For
example, you can e-mail pictures to Flickr. This functionality is not strictly tied to mobile
devices but is particularly useful on a mobile phone because e-mail is perhaps the most convenient
way to upload a picture from a camera phone while away from your desk. You can
configure e-mail uploading here:
http://www.flickr.com/account/uploadbye-mail/
You can also look at pictures on a mobile device through a simplified interface customized
for small displays here:
http://m.flickr.com
Third-Party Flickr Apps
Flickr has an API that enables the development of third-party applications or tools. The API is
at the heart of what makes Flickr such a great mashup platform. Hundreds of third-party apps
have been written to use the API, and these apps have made it easier and more fun and surprising
to use Flickr. The Google Maps and Flickr Greasemonkey script are examples of third-party
Flickr apps.
Go to http://www.flickr.com/services/ to see a list of such third-party Flickr apps. To get
inspired about how you can use the Flickr API in fun, useful, and imaginative ways, play with
John Watson??™s collections of Flickr Toys:
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
While looking at the Flickr Toys, think about what content and services from Flickr are
being accessed.
I analyze various Flickr third-party applications in more detail in conjunction with my
study of the Flickr API in Chapter 6.
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