New Flickr UI with GeoTagging is Very Impressive
Flickr, for long has been a darling of photo lovers, primarily for its minimalist (and intuitive) user interface. However, with over a billion photos, Stewart Butterfield, cofounder of the Yahoo-owned photo service, it is becoming hard to find stuff, and it is time for a new user experience revolving around the concept of discovery.
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Search, while it works well on Flickr, needs to be replaced by discovery, he said earlier today while showing off the new UI for service - one that marries serendipity with a map-like user interface and lets the eyes discover the “most interesting.” Yahoo is particularly bullish on geo-tagging, and the new Flickr interface is a good testimonial.
To me it is a very subtle attempt by Flickr to evolve from an enthusiast service to a visually delightful destination. I captured the demo and Stewart’s thoughts on my newly acquired Sharp Xacti. Pardon the grainy and shakey images.
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Original post by Om Malik