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The Rise of Virtual Communities: In Conversation with Virtual World Pioneers
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The Rise of Virtual Communities: In Conversation with Virtual World Pioneers

by Amber Atherton
April 2023
Beginner content levelBeginner
187 pages
5h 46m
English
Apress
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A. AthertonThe Rise of Virtual Communities https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9297-6_9

9. Caterina Fake

Cofounder of Flickr
Amber Atherton1  
(1)
San Francisco, CA, USA
 

Flickr is a photo sharing and hosting platform, serving a community of photography enthusiasts. Founded in 2004 by Caterina Fake, Stewart Butterfield, and Jason Classon, Flickr permits users to upload chronological photostreams, tag photos, and rate their “interestingness.” Flickr was also a pioneer in implementing “tag clouds,” whereby users can find photos based on keywords. In 2015, Flickr reported 112 million registered users and more than 3.5 million daily image uploads. The site hosts over ...

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