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September 2009

SML Wiki: Interestingness(note: work in progress)

Interestingness is a media (images, videos, etc) ranking algorithm to provide as an additional metric for search results. The algorithm is based upon an algorithm created by the Flickr team, and is further enhanced by metadata knowledge resulted from the Del.icio.us development. The algorithm was first unveiled publicly on Flickr on 2005-08-01.1 SML.SML: Interestingness = f(views, faves, comments, tags, time, user, network relationships); The ranking is based on one or more of the following factors: * the quantity of user-entered metadata2 (i.e. tags) * the number of users who have assigned metadata3 * the number of favorites assigned to the photo4 * relationship between the person who uploaded the photo and the people who are commenting5 * access patterns related to the media object6 (i.e. where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when)7 * a lapse of time related to the media object8 (i.e. velocity of metadata acquisition)

August 2009

Powerhouse Museum Collection (Flickr Département ) - Australia

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Search the Powerhouse Museum collection Search 73,307 objects collected from 1880 to the present day from steam engines to fine glassware, postage stamps to robot dogs. This interactive database contains thousands of zoomable images and research into the Museum's collection, much of it made public for the first time. The Museum is continually adding to its collection and a selection of new acquisitions can also be browsed. Please be aware that the collection database does not contain everything in our collection and that object records are updated frequently Copyright Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders and gain permission for use of the images within this collection. We would be grateful for any information concerning copyright of the images and we will withdraw them immediately on copyright holder's request, if appropriate.

November 2008

The Glocal Project____An immense, collaborative and multifaceted digital art project

Glocal (global + local) is an immense, collaborative and multifaceted digital art project that examines the making, sharing and exhibiting of images in the 21st century. Working out of the Surrey Art Gallery’s TechLab, the artists behind Glocal pose questions about the nature of photography at this point in our history: What is a photograph? What is a camera? What is a photographer?