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    Flickr Photo ArchiveGive your photos a social life with Groups

    DENISE BARRETT OLSON

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    Why Flickr Groups?

    Flickr offers 1TB of free storagefor photos and video. Youruploaded photos are stored attheir original size and resolutionand you control who can viewand/or download them.

    Not only is Flickr an affordable

    platform for

    off-site storage ofyour photo collection, it alsoprovides some impressive socialfeatures. One of those is FlickrGroups. A Flickr Group consistsof a Photo Pool and a Discussionboard. Groups

    are created fortopics and/or events. Forexample, you might create a

    group to collect photos from afamily reunion. Anyone attendingthe reunion can take pictures andupload them to their Flickraccount, then choose to sharethem to the reunion group.

    If you are new to Flickr, you maywant to download the freeGetting Started guide first.

    http://moultriecreek.us/gazette/flickr-photo-archive-getting-started/http://moultriecreek.us/gazette/flickr-photo-archive-getting-started/
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    Groups

    are created for topics and/or events. This example is a public groupsharing photos from Southern cemeteries. Anyone can join the group andsubmit photos. A Flickr Group consists of a Photo Pool and a Discussion boardThe discussion board offers a venue to ask/answer questions, share informatioand connect with others who have the same interests.

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    Before you create your own group, you may want to check out some existinggroups to see how they operate. From your personal Flickr page, click on theGroups item in the menu. You are taken to the groups page where Flickrdisplays several existing groups. You can browse through them or use Flickrssearch to find groups related to topics you find interesting.

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    In this example I entered genealogy in the search box and chose the

    Search groups option. The result includes dozens of groups covering abroad range of genealogy-related topics. On this page you can seehow many members, photos and discussions have been posted to each.Click a group title and Flickr will take you to that groups main page.

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    A well-managed group includes an overview describing the groups purposeand defining the guidelines that group members must follow. In this examplethe group leader has asked that each submitted letter and journal include atranscription of the text in the images description or on the discussion board.Doing this means the item is more searchable - and more likely to attract otheinterested in that family or location.

    Administrators and group members can use the discussion board to askquestions and provide feedback to enhance the groups knowledge base. Asyou browse interesting groups, take note of how the administrator managesthe group and keeps members interested.

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    When you are ready to create your own group, Flickr will help walk you througthe process. During group setup you will be asked to choose the kind of grouyou want to create. Your options are:

    Public - open to anyone

    Public - by invitation only

    Private - by invitation only

    This screen provides details on how each group type operates.

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    This screen is where you give your group a name and describe its purpose.

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    Here is where you decide what non-members will see when they visit yourgroup page.

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    Next you choose what titles will be used within the group. You can use thedefault titles or create your own titles for administrators, moderators andmembers.

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    This screen presents a number of administrative settings that you can use tocustomize your group. These can be changed by the administrator at any timeYou may want to look at some of the more popular groups to see how theyhandle things like rules, icons and member roles.

    Take advantage of the Name/URL/Description setting to link to your personalsite or blog. Theres also a link to a Flickr page along with ideas for runningyour group.

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    Get Others Involved

    How does Flickr know who your family and friends are? First, you can haveFlickr search its user base using your Yahoo! address book to see if any of youcontacts are already Flickr users. For those who aren't, you can send invitation

    to share your photos, marking them as a friend or a family member as part ofthe invitation process. The invitation will provide them with instructions forcreating their user account and connecting with you. They will also now havetheir own free terabyte of photo storage for their photos.

    Group Ideas

    Here are some ideas to help you put groups to work to support your family

    and your research.Create a private family photo network and share photos to only invitedmembers. While no online network is totally safe, a private group on Flickr is amuch better place to share vacation photos or introduce the newest memberof the family than social networks like Facebook. The members posting photocan assign them as private. Those photos dont appear in their personalphotostream. When a private photo is shared to a group, only group membercan view, comment and tag the photo.

    Planning a wedding or family reunion? Consider creating a Flickr group tocollect photos from the attendees. You will need to send information about thgroup and how to join it to participants ahead of time so they will be ready onthe big day. The Flickr app on a smart phone can take photos andautomatically upload them to the individuals Flickr account, making it easier treview and select appropriate photos to share to the group at their leisure.

    Genealogical and historical societies can put Flickr groups to many good

    purposes. Use groups to document local cemeteries, collect photos of societyevents or share the excitement of a national conference with members whocould not attend. A public group of orphan photographs could be a greatway to discover more information about people and places. Make sure toadvertise these groups on the societys website and social networks to attractvisitors.

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