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Mobog and I just were not getting along. The place is a little creepy and I didn’t like creepy people commenting on my photos. So I decided to rehost my “Stream of Consciousness” sidebar on flickr.com. Flickr is a class act and has some good features that any nerd would like. For the non-nerd, there is also an fascinating social phenomenon at flickr.com involving “tags”. You can designate any photo with a category of your choosing by “tagging” it. You can then see others who have tagged their photos in the same way. For example, when I take a photo in Boston, I might give the photo a “Boston” tag. Then I can see other people who have tagged their photos with “Boston”.

One can also set up groups. Consider, say, a wedding group, that allows all the guests to upload and share their photos from the big day.

Nerdy Features:

• upload from cameraphone (key for “Stream of Consciousness” concept”)
• php compatible
• blog integration
• Picture Privacy & Security
• Support for RSS

Flickr was recently purchased by Yahoo.

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