On the geotagging note, I’ve also decided to try out a new photo sharing site, called Zooomr (with 3 O’s). While they’re not quite as advanced as Flickr in terms of features and usability (yet!), they’re definitely taking online photo sharing to a new level. On the surface, Zooomr looks a lot like Flickr. It does, however, have some interesting additions – such as the ability to geotag photos directly on the site, and the ability to add audio comments to photos. I’m still trying to figure out how to USE some of the features (it’s not well documented, and some of the features don’t seem to be particularly intuitive), but on the whole, it looks like an interesting product! I was going to try and include a geotagged Zooomr photo as a demo, but for some reason, I can’t seem to get it working just yet – when I uploaded my photos, Zooomr seemed to strip out all the data (EXIF/IPTC) I’d already included with the pictures! Oops! In the mean time, enjoy this photo I took in Europe in 2003.

Oh, and with the site re-design, you might noticed some new photos in the top banner – the funky coloured ones (my favourites!) were taken in a “luminarium” which graced our shores during the Commonwealth Games.

Also, check out the bit next to this post which tells you when I posted it – there’s also now a link to a street level map of where I was when I posted it.

If you’re interested, the plugins I’ve added are: Geo Plugin for WordPress and WorldKit with some help from WordPress Wiki