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The 10 best Obama photos from the 2012 Flickr collection

The White House has released its annual photoset of pictures from the previous year on Flickr. Which 10 would you select?

On Jan 4, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Meet DonkeyHotey—ingenious political caricaturist

With more than 1,000 illustrations on Flickr, DonkeyHotey's barbed portraits have been ubiquitous throughout the presential race. 

On Nov 7, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Proper terms for “gurus” on every social media site

Are you Pinterest barbarian? Try harder. 

On Oct 22, 2012 by [email protected]

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Connecting with the Chicago teachers’ strike

The Chicago Teachers Union has been relying on its social media presence to get its side of the story to the public.

On Sep 18, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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The Daily Dot theme song

One year, 3 million served, and finally, a catchy tune to call our very own.

On Aug 24, 2012 by David Holmes

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Amateur photographer helps discover new insect species on Flickr

Semachrysa jade is a beautiful insect living in the jungles of Malaysia, captured first by Flickr photographer Hock Ping Guek and named after his daughter.

On Aug 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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The Morning GIF: Greetings from Mars

What Mars Attack knowledge can we apply to our Curiosity mission?

On Aug 10, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Flickr users to new CEO: “Please make Flickr awesome again”

New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer may be the only hope for the declining photo-sharing community.

On Jul 17, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Etsy joins forces with top Pinterest tastemakers

Etsy is Pinterest’s top traffic source. With this new initiative, Pinterest might return the favor. 

On May 25, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Flickr reacts to the reported death of Flickr

A Gizmodo article about the site's death captivated the Internet. But what do Flickr users have to say about it?

On May 16, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Pinterest makes source attribution automatic

Now you can't violate copyright on Pinterest—even if you want to. 

On May 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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LiveJournal updates Scrapbook, removes tags

In its latest attempt to modernize, LiveJournal will revamp its photo-hosting feature next month, but it's not the update most users were hoping for. 

On May 1, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Hipstamatic bows to Instagram’s community

As a rival turns into a partner, Instagram reigns supreme as the place to show off your photos.

On Mar 21, 2012 by Kris Holt

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False DMCA notice from porn company’s paid bot takes down comedian’s pictures

British comedian Dave Gorman became the latest to have personal work removed from the Web due to false claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

On Mar 6, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Flickr allows users to opt out of pinning

Flickr may not be the third largest traffic source to Pinterest much longer, as the Yahoo-owned photo community created an option for users to block pinning. 

On Feb 27, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini