Article:		What Is Flickr (and Hot Tips for Using It)
Subject:		RE: I still don't see the appeal...
Date:		2005-08-04 10:43:25
From:		byzantium
Response to: RE: I still don't see the appeal...
So I've already invested hundreds of hours typing in keywords into Canto Cumulus for my collection of about 40,000 images. Now I've got to type those in again? I don't think so. I really don't see how Flickr helps professional photographers. bman

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• RE: I still don't see the appeal...
  2005-08-19 23:58:14  jeremycherfas [View]
  
  
  If Canto can embed your keywords as IPTC metadata, at least Flickr will read them.
  
  Which is more than one can say for iPhoto.
  

• RE: I still don't see the appeal...
  2005-08-08 13:57:15  Giles Turnbull | [View]
  
  
  I take your point that Ofoto, etc have been around for longer, but I haven't seen a photo sharing service that matches Flickr in terms of building community and the process of actually sharing pictures. On every other site I've ever tried, you only get to browse one person's pictures at a time.
  
  On Flickr, the emphasis is on exploration and it is made very easy to share your own photos, and browse other people's.
  
  I know other sites have similar features, but I think Flickr's implementation of them is better.
  
  I'd say a professional photographer could do well simply by posting a handful of photos there, just to establish a presence and join the community. There's no need to post every one of 40,000; just your favorites.
  
  You're right about prints, though. That's something I'd expect them to offer very soon, especially now they have the financial might of Yahoo! behind them.