Loc.alize.us is Another Web2.0 innovation

Published in Internet, Web 2.0 by Aditi Tuteja

localize.jpgloc.alize.us is a smart way to browse and locate Flickr images on large map of the world. Search for photos by selecting a specific tag or searching for your buddy’s user name. loc.alize.us might be the app that could save your boring afternoons.

loc.alize.us makes heavy use of different online resources in the form of a mashups of services like Google maps and Flickr photos. loc.alize.us is fairly easy to use and you can simply ‘Geotag’ your pictures to let others who are online see them.

Log into your Flickr account, select a particular image that you wish to upload and using the loc.alize.us Bookmarklet, that once dragged to your bookmark toolbar enables you to activate it every time you are on a single Flickr photo page. You can then upload the picture to loc.alize.us. Search for your location on the Google map and simply save your location to the loc.alize.us listings. You can also add tags for easy location of your pictures the next time you log on to the site, as well as for others who might me looking for your pictures.

Search for your friends who are registered users of loc.alize.us and you can share your photos with them. You can also copy dynamic page address to share your views on pictures or anything else. loc.alize.us also makes it easier for the not-so-tech-savvy folks who prefer copying and pasting their images to loc.alize.us by entering the location data manually.

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This article was written by Aditi Tuteja on 19 October 2006
Aditi is the founder and Chief Editor of RealGeek.com

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