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I don't really use FlickR for much, except to host photos. I've had a handful of images lately that were put on this "explore" list. It's nice, because it funnels a lot of traffic to the image so people can see my work. But, I don't know much about Explore; the concept is kind of a fascinating thing to me. I only vaguely understand how it works. My web searches on this subject have yielded only a foggy understanding of how "interestingness" and Explore works. It appears FlickR has kept those secrets closely guarded.
Flickr: Explore interesting photos from the last 7 days in FlickrLand...
FluidR is a nice presentation of explore:
Fluidr / Today's Explore
How can "interestingness" be figured out by an algorithm?
I have a few guesses to share... I imagine it is a combination a lot of things. A big part must be favorites and comments on images relative to the number of views (high view to favorite/comment ratio= more interesting). I've wondered if FlickR records the amount of time someone spends viewing an image in browser? Perhaps the longer the images is "viewed" the more interesting it is. Also, the amount of times an image is opened large in lightbox for viewing, perhaps that is an indicator too.
Flickr: Explore interesting photos from the last 7 days in FlickrLand...
FluidR is a nice presentation of explore:
Fluidr / Today's Explore
How can "interestingness" be figured out by an algorithm?
I have a few guesses to share... I imagine it is a combination a lot of things. A big part must be favorites and comments on images relative to the number of views (high view to favorite/comment ratio= more interesting). I've wondered if FlickR records the amount of time someone spends viewing an image in browser? Perhaps the longer the images is "viewed" the more interesting it is. Also, the amount of times an image is opened large in lightbox for viewing, perhaps that is an indicator too.