Monday, August 24, 2009

landing on front page

Mike said that my photo will be included in Flickr Explore. I didn't believe him then - but it really did. And I only learned about it being in Explore when I got informed that it landed on the Explore Front Page too. What a very pleasing thing to happen to one's work!



What is Explore Front Page?
Explore is a Flickr feature which discovers and showcases some of the most awesome photos on Flickr. Explore Front Page is a common phrase used by Flickr users to indicate the home page of Explore.

What does it mean to have photo(s) on the Front Page?
A score of people use Explore to find new photos on Flickr everyday. When a photo is on the Front Page, it is exposed to a huge audience of photo enthusiasts around the world. So, being on Explore Front Page is like being featured on the front page of a popular newspaper - your work gets noticed, people add you as their contact etc. You become famous overnight :)

What is FP?
FP is an alias for Explore Front Page. It's commonly used in photo descriptions, comments and tags by Flickr users.

What is Archivr?
Archivr is a third party application that tracks the photos displayed on Front Page. Using Archivr's search feature, users can find out if or how many of their photos have been on Front Page.


To view the photo here: The Life I Know