Flickr fun

When I went to the Internet Librarian conference in Monterey last Fall, I went to dinner at the Sand Bar & Grill on Rick's recommendation (thanks, Rick!). This is a photo I took of the place. They had great food and service, but I loved the feeling of hanging off the pier, with all of the marina in view, including sea lions swimming right below. I posted the picture in my Flickr account after my trip.

This summer, I received an interesting email requesting the use of this photo by Schmap Guides. They wanted to use it in their 3rd edition guide to Monterey and Carmel. I said yes, and now it's part of their guide. You can see the guide & my photo here. I didn't make any money on the deal, but it's fun to be part of a tool that people use.

What was really fun was that it happened just by posting my photo in my Flickr account. The Schmap folks found it there and contacted me. All kinds of amazing connections can be made with the tools we're exploring in Project Play, this is just one example.