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Thing #6 More Flickr Fun (Toys, Mashups, More!)

August 7, 2008

Like many Web 2.0 sites, Flickr has encouraged other people to build their own online applications using images found on the site. Through the use of APIs (application programming interfaces), many people have created third party tools and mashups that use Flickr images.

Wikipedia offers some great articles that explain mashups. Basically they are hybrid web applications that take features from one application (like Flickr) and mash it up with another (like a map). In this example, you get Mappr. Here are just a sampling of a few mashups that use Flickr images:

• Mappr - allows you to take Flickr images and paste them on a map
• Flickr Color Pickr - lets you find public photos in Flickr that match a specific color.
• Montagr – create a photo mosaic from photos found on Flickr.

Discover more about mashups, web apps, and Flickr tools. Explore iLibrarian's 17+ Things to Do with your Online Photos for more examples and fun sites or check out ALA's Read Mini Poster Generator.

Here's the image above "mashedup" with the Motivator toy:

Discovery Exercise: Your discovery exercise for this “thing” is to:

1. Explore some of the fun Flickr mashups and 3rd party tools that are out there.
2. Create your own image mashup.
3. Create a blog post about one that intrigues you and share your creation.

One of my very favorite tools is FD Toys’ Trading Card Maker -- check out the librarians out there that have created their own Librarian Trading Card. I usually have my students make a trading card in class as an exercise in learning about mashups. So have some fun discovering and exploring some neat little apps. And if you're up to the challenge while you’re at it, why not create a trading card of your own. :)
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Posted by Michael Stephens on August 7, 2008 | Comments (0)