12 August 2010

Week 2 : PicApp

Have not finished Week 1 yet...will go back to it.

An image from PicApp

Victoria Falls, Devils Cataract, Zimbabwe


PicApp is pretty easy to use, but I do find that you kinda have to be a bit more specific about the type of image you are looking for.

Curious as to where the images come from, I had a quick look at the FAQ, and found that Gettyimages and ZUMA Press are two of the source of the images - no wonder then that when I type in "puppies" I get images of celebs at pet/dog-related events...

PicApp could be somewhat useful for libraries to get free and legal images without worrying about photo consents. I guess I could also suggest PicApp for kids doing homework and wanted to find news-related images. Not so sure I would use this again, as I think Google Images is pretty good, and I do like Flicker for interesting-looking pictures...

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