Comments on: Flickr Commons: A great idea, but… http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Wise Startup Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/comment-page-1/#comment-374605 Wise Startup Blog Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:55:25 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/#comment-374605 These small inconsistencies will definitely get worked out down the line, I think you're looking at just an isolated case of items and from a limited sample size. These small inconsistencies will definitely get worked out down the line, I think you're looking at just an isolated case of items and from a limited sample size.

]]> By: Wise Startup Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/comment-page-1/#comment-345648 Wise Startup Blog Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:55:25 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/#comment-345648 These small inconsistencies will definitely get worked out down the line, I think you're looking at just an isolated case of items and from a limited sample size. These small inconsistencies will definitely get worked out down the line, I think you're looking at just an isolated case of items and from a limited sample size.

]]> By: Should the Toronto Archives be on Flickr Commons? : i tell stories http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/comment-page-1/#comment-345188 Should the Toronto Archives be on Flickr Commons? : i tell stories Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:21:11 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/#comment-345188 [...] is such a good idea. Mathew Ingram, a Toronto-based technology writer for The Globe and Mail, worries about the potential for incorrect captioning or even misuse of tags: The problem with letting anyone tag a photo is that their ability to do so properly is completely [...] [...] is such a good idea. Mathew Ingram, a Toronto-based technology writer for The Globe and Mail, worries about the potential for incorrect captioning or even misuse of tags: The problem with letting anyone tag a photo is that their ability to do so properly is completely [...]

]]> By: Tracie Almond http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/comment-page-1/#comment-344817 Tracie Almond Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:16:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/#comment-344817 And these tags are not just for idle description. They are there to help people find material that would otherwise not show up due to the difference in professional (e.g. library, museum or archival) descriptive practices vs a layman's view. Therefore, things like typos in tags are probably no big deal. Sure they look a bit annoying if you come across one, but most people won't be searching by that, so probably won't even notice them. And these tags are not just for idle description. They are there to help people find material that would otherwise not show up due to the difference in professional (e.g. library, museum or archival) descriptive practices vs a layman's view. Therefore, things like typos in tags are probably no big deal. Sure they look a bit annoying if you come across one, but most people won't be searching by that, so probably won't even notice them.

]]> By: Ryan Donahue http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/comment-page-1/#comment-341257 Ryan Donahue Wed, 14 May 2008 04:45:57 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/16/flickr-commons-a-great-idea-but/#comment-341257 Good points raised all around, and as someone who is neck-deep in a cultural heritage institution, I feel the commons allows us to harvest information that traditionally has been difficult to ascertain... perception of the masses, directly from the source.<br><br>While it's important to recognize incorrect tags, its also wonderful to be able to see exactly what is wrong. If enough people mis-label a car or a piece of equipment, we've just gained valuable knowledge (some people think this isn't a ford at all, but a chevy) . <br><br>It's very meta, in a way, but its interesting nevertheless. Good points raised all around, and as someone who is neck-deep in a cultural heritage institution, I feel the commons allows us to harvest information that traditionally has been difficult to ascertain… perception of the masses, directly from the source.

While it's important to recognize incorrect tags, its also wonderful to be able to see exactly what is wrong. If enough people mis-label a car or a piece of equipment, we've just gained valuable knowledge (some people think this isn't a ford at all, but a chevy) .

It's very meta, in a way, but its interesting nevertheless.

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