Comments on: Spanning words http://spanring.eu/blog/2007/11/22/spanning-words/ a personal website slash blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:29:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christian http://spanring.eu/blog/2007/11/22/spanning-words/comment-page-1/#comment-23717 Christian Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://spanring.eu/blog/2007/11/22/spanning-words/#comment-23717 Tags on maps can create interesting pictures. The <a href="http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">strange maps blog</a> provides some good examples I think. But the tagged world map on Flickr doesn't really make sense. The tags seem randomly chosen and placed (e.g. "themeetingplace" in the middle of the Atlantic ocean). Tags on maps can create interesting pictures. The strange maps blog provides some good examples I think.

But the tagged world map on Flickr doesn’t really make sense. The tags seem randomly chosen and placed (e.g. “themeetingplace” in the middle of the Atlantic ocean).

]]> By: Andrew Turner http://spanring.eu/blog/2007/11/22/spanning-words/comment-page-1/#comment-23714 Andrew Turner Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:27:44 +0000 http://spanring.eu/blog/2007/11/22/spanning-words/#comment-23714 I missed this change over, but I completely agree. The "Tagmap" is almost entirely useless. Why would I find it useful to see (as I did) the two tags covering South America as "hugsandkisses" and a phrase in Russian. The concept is interesting. Denoting place by feeling, or other representation than toponym. However Flickr is a *photo* tool, and I find the various, semi-random tags chosen to show up (e.g. "ubcle"?) on the map not useful in exploring the world. And I think you mentioned this, but there isn't any zoom functionality. Here's to hoping they bring back the dots! Or at least something more usable and pertinent. I missed this change over, but I completely agree. The “Tagmap” is almost entirely useless. Why would I find it useful to see (as I did) the two tags covering South America as “hugsandkisses” and a phrase in Russian.

The concept is interesting. Denoting place by feeling, or other representation than toponym. However Flickr is a *photo* tool, and I find the various, semi-random tags chosen to show up (e.g. “ubcle”?) on the map not useful in exploring the world.

And I think you mentioned this, but there isn’t any zoom functionality.

Here’s to hoping they bring back the dots! Or at least something more usable and pertinent.

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