Flickroom on Flickr Blog!
by Flickroom Team on Mar.09, 2010, under Announcements, Flickroom in News
17th February - It was a big day for Flickroom team! Thanks to Cris Stoddard of Flickr team for featuring Flickroom on the Flickr official blog. You can find the post here: http://blog.flickr.net/en/2010/02/17/flickroom-chat-browse-upload-share/
Excerpt below:
Flickroom is an application that brings Flickr to your desktop, allowing you to browse and search photographs of yours, your contacts, and the Flickrverse. Your photos never looked better against a black background! Once you authenticate Flickroom to your account, you can not only manage your own content but you can also leave comments on great photos or make them your favorites.
But one of the neatest things about Flickroom is that you can chat, live, with other Flickr members while you’re viewing fantastic content!
There’s more, too. This application allows you to upload photos to your photostream. You can tag and set permissions on your photos as well as add them to sets and to groups.
Thank you for all your support and feedback dear Flickroomers! You rock!
-Flickroom Team
Flickroom Beta 0.60 is now LIVE!
by Flickroom Team on Feb.16, 2010, under Announcements
Hello everyone! Flickroom team released a minor update with the following features/fixes [available for download via http://www.flickroom.org/]:
Hope you will continue to enjoy Flickroom!
Happy Flickrooming!
-The Flickroom Team
Your chance to win a Flickr Pro account!
by Flickroom Team on Feb.08, 2010, under Contests
Flickroom is back with another exciting contest! We are giving away a Flickr Pro account and all you need to do is:
1) Take a screenshot of your photostream in Flickroom and upload it to Flickr (see example here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11395142@N00/4094378925/) with description as “My photostream as seen in <a href=http://flickroom.org>Flickroom</a>”
2) Leave the Flickr link to the screenshot in the comments below to be eligible for the lucky draw
On February 22, we will randomly choose one winner to receive a Flickr Pro account. If you are a Pro account holder already, your Pro account will be extended by 1 year.
UPDATE: The contest is now closed and we have a winner amongst us! Jon Gibbons (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibbopool2003/4341790162/) wins a Flickr Pro account from the Flickroom team for participating in this contest!
Sorry for the delay in announcing the results and A HUGE Thanks to everyone who participated!
Happy Flickrooming!
Cheers,
- Flickroom Team
Flickroom Beta 0.51 is now LIVE!
by Flickroom Team on Feb.03, 2010, under Announcements
Hello everyone! Our team has been working hard to get the first Flickroom update of Twenty Ten in your hands and we are happy to announce that it is now available! Here is a list of the new and exciting features in the 0.51 update [available for download via http://www.flickroom.org/]:
- Grid View: Grid view has been completely revamped and you have a quick toolbar available below every photo on mouse-hover. The default viewing layout can be updated by visiting the ‘Settings’.
- Map view: Now you can add geo location information to your photos in map view by just doing a drag-drop from the list of photos below the map.
- Interesting Photos:Quickly check out your photos that have made it to Flickr Explore and their current status. Plunge into Flickr Interestingness for the day or choose a date to explore the ‘Explored’ photographs.
- Upload your photos to Facebook: Post any of your Flickr photos to Facebook directly from the application. You have the option to choose one of your existing Facebook albums to add the photo to or you can simply add the photo to the default “Flickroom Photos” album!
- Advanced Search: Now there is an Advanced Search panel in addition to searching in photographs of current user or all Flickr users. Advanced Search allows seach based on text, tags, licensing information, date uploaded, date taken and Safe Search options.
- Application Resize: Application resizing issues have now been fixed.
- Languages: Flickroom is now available in Russian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) as well.
- Twitter: The tweeting interface has been greatly simplified and it now uses flic.kr service instead of TinyURL for shortening the photo URL.
- Flickr photo page: Now there is a link back to photo’s Flickr page available in the “Info” tab of the Details panel.
- Photo filter: Now you can see your public or private photos separately using a filter option in photostream.
- Bug Fixes and UI: - The bugs that caused the application to freeze on start-up or the browser window not opening for application authentication via Flickr have now been fixed. Several UI related enhancements have also been incorporated.
Hope you will continue to enjoy Flickroom!
Happy Flickrooming!
-The Flickroom Team
Flickroom 0.30 Beta is now LIVE!
by Flickroom Team on Dec.20, 2009, under Announcements
Ho ho ho! The next major update of Flickroom is just in time for Christmas! There are several big enhancements that will make your Flickroom experience better than ever before. Here is a low down on the new features in the 0.30 update [available for download via http://www.flickroom.org/]:
- Flickroom Localized in French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Polish - Flickroom is now available in these six additional languages apart from English. Language preferences will be automatically detected based on your system locale. You also have the option to change your language from the “Application” tab of the “Settings” panel. Flickroom team has received immense help from the community in bringing the application out in the different languages. A BIG Thank-you to:
- Giulio Iannotti, Andrea - Italian
- Yuya Saito - Japanese
- Cédric GODART - French
- Daniel Cano-Ott - Spanish
- Sasha Mann - German
- Sławek Pukło - Polish
Please note that this is just a pilot of the localized versions. There could be strings that are yet ‘un-translated’. Please feel free to send feedback about the strings at feedback@flickroom.org
- Grid view - Flickroom now provides you the option to view any photostream in “Grid” view. To use the same, click on the ‘Grid’ option in stream viewer.
- Signing of the application - Flickroom is now a signed and verified application. This means that the identity of its publisher (i.e. Flickroom Team) has been verified by a renowned certification authority - and so you can be assured that it is not a malicious application. Go ahead and install it, if that’s what you had been waiting for
- System tray - You now have the option of keeping the application running by minimizing it to system tray.
- Comments - All languages (double-byte characters included) are now supported in the comments. You can now comment in the language of your preference.
- Disable/Enable notifications pop-up - You now have the preference to disable notification-popups while running the application.
- Bug Fixes and UI - The bugs that caused the application to freeze on start-up or the browser window not opening for application authentication via Flickr have now been fixed. Several UI related enhancements have also been incorporated.
Hope you will continue to enjoy Flickroom!
Happy Flickrooming!
-The Flickroom Team
Help Flickroom speak in your language!
by Flickroom Team on Nov.20, 2009, under Announcements
Flickroom team is looking for people who can help them translate the strings to different languages. If you think you can do it well, jump in right away! Just write a mail to contact@flickroom.org and we will send you the strings that we need you to translate. As of now, we are looking for translators for the following lanauges:
- German
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Chinese
- Japanese
People who help us translate the strings will receive a mention on our website for their contribution.
UPDATE:
- We will now be supporting Polish, Portuguese and Korean in addition to above-mentioned languages!
- We are now looking for German, Korean and Chinese translators as we have already translated the string set for other languages with the help of some amazing community members!
Happy Flickrooming,
-Flickroom Team
Flickroom 0.28 Beta is now LIVE!
by Flickroom Team on Nov.10, 2009, under Announcements, Updates
Here comes the much awaited update to provide you an even better Flickr experience! It is aimed at making Flickroom users even more powerful. Read on to find out all the new goodies in Version 0.28 Beta [available for download via http://www.flickroom.org/]:
- Upcoming Photography Events - Flickroom now provides you a way to find out upcoming photography events in your locality.
- You can search for all kinds of events like Photowalks, Trainings, Workshops, or any other event you are looking for.
- You can also add an event if you are conducting it somewhere.
Flickroom’s event search is powered by Yahoo Upcoming.
- Fullscreen View - Now you can view photos in fullscreen mode also. A new button has been added just after the button to change background color of a photo. If you want to run a slide show in full screen mode, you first need to start the slideshow and then set the photo viewer to full screen mode.
- Group Discussions List - Support has been added to show discussions list of Flickr groups. You can see the discussion titles and their authors. For seeing the content of the discussion, you need to click on the link which will show the same to you in your default browser.
- User Profile Fixed - Recently Flickr modified its way to show user profiles breaking the Flickroom’s profile page as well. It has now been fixed with the current update.
- UI Improvement and Bug Fixes - A lot of UI polish across the application has been done. The comments view especially has been improved a lot. You can now click on author’s name or photo and see his/her profile or photostream.
Hope you will continue to enjoy Flickroom!
Happy Flickrooming!
-The Flickroom Team
Version 0.24 Beta Now Live!
by Flickroom Team on Oct.09, 2009, under Announcements, Contests
Flickroom Team is back with a new update to provide you an even better Flickr experience! This update is aimed at making Flickroom accessible to more and more users in an easy and slick manner. Read on to find out all the new goodies in Version 0.24 Beta [available for download via http://www.flickroom.org/]:
- Anonymous Access - Flickroom now provides you an option to use the application without requiring login (authenticating the application). You will be able to access all features of Flickroom except the following:
- Commenting and Uploading Tools
- Viewing Recent Activity
To access Flickroom anonymously, click on the “No, I want to use Flickroom without my login” button. If you are already logged in, you will need to logout first and then try out this mode.
- WebShare - So you have been enjoying the Flickroom experience to browse your Flickr photos in a whole new way. Well, how about sharing the same cool experience with your friends who are not using Flickroom or even Flickr! Following are two ways to showcase your photos the Flickroom way:
- Just pass on the following link to your friends and relatives:
- http://flickroom.org/web/share.swf?emailid=<your_yahoo_emailid>
- Otherwise, you can create a webshare widget by clicking on “Create a Webshare” button (available in the application’s status bar at the bottom). It will generate an HTML code snippet which would allow you to embed Flickroom view (as a Flash widget) in a webpage.
- Just pass on the following link to your friends and relatives:
- Slideshow - A basic slideshow feature is now available while viewing photos (in photostream, sets and group pools)
- Search Tool - There is now a search tool in the following modules - Sets, Groups and Contacts. Also, all of them are now sorted alphabetically by default.
- Image Caching Setting - There is now a setting in the Settings Manager which allows you to enable/disable caching of all the photos that Flickroom shows in different places. This setting is turned OFF by default. Switching it ON would result in extremely fast loading of images that you have seen in the past (as it would avoid any network activity). However, it would take up some extra space to store those images on your disk.
- UI Improvement and Bug Fixes - A lot of UI polish across the application and specifically for the chatroom has been done.
Hope you will continue to enjoy Flickroom!
Happy Flickrooming!
-The Flickroom Team
Introducing “Flickroom WebShare”
by Flickroom Team on Oct.08, 2009, under Features
So you have been enjoying the Flickroom experience to browse your Flickr photos in a whole new way. Well, how about sharing the same cool experience with your friends who are not using Flickroom or even Flickr! Following are two ways to showcase your photos the Flickroom way:
- Just pass on the following link to your friends and relatives:
- http://flickroom.org/web/share.swf?emailid=<your_yahoo_emailid>
- Otherwise, you can create a webshare widget by clicking on “Create a WebShare” button (available in the application’s status bar at the bottom). It will generate an HTML code snippet which would allow you to embed Flickroom view (as a Flash widget) in a webpage.
In case of any queries, send us an email at contact@flickroom.org.
Best,
Flickroom Team
Your chance to win a Threadless Tee!
by Flickroom Team on Sep.20, 2009, under Announcements
Ahoy Flickroomers,
It has been some time since we gave away that Flickr pro account to P. J. Taylor (one of our followers on Twitter). Now Flickroom is back with another super-exciting giveaway! All you need to do is to follow Flickroom and tweet a simple message in order to qualify for this giveaway. You stand to win a Threadless Tees Gift Certificate worth $25. This will let you buy a really cool tee from their collection and get it shipped too!
The rules are pretty simple:
1) You need to follow @Flickroom on Twitter
2) You need to tweet the following:
Win a Threadless Tee @Flickroom (the cool app for Flickr users): http://flickroom.org/blog/?p=138
3) Multiple tweets would be counted as a single entry
4) One lucky winner will be picked to receive the certificate in exactly one week from now - Monday (09/28/2009)
That’s it! Start spreading some Flickroom love now!
Update: This contest in now closed. The winner is Sharron Benn - Congratulations to her!
Cheers,
- Flickroom Team
