Comments on: Arrington Says Flickr to Launch Geotagging Today http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ade http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12330 Ade Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12330 The Flickr UI technology side of it is great, but it relies so much on the map. Not only is the map data hopeless outside the US, but the Yahoo Maps technology is <em>way</em> behind both Google and Microsoft's offerings.<br /><br />I love Flickr but it got <a href="http://gridrunner.blogspot.com/2006/08/flickr-has-added-mapping-tool.html" rel="nofollow" title="blog post from Ade Rowbotham">a scathing review from me</a>. The Flickr UI technology side of it is great, but it relies so much on the map. Not only is the map data hopeless outside the US, but the Yahoo Maps technology is way behind both Google and Microsoft’s offerings.

I love Flickr but it got a scathing review from me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12331 Anonymous Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12331 We hear you loud and clear on street level detail for Europe and beyond. We’ve been working hard to rollout more international data and imagery over the last few months and will keep it coming. <br /><br />In the meantime, we’re focusing on keeping a good balance of global coverage. If you’re geotagging photos from a recent trip from outside the US, Europe, or Japan, you should find major cities, towns and road networks for every country.<br /><br />-Scott Regan, Yahoo! Maps team We hear you loud and clear on street level detail for Europe and beyond. We’ve been working hard to rollout more international data and imagery over the last few months and will keep it coming.

In the meantime, we’re focusing on keeping a good balance of global coverage. If you’re geotagging photos from a recent trip from outside the US, Europe, or Japan, you should find major cities, towns and road networks for every country.

-Scott Regan, Yahoo! Maps team

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12332 Anonymous Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12332 Yahoo's UK maps are nothing short of attrocious. Its just completely killed any value in this service, which is a shame as its implemented into Flickr rather well. Yahoo’s UK maps are nothing short of attrocious. Its just completely killed any value in this service, which is a shame as its implemented into Flickr rather well.

]]> By: Vinny http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12333 Vinny Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12333 Now, before you all flame me, I think the implementation of flickr's geotagging KILLS Zooomr's.<br /><br />That being said, can we now say that flickr is basically a copy of zooomr, seeing as they blatantly used this feature that existed elsewhere?<br /><br />Obviously not. Just trying to make the point how ridiculous the "you copied me" argument is and how that Wikipedia entry is even more offensive a few weeks later. Now, before you all flame me, I think the implementation of flickr’s geotagging KILLS Zooomr’s.

That being said, can we now say that flickr is basically a copy of zooomr, seeing as they blatantly used this feature that existed elsewhere?

Obviously not. Just trying to make the point how ridiculous the “you copied me” argument is and how that Wikipedia entry is even more offensive a few weeks later.

]]> By: Sam http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12334 Sam Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12334 Yeah, level of detail for the UK is really bad compared to both Google and MSN, and I don't just mean their satellite imagary, their road maps go only to a city level (1km/1mile) range. Yeah, level of detail for the UK is really bad compared to both Google and MSN, and I don’t just mean their satellite imagary, their road maps go only to a city level (1km/1mile) range.

]]> By: Jon http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12335 Jon Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12335 Sounds promising - I must have a go at Geotagging on Zooomr as well - UK detail could be a problem.... fingers crossed! Sounds promising – I must have a go at Geotagging on Zooomr as well – UK detail could be a problem…. fingers crossed!

]]> By: Alastair James http://thomashawk.com/2006/08/arrington-says-flickr-to-launch.html/comment-page-1#comment-12336 Alastair James Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1845#comment-12336 Good point about google v yahoo maps. In my experiments working on www.mapsack.com I found that yahoo's level of detail is very bad outside the us. I also dont find the maps quite as responsive. Good point about google v yahoo maps. In my experiments working on http://www.mapsack.com I found that yahoo’s level of detail is very bad outside the us. I also dont find the maps quite as responsive.

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