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August 28, 2006

Local and Maps Update on Flickr and Upcoming

Mixing and matching unique content and technology is a defining aspect of the current Internet environment. And when it comes to mixing in location, maps and local is at the center of it all.

Today we are unveiling two new features that really highlight what local context can bring to social software. The products and services of two of our team's favorites - Flickr and Upcoming - have been enhanced via integration with Yahoo! Maps and Yahoo! Local.

First is a new GeoTagging feature on Flickr. Using Yahoo! mapping and geo-tagging platforms, users can drag and drop photos to associate them with a location, and view and discover photos on an interactive map. Now, users have a whole new way to search, browse and save photos on Flickr. Give it a spin and let us know what you think!

Also, our journey to offer the most vibrant social events platform on the Web takes a big step forward today. A slew of new event content now appears on Upcoming, via Yahoo! Local event feeds. There are some new design changes we think you'll like, as well. With these changes, we think you'll not find a more active and engaging online event destination than Upcoming.

Of course, in the spirit of sharing and expanding knowledge, there are APIs for outside developers to remix their content or technology with Flickr, Local, Maps and Upcoming.

For additional details on today?s news, take a look at posts from Stewart and Andy.

Paul Levine
GM, Yahoo! Local

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Really a great great new feature.
I have only a big problem: I live in italy and yahoo map does not have a good detail for italy.
I hope to have soon some news also about yahoo map.

Thank you for your work!

Posted by: andrea | August 28, 2006 12:01 PM

congrat all. geotagging in flickr rocks and the new upcoming design and features are great improvements. keep up the great work

Posted by: joe laz | August 28, 2006 10:14 PM

Great service. I got a chance to test it out today. I'm curious though, why haven't you added a Geocode tag standard. It seems like it would be beneficial to code Flickr Pictures with a lat and long standard tag. This is an important element that you can bring to the community - a standard for Geotagging

Posted by: Darin Codon | August 29, 2006 01:10 AM

Darin, the folx at flickr did sorta include a new geotag standard by including the longitude and latitude values in SPAN tags within the page. (I outline this in my blog post on the subject.)

The flickr folx state that for those of us who've already been using the geotagging community standard tags within the flickr picture's tags, we won't have to do that much longer and that it's Unsightly. So, they've hidden the long/lat inside the page code in an XHTML-like manner.

I tend to disagree with that approach -- I think there's compelling reasons to make the long/lat values visible in the text on the page.

Anyway, the new features are freakin' awsome! Kudos to the Yahoo map team, and to Flickr's teams!

Posted by: Chris Silver Smith | September 2, 2006 09:00 AM

I have spent hours looking for a site exactly like this one. I have only been able to find new homes around my zipcode. I want the ability to wander, if only in my mind. Hopefully, I will be able to use this great tool, to find my new location. Thanks for all the very hard work that went in to making this information available. Kudos to the great techs!!

Posted by: KittyK | September 2, 2006 11:33 PM