MNteractive.com » Flickr http://mnteractive.com Minnesota's Interaction Design, Information Architecture, and User Experience Design Community Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:46:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Flickr’s NIPSA – Another Reason for Customer as Silo http://mnteractive.com/archive/flickrs-nipsa-another-reason-for-customer-as-silo http://mnteractive.com/archive/flickrs-nipsa-another-reason-for-customer-as-silo#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:08:53 +0000 Garrick Van Buren http://mnteractive.com/archive/flickrs-nipsa-another-reason-for-customer-as-silo/ Eric Rice is bummed about Flickr’s NIPSA thing (Not in Public Site Areas). I always have been as well.

The difference between “photograph” and “image” is pretty blurry. Especially in SecondLife where Eric is taking the “photos” in question.

I haven’t skimmed Flickr’s EULA, but it’s conceivable (if not allowed) a budding photographer could use Flickr to present their portfolio, but a budding graphic designer could not. Honestly, I’m a little surprised Flickr is so strong about being “photos” – rather than the broader “images”.

As Eric Rice mentions, these seemingly, arbitrary distinctions make Flickr a far less attractive option for all image-sharing and launching your own blog are far more attractive one.

UPDATE: Karl Long asks the same question.

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