This cite comes from the 08-19-05 issue of Current Cites.

7 Things You Should Know About Flickr  Washington, DC: EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, February 2008.(http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/46186). - This two-page Adobe Acrobat (PDF) document provides essential information about Flickr for an academic audience and how it might be used in an educational context. Following the format of the 7 Things You Should Know series, these basic questions are answered: 1) What is it?, 2) Who's doing it?, 3) How does it work?, 4) Why is it significant?, 5) What are the downsides, 6) Where is it going?, and 7) What are the implications for teaching and learning? Also included is a brief scenario sketching out how Flickr could be pedagogically useful. The Library of Congress Flickr project is specifically mentioned as an example of engaging with users "where they live". - RT