[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Addicted to Flickr

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Addicted to Flickr
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1172864759.shtml


   I used to check my blog first thing in the morning, but now, first
   thing, I log on to [1]Flickr - partly to see what's up on [2]my site,
   partly to see what everyone else is putting up, travelling [3]far and
   [4]wide..

   The most fun thing was joining a group - [5]The Moma Project, which
   was just recently [6]written up in the NY Sun:

     Many of the MoMA photographs are included in "Impressions of MoMA,"
     a Flickr-based project of brothers Travis and Brady Hammond. Their
     intention with "iMo-MA" is to gather snapshots of every piece of
     art in MoMA's collection â 150,000 items, not including film and
     video work. "With mobile phones, everyone is an artist," Brady
     Hammond said. "It would be the ultimate postmodern gallery."

     The project began last August, and has so far amassed about 11,000
     photographs taken by 2,000 contributors, who post their snapshots
     to a page on Flickr. Brady Hammond, who works as an ESL teacher in
     Boston, said he does not know if MoMA is aware of iMoMA. "We're
     kind of concerned that the first thing we hear will be a cease and
     desist," he said. "But I imagine that they would respect the effort
     we're making. Our ultimate dream would be to have them say, This is
     a good idea. And even maybe have a little kiosk in the museum. Who
     wouldn't want to go to a world famous art gallery and see their
     work on display?"

   If they have a no-pictures policy at MOMA, I didn't see them enforcing
   it. Cameras were everywhere.

   The best blogger/flickr sites I've seen so far are [7]Lisa and
   [8]Karol's. But I'll bet there are plenty more out there.

   Of course Flickr is just a gateway addiction leading to the hardcore
   stuff - you know, [9]YouTube.

References

   1. http://www.flickr.com/
   2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29136804@N00/
   3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefansprograms/399933953/in/photostream/
   4. http://flickr.com/photos/mikepryan/
   5. http://www.flickr.com/groups/themomaproject/
   6. http://www.nysun.com/article/48077?page_no=3
   7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38128614@N00/
   8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alarmingnews/
   9. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=maryatexitzero