As a traveler, you can’t be camera shy. You should seize every opportunity to take as many pictures as possible. After all, how else are you going to share your experiences with family and friends back home? Flickr, the largest photography storage website online, is making a few changes that can really benefit the regular traveler.
To be more specific, photos on the site are going to appear 4x larger than before. And once you move your cursor over an image, it will immediately become magnified. But these are only a few of the many changes that are being offered. In the following sections, we’ll talk more about the “New Flickr” and what it could mean for travelers.
User-Friendly Layout
In the past, uploading images to Flickr was considered difficult. Today, thanks to a few major fixes, travelers are able to take advantage of a simple drag-and-drop interface. They’ll be able to quickly sort through their photos, discard the ones they don’t like, and drag items into separate files.
This can come in a lot of handy, especially when you’re on the road and don’t have a great deal of time to spend uploading photographs. Their new design is one to be appreciated. It incorporates more simplicity, more white space, and larger photos. Storing of digital photos has never been easier as Flickr adheres to desktop and mobile device users.
How Can Travelers Benefit?
Here are a few key reasons why travelers would make prime candidates for the “new” Flickr:
- It is a trusted website that consists of close to 4 million uploads on a daily basis.
- Sharing photos is incredibly easy. Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are a few of the major social media sites that Flickr works well with. Their services also protect your images from being re-used without your permission.
- They offer a two-year subscription (which is highly recommended) that provides users with the option of uploading an unlimited amount of photographs. Note that the free version only allows 300MB worth of photos each month, which is equal to about 100 images.
For those travelers who are planning a trip, Flickr can help you create a detailed plan of your journey by providing you with relevant images from that area. It can also help you sort your photos based on geographic location or experience. This can come in a lot of handy when you’re traveling to a new location. And once you’ve taken photos of that location, Flickr will store them in their own folder so that you can easily refer to them later.
Conclusion
Flickr is becoming a prime hotspot for travelers. It allows people around the world to connect in “Groups” where they can share photos of their experiences. In the near future, Flickr will revamp its mobile presence since a lot of travelers are using mobile phones to take pictures, uploading it to Flickr is a natural step. Whether you’re a frequent or occasional traveler, you’ll be able to benefit from the huge number of advantages that Flickr has to offer.
Noc enjoys writing about travel and technology and often use Travel Advantage Network for accommodations.
