By Andrew Berg
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tiny Pictures launched deep Flickr integration for Radar, the service used for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures, videos and conversations between friends.
The integration allows users to follow Flickr photos as they’re shared and stay on top of conversations around photostreams, directly from the Radar mobile applications, mobile site and desktop site.
John Poisson, CEO and founder of Tiny Pictures, says the service redefines the meaning of photosharing. “It’s as much about a picture-driven conversation as it is about photo sharing,” he says.
Existing Radar users simply connect their Radar and Flickr accounts and choose which Flickr contacts they want to follow. Flickr photos and comments appear in-line with Radar content on mobile and desktop. Comments left on Flickr photos immediately appear on the Flickr site.
Flickr users not already on Radar also can use the service as a standalone mobile browsing and commenting application for Flickr.
“We talk a lot about ‘visual conversation’ at Tiny - the burgeoning trend of sharing in-the-moment, and knowing your friends are browsing that content and engaging with you at the same time,” Poisson adds. “That’s precisely what we designed Radar to enable, and making this same experience available to Flickr photos was a natural next step.”
Radar with Flickr integration is available on all Web-enabled phones on networks around the world through the Radar mobile site, and through mobile applications for Java, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone.
Flickr users who install Radar for iPhone have access to several special features, including configuring Flickr integration and uploading photos to Flickr directly from within the Radar app.