flickr triple-update

Posted on | November 23, 2006 | No Comments

few days ago, flickr announced three major improvements on their official blog. while the Camera Finder (a very smart way of utilizing metadata generated by millions of users, paving flickr’s way becoming a vertical shopping-authority for cameras) got all the coverage a company could hope for, I’m more excited about the other two features:

• ‘Guest Pass’ allows users to share private photo-sets with persons not holding a flickr-account by generating ’secret’ (hashed) links – essential for photo-sharing with less tech-savvy folks (heck, even the nerds appreciate not having to register for another service).
• even better, m.flickr.com seems to be a serious attempt in bringing flickr to mobile devices. the stripped down site offers direct links to ‘recent activity since last login’, ‘comments you’ve made’, ‘photos from contacts’ and ‘your recent photos’ (screenshot below) – allowing quick access even on pre-UTMS devices. although Opera Mini seems to have minor problems with the CSS, it’s definitely a great addition to my regular visited mobile websites.

 

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