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Spell with Flickr

Flickr is a treasure trove of material; it’s remarkable what people will take pictures of. For example, people shoot pictures of letters they find on signs. Some folks with a knack for programming have put together a little application that lets you type in the letters you want, then snatches those letters from Flickr and assembles them in your order. Don’t like one of the letters? Click it and the app will find a different one. Here’s what I came up with for “Hobson & Holtz”:

Shel Holtz

How long before we see Flickr ransom notes? Hat tip to Robin Good

05/13/06 | 3 Comments | Spell with Flickr

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  • 1.Hi Shel,

    Flickr has changed my life. I use in so many ways -- to remember faces/names, to meet new people, to find visual reference, to get inspired, and a lot more.

    Flickr's notes feature allows you to annotate photos, which I have found particularly useful for both work and social purposes.

    And I think Flickr can do a lot more. We have barely scratched the surface of Flickr's potential.

    Dave Gray | May 2006 | St. Louis

  • 2.Our first in a series of Skypecasts leading up to our Marketing Innovation Summit in June went flawlessly yesterday. You can listen to to the recording of David Rogers, Associate Director for the Center for Global Brand Leadership, interview experiential...

    http://www.emergencemarketing.com/archives/2006/05 | May 2006

  • 3.Flickr does rule. I threw together a list of hacks awhile back, but found an even more impressive use for it recently:

    http://tinyurl.com/m9nco

    The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children posts its missing children photos to Flickr.

    Kevin Dugan | May 2006 | Cincinnati

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