Week 3, Thing 5: Explore Flickr

Well, I'm finally back after a very long hiatus. I want to finish the 23 Things before the deadline. I have been exploring Flickr, and I am beginning to appreciate how it differs from sites such as Kodak Gallery and ShutterFly. The concept of tags is interesting. It addresses a problem I have encountered in filing photos (and documents as well) in folders. I either have to choose a single category to file under or store multiple copies in the appropriate folders for future access by category. Tagging solves this problem by attaching the relevant categories to the photo itself and eliminating the need for storing multiple copies of the photo. Maybe Outlook will introduce tagging for email messages someday. Geotagging seems like a great idea for people who take lots of photos on their travels or who would like to look at photos of a particular location. I was also amused by the use of tags for photos of collections such as "mynecktie" and "1000somethings". Some people have way too much free time.