business Tool

I was puzzling over a note in Dave Gray’s Flickr account, and by note, I mean a photo of a note he’d taken at a conference, when it struck me: Flickr is not a photo sharing tool. It is a platform, and it could be exceptionally useful for businesses. Flickr Business Hacks Upload a product design…