Flickr’s Collective Intelligence in Action
Every wonder where the collective intelligence of Flickr might lead? Check out this TED Talk “Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth“. The first part is visually very cool, but make sure you watch the video around the 4 minute mark. You’ll see how the collective memory of Flickr can be drawn upon to create 3D links between all images and allow one to dive in and out of the Notre Dame Cathedral all based on user tags.