PicLens Will Change The Way You View Flickr

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Services for Real Estate Pros with RealSatisfied

A very special thank you to Teresa Boardman for turning me on to this browser plugin.

PicLens "transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing photos and videos across the web. With one click, PicLens makes online media come to life via an immersive presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser."

If you're a flickr user, and you should be, this browser extension will be your new best friend. PicLens works with Firefox (Windows) Firefox (Mac) Internet Explorer and Safari (Mac).

Here's a quick look at PicLens. Best viewed full screen.

Thank you, Teresa!

Comments (60)

Jolynne Photography, Creative Wedding Photography, Family Portraits, Bar Mitzvahs
Jolynne Photography - Hemet, CA
Bat Mitzvahs, Senior Pictures, Event Photography

Joey sent me a link to your blog. I had never heard of Piclens. I love it! I am also a flickr user and I'm already having fun with it. Thanks. ~Jolynne Aszterbaum

May 31, 2008 05:12 PM
Barry Hurd
123 Social Media - Seattle, WA

Hey Jeff - apparently great minds think alike.

I hadn't spotted this until AR pointed it out on a video post I did about Piclens - Brand Management and Reputation Control with Piclens. That is soooo ironic, we were probably both toying with the same ideas at the same time (I put mine on YouTube on the 27th)

I think the Filckr focus you have is more along the lines of what I was thinking for a real estate pro using it to present home inventory. You could easily setup a flickr account with home images and browse them with a client and control your images.

My video is more along the lines of using it as an assisted search tool, finding pieces of information attached to you, a community, a home, or a business.

Good stuff, keep it up!


~Barry

Jun 02, 2008 04:54 AM
Vicente A. Martinez
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes

Hi Jeff. Thanks for sharing the great tip! Keep them coming.

Jun 05, 2008 06:17 PM
Teresa Berry
Seattle, WA

Jeff, I'm sure your wife and others have already told you ...but thought I'd comment since I was in the area - Great color on you! 

Jun 06, 2008 01:53 PM
Amy Zepeda
William Davis Realty - Dallas, TX

Only one word...WOW!!!!!!!!

Jun 06, 2008 03:28 PM
Anonymous
Anonymous

Thanks for the great tool, yet another fine tool...doesn't surprise me with Teresa, she is a fantastic photographer!

Jun 08, 2008 06:10 PM
#46
Anonymous
Anonymous

Wow!  I am soooo lost for words, this is awesome!  I am a really, really newbie here and am loving it...everyday I am learning something new, and this is just another great find!  Thank you for sharing.

Jun 16, 2008 09:59 AM
#47
Aida Pinto
Independent Real Estate Broker - Los Angeles, CA
Real Estate Broker (562) 884-6196

Oops!  That was me last comment... I'm so new I didn't I wasn't logged in!!!!!  Yet another thing I have learned

Jun 16, 2008 10:09 AM
Kathy Anderson
Arizona Luxury & Lifestyle Living - Cave Creek, AZ
Arizona Homes For Sale, Sun City Grand

Thanks Jeff for another great tip!  I'll be checking it out

Jul 09, 2008 02:19 AM
Howard Tennyson
Ace Home Inspection, LLC - Warner Robins, GA

Sweeeeeeet!

Thanks,

Howard

Sep 07, 2008 05:08 AM
June Lewis
Northwood Realty Services - New Castle, PA
Realtor Northwood Realty - New Castle,Pa Lawrence Co 7247304571

Hi Jeff, Thanks Jeff..just another bit of amazing information.  There is never an end to learning about the great ideas available.

Sep 17, 2008 11:52 PM
Greg Gorman
John R Wood Properties - Naples, FL
Naples Florida Real Estate

Hey Jeff-

You continue to bring out the best stuff so we can all live better in the blogging world. If anyone has not subscribed to your blog, their missing great content. Thanks for all you share because you are making a difference.

Sep 27, 2008 04:50 AM
Tatyana Sturm
Exit Realty DTC - Aurora, CO
Denver Realtor, GRI, Denver/ Aurora CO Relocation

Thanks I am trying to get more into video and this will help me alot

Sep 27, 2008 06:17 AM
Anonymous
Karel Zeman | Dubai Web Design

Here’s how PicLens becomes useful to me: I’m writing a blog post or preparing a presentation and want to quickly scan a bunch of Creative Commons photos in Flickr. Clicking through page after page just takes too long. But with PicLens, I can quickly go through hundreds of images and find one that suits.

Jan 12, 2009 05:56 PM
#54
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA

Karel.... perfect.

Jan 12, 2009 06:02 PM
Tony Grego, 317-663-4173 #1 Trade Association for Alternative Inv
REISA - 317-663-4173 - Indianapolis, IN

EXCELLENT post.

thanks for the heads up. Can't wait to try it.

Good luck

Tony

Jan 13, 2009 11:00 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Always something new to try...thanks again!

Feb 15, 2009 03:53 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the information. I will try it soon.Sounds wonderful.

Mar 02, 2009 10:03 PM
Pamela Cendejas
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Kingman, AZ
Second Self Virtual Assistance (928) 692-3235

Hi Jeff - Thanks for the recommendation.  When I tried to download it, it said I needed to install an add-on to Firefox.  Norton warned me that there was a medium threat in doing so.  Norton's pretty picky about what it lets me download so it could be nothing.  Just thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

May 13, 2010 05:23 AM
Tanya Busch
The Maine Real Estate Network - Auburn, ME
Maine Real Estate

Thanks for the update Jeff, I've used the CoolIris add-on for my Mac's FireFox for a year or two now and I don't think I could view photos any other way.  Google's Image search has had an update for the better (with its multi-page view and on-site zoom) but it still pales in comparison to CoolIris when you want to scan through hundreds of photos in a flash.  I will say as a caveat though, clicking on small pictures can be somewhat of a hassle due to the "launch CoolIris" button that pops up in the bottom-left corner; really not a big deal, it's still well worth the functionality of the browser.  Thanks for the post letting everyone know!

Aug 18, 2010 06:06 AM

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