Posts Categorized Flickr

Video on Flickr! Watch my dogs!

In Flickr, Video on 8 April 2008 with 1 comment

Now that Video on Flickr has launched, I can share these close, personal moments with you.
Here is Chieka Rolling in Something Disgusting.

And here is Bug Spazzing Out.

You can see all of my videos here. Congrats to Team Flickr on an incredible new feature.

Flickr Blows

In Flickr, Video on 15 March 2008 with 7 comments

Congrats to Flickr on four amazing years. I accompanied Heather to 111 Minna earlier today to help set up for the party, and decided to make a little video of the most important part: blowing up the balls.

Get Lucky!

In Flickr, Invitation, Photography on 13 July 2007 with Comments Off

My wife, she’s always up to something. And this time, she’s inviting you to participate!
Heather picked up a bunch of expired Lucky brand film from China, and she’s giving 100 rolls away - first come, first served. All she asks is that you scan and submit one of the photos to the new Lucky group. […]

Death to User-Generated Content

In Blogging, Flickr, Geek, Internet, Journalism on 4 April 2006 with Comments Off

Dear internet,
Can I make a suggestion? Let’s all stop using the phrase “user-generated content.” I’m serious. It’s a despicable, terrible term. Let’s deconstruct it.
User: One who uses. Like, you know, a junkie.
Generated: Like a generator, engine. Like, you know, a robot.
Content: Something that fills a box. Like, you know, packing peanuts.
So what’s user-generated content? […]

Four Themes from skinnyCorp

In Conferences, Design, Flickr, Geek, Internet, SXSW on 15 March 2006 with Comments Off

Another one of my favorite sessions at SXSW Interactive 2006 was Zero-Advertising Brands, where we got to watch Maggie Mason talk to the guys from skinnyCorp, the makers of Threadless among other creative commerce/community hybrids.
One of my favorite things about talking to folks that really get the user-generated web, is that when they tell […]

My Flickr Top 20

In Flickr, Fun, Geek, Photography, Photos on 5 January 2006 with Comments Off

I try to be an intellectual. I try to an artist. But it turns out people just come around for the little dog photos.

This is a mosaic of the top 20 photos from my Flickr photostream, as picked by my fellow Flickrinos hitting that “favorite” button. Important stats:
10 little dogs
2 of my beautiful wife
2 zombies
1 […]

I suspect that I am part of a teaser campaign

In Flickr, Internet, JPG Magazine, Photography on 10 August 2005 with Comments Off

Today I received two very special surprises in the mail. Inside was the first glimpse of the dream of every Flickr user with more than a few photos online: If only I could order prints. Well, it looks like, very soon now, you’ll be able to.
(Full disclosure: My wife, the lovely and talented Heather Powazek […]

Flickring

In Flickr on 7 July 2004 with Comments Off

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My Flickr photos on random.