How are photos chosen for Flickr explore?

The images on Explore are picked by an algorithm based on activity on the photo. What really matters is the amount of authentic, organic interactions in the form of comments, faves, and views your photo gets after being posted, regardless of how many followers you have.

What does Flickr Explore mean?

Explore is Flickr’s automated attempt to show you “the most awesome photos on Flickr.” Explore showcases 500 photos per day, said to be about 0.005\% of the daily upload volume.

What does follow mean Flickr?

ColleenM says: If you follow someone: They are notified that you are following them. They are given the option to follow you back. You will automatically see their new public uploads on your Flickr home page. They will not be notified if you stop following them.

What is exploreexplore on Flickr?

Explore is Flickr’s way of showcasing the most interesting photos within a given point in time — usually over a 24 hour period. Flickr receives about 6,000 uploads every minute — That’s about 8.6 million photos a day!

How many photos does Flickr explore each day?

From this huge group of images, the Flickr Interestingness algorithm chooses only 500 images to showcase for each 24-hour period. That’s only one image in every 17,000! How to find out if your photo was Explored by Flickr: Big Huge Labs has a web-based app for that, called “Scout”: bighugelabs.com/scout.php

What is the best way to share my Flickr photos?

Go to Flickr explore, look through the 500 photos, pick some really good photographers. Add them to contacts, and comment on their photos. They should most likely comment back and give you some critique. Pick the best of your photos. So you can save uploading space (unless you are a pro Flicker user.

How to get more interesting on Flickr?

How to get explored on Flickr: Flickr says, “There are lots of elements that make something ‘interesting’ (or not) on Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing.