Here are some facts about Flickr:
Wow, it turns out Flicr itself was mashed together from tools created for a massively multiplayer game.
Even more wow, Flickr has a patent pending for something they call "Interestingness." Interestingness is a combination of click-through data, favorites, comments, linking-to and more. They use this meta-data mashup allow users to peruse what is inspiring all this activity in other users. I see MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR potential for a tool of this nature.
Imagine a world so completely saturated with information that users need develop new techniques of finding anything in info-fog. They will come to rely on net stats, seeing what other sentient individuals are perusing. Yet this form of information chasing has its downsides. The most immediate weakness that comes to mind is user attention doesn't necessary indicate quality, although Flickr's use of favoriting could counter the pure click through data.
I also spent a ton of time on Flick, loving the:
-Ability to find groups dedicated to specific subjects
-Worldwide Community
-Geotagging of Photo's
-Ability to contact / comment / become friends with users
-Ability to see other users' favorites (If they are ok with it)
-FREENESS: Well, you gotta pay for pro accounts, but you get a lot for free
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