20th
Survey, Re-Design, and New Features
I sent out a survey on December 4th to all of you who became fans of the My Flickr app. In the survey, I asked some basic questions to which 77 users responded and provided me with some valuable information! Thank you!
Of those who responded, I learned that 68% use the “Advanced Options” (photosets, groups, sorting) while searching for the photos you want. 59% base your searches on either Tags or Photosets (or some mixture). Interestingly, 88% of you said that your photos are mostly public, but 35% of you only want them shown to your Facebook friends. Everyone agreed with me that the current My Flickr application is a bit cluttered and contributed some ideas about how to spice it up!
I also gathered from the survey which new features you would like to see in My Flickr. Here are the top three:
- Auto-refreshing of the Profile (Page) Box
- Facebook user commenting (which won’t be available on Flickr.com)
- Clicking a photo directs one to a bigger version of the photo listing tags, description, comments
You may have noticed that I have already tackled #1 (Auto-refreshing of the Profile Box). To save on resources so that nothing bogs the My Flickr app down, the boxes are refreshed every 1 to 1.5 hours if needed on an opt-in basis (click the refreshing link in Manage). Also, searches that request photos from groups or to randomly select photos will NOT be refreshed at this time.
An ultra-simple interface is in the works to revamp the site allowing users to easily display their Flickr photos while still retaining some of the more advanced functionality!
Any other suggestions or comments are greatly welcomed!
-Kaleb
