This semester I’ve been working on an independent study project that can loosely be described as “impact and effectiveness of digitizing cultural heritage artifacts (namely photos) in creating a broader sense of culture, informedness, and community.” It’s taken many forms over the course of the last few months as I tried to figure out exactly [...]
Tag Archives: flickr
Working Hard
July 10, 2008 – 10:01 AM
Some offices require expensive video game systems or spa treatments to keep their employees sane. FlickrHQ is a bit different. Early this week we got a a package full of Flickr-colored inner tubes left over from an event in Spain. THANK YOU, SPAIN! Chaos ensued from the moment we opened the packages!
It started out very simple: “ohhh look inner tubes! Let’s try to use them as a Skip It or try to roll them down the hall”, but then creativity kicked in and soon all 8 tubes were inflated and used as everything from chairs to battle weapons to running obstacles, costumes and crash mats. Thus, the Flickrlympics began.
Flickr Blogging
June 28, 2008 – 3:05 AM
One of the nifty things I get to do as part of my internship is write some posts for the Flickr Blog. I’ve written 3 so far, and let me just say that I have a completely appreciation for the size of the Cornell Daily Sun’s photo archive and for having news stories inform our photo selections.
about me
Forever-Digital is a look inside the life and mind of Jenn Vargas, a 22 year old web geek and photographer who just graduated from Cornell University in May '09 with a BA in Information Science. She's a dreamer, a doer, and a chronically early procrastinator. She just got back from backpacking through Europe and soon will be taking a one-way trip to San Francisco to start her job at Yahoo!.
