Haringey council has a Flickr Stream (sort of)

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on December 15, 2009 at 14:01

Well, not quite a Council photostream. They are photos from a new project called My Haringey. The initial batch are by David Tothill - who has this delicious shot of early morning mist in Downhills Park.

Festival shots are in a Flickr group - called My Haringey. This invites Flickr members to add photos:

"of your favourite parts of the borough; which showcase successful events; and which highlight work going on to make Haringey a better place to live, work or play in."

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Permalink Reply by Liz on December 15, 2009 at 20:06

The photostream compares pretty much to most council photostreams, press pics and event recording. See this one from North Devon for example.

There's nothing wrong with that as a use for a stream, a lot of organisations use it that way
The My Haringey pool is not a bad idea either even if its governed by quite tight rules! It costs very little to set up a Flickr stream so the money aspect doesn't worry me

For me its a toe in the water, along with Haringey Libraries on Twitter, a sign that a few at the council at least are beginning to explore social media. I think, like most people when they begin, it will be a little conservative at first but we can only hope that they will start being more adventurous as they get to grips with it..

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