thing 6) flickr mashups

i started out by trying out several of the listed flickr mashups.

i couldn't get the clockr to work. did anyone have trouble? nothing would happen or link to anything when i moused over the clock numbers...

i really liked the colr pickr. i can really see how i'd use this to make my personal journal more interesting. i love picking things out by color...it reminds me of the etsy website where you can buy art based on color. however, i wish that the search could be limited. i'd like to search for graphics with only a CC license. now that i know that flickr has that option, i always want to use images with permissions and credits.

i found the big huge labs site confusing at first. where do i go to find the flickr mashup? then i discovered the photo altering and puzzles mashups. i guess this is what 23 things is pointing me towards? i had a lot of fun playing with a color photo of a tabby kitten. i can definitely see using this in my personal life. (EDIT: i learned a good lesson...you cannot blog a flickr photo and then delete it from your flickr account, it will not display! i had to do this again and then just save it to my desktop.)

i think that flickr and these mashups with make me take more photos in my personal life. i've been lamenting how i never use my digital camera or do anything with the photos that i do have.

so how can i use this at work?

i think that with these easier photo sharing capabilities, it's easier to share our story with the public. we can be where the public already is. we may be more likely to take photos at events and share these online. a picture is definitely worth so much more than words. if we are creative with our photos, patrons may view the library as a changing institution. we can also have programs that help patrons organize photos or teach them how to become more creative with their photos.

these tools would make great teen programming. teens love to look at pics of themselves! and, with so many kids on social networking sites, maybe we can get them into the library to work on digital projects.

i'm really starting to enjoy 23 things. i feel guilty having this much fun at work!!