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How Flickr and Google Help Us Remember

Ari Herzog

The Library of Congress did not know the names of French brothers Michel, age 4, and Edmond, age 2, when the institution uploaded this photograph to Flickr in the summer of 2008. Through Flickr’s users who viewed, commented, liked, and shared that photo, the LOC can now tell a story for what was once a story-less photograph.

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3 Reasons To Love Flickr Again

Small Business Mavericks

has decided, after eight years, to spend some energy improving Flickr. Specifically, there are three new improvements to Flickr that I think make it worth sharing photos (and videos) to again. Here they are (in a nutshell): 1 terabyte of space for storing photos and videos. Access Flickr from anywhere on any device.

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Flickr adds Downloadable Video Sharing

The Way of the Web

It’s not often that there’s a new feature worth talking about at Flickr. And it seems to have been so long that Flickr’s marketing team dropping it into a particularly bare email, giving it just two lines. I need to know the videos exist and be given the link to their location to be able to access them.

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Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter

Firebelly

» June 04, 2010 Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter Heres an interesting look at a breakdown of the several different Twitter user types. Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee | Main | YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral! Its kind of sexist really.

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6 Easy Tips to Drive More Traffic to Your Blog

Your Escape From 9 to 5

Why some blogs take off and others don’t generate much traffic can seem completely random. In fact, the blogs that generate the most traffic often have several things in common, from content creation to social media sharing tactics. Here are 6 easy tips to drive more traffic to your blog. Know Your Audience. Use Good Design.

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Content Marketing is More Than Just Blogging

Firebelly

Content marketing is about more than just blogging. Yes, pictures and videos are nice and useful and all, but a story can live without them. Besides, Google can’t see pictures, and they’re still working on pulling the words from videos. I like this kind of content best, because it tells the entire story.

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Creating Great Video Without the “Shoot”

Waxing UnLyrical

Video is a wonderful tool for telling a compelling story. That said, one of the challenges a number of my clients face is a desire to use video but a very limited budget with which to work. That said, one of the challenges a number of my clients face is a desire to use video but a very limited budget with which to work.

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