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Photos of Spots
I'd like to suggest the idea of adding an option to upload photos of Spots during the commission process.
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This is also on the to do list. We want to make sure that adding photos is "part of the game" which is one reason we didn't have it at launch, but you can be sure that'll you'll see something like this down the road.
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Integration with Flickr and machine tags too:
gowalla:spot=xxxxx
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Inappropriate?This is also on the to do list. We want to make sure that adding photos is "part of the game" which is one reason we didn't have it at launch, but you can be sure that'll you'll see something like this down the road.
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Inappropriate?If twitpic is any indication, people using social apps like to share photos. If integrated nicely, I think this would make a great addition to the game.
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machine tag integration would be swell -
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Especially since Flickr recently added foursquare machine tag integration: http://bit.ly/3zC8cb, see example here: http://tinyurl.com/ybw2v5e
I've also started tagging my milestones with gowalla:user=angelsk too :) -
Inappropriate?If you don't have any of the phones mentioned, can you use the GPS data on the photo to get your location as well?2 Comments Add a comment
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I'm pretty sure that location information attached to a captured image on a mobile device is not the same as GPS data. It knows you took the picture of your favorite bar in an area relative to the closest tower. It doesn't know the actual geo-address where you are currently standing.
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Like Dr B says, most location data stored from camera phones not using GPS is not granular enough for us to determine your location from.
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Inappropriate?I like the idea of being able to add photos for a Spot but as part of the "game" they should only be viewable and addable at a checkin. Then the photo becomes part of the overall virtual geo-cache for the Spot. If photos are added then small video clips seems a logical extension to a Spot's virtual geo-cache.
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Inappropriate?I like Gowalla without photos!
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Inappropriate?Like Kay, I like Gowalla without photos BUT I want this feature. I'd just like for photos to not be part of the main screen for a spot (at least not on my phone). Gowalla is a beautiful app and that's one of the main reasons I use it instead of Foursquare or anything else. I think photos being one of the initial things you see in a spot's page / screen would detract from the visual continuity and appeal.
But, I think photos would be very useful. If I want to go to a place someone's made a spot of and I've never been to before having a pic there might make it a lot easier to find. Also, there are some spots which would greatly benefit from seeing the inside of. For example: The Cute Shop is not easy to find (you have to find the door and read the stairs) and until you go there you have no idea how amazingly well it lives up to its name. Walls are covered with cute imported Japanese stuff...but without a pic there's no way to know.
http://gowalla.com/spots/51576
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Totally agree. Photos shouldn't be the first thing you see at a spot check-in but there should be a link off to view "spot" photos (or videos). And then you should be able to add some photos into the spot geo-cache.
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Inappropriate?It would seem that photos would be a good feature for the web side of things~ fun to look at while planning days out. Photos on the phone app ~ not so much, as they might cause things to hold up while loading. -
Inappropriate?As an aside, I've added Flickr integration to the Stamp Collector Planner on gowallatools.com (http://gowallatools.com/spots/) - any photos tagged with gowalla:spot=xxxxx (where xxxxx is the spot ID from the gowalla.com URL) will automatically be pulled into the spot popup.
I think this would work well on the Gowalla website and in the iPhone app, but it should be an extra that you click to see rather than a prominent feature (as I don't want to wait for images to load to be able to play the game!)
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