Best of the best

[cross-posted from the +Google Maps page]

We released on February the 2nd a new feature called best photos in Panoramio and we have released today the first iteration with new defaults to allow the best or the most recent content to be displayed depending on who visits the you account.

Panoramio photos are rated using a popularity algorithm. This ranking decides which photos show in a higher or lower altitude in Google Earth and Google Maps, but it can also be applied to many other features.

best photos go together with a very nice Map that contain all the photos that Panoramio members tagged as best and today’s photo of the week is the photo with highest popularity ranking from the best photos: that is the Best of the best 


 


I wish you all as always the best weekend ever ;) 


Posted by Gerard SanzPanoramio Community Manager

Your best 1.1

Last Friday we release to the Panoramio community a new feature called Your best photos.

The feature is very cool as it allows visitors to check your best photos, but I had to agree with you that this can get a bit repetitive for recurrent visitors to your account. It is for this reason that we are introducing today the first iteration of the feature based on the feedback provided by the community in the Panoramio Forum.

The default view for new visitors to a Panoramio user page will be the tab best photos.
The default view for visitors that have stored you in their Favorite photographers list, will be all photos. And this will be the default both visiting the account following the link in the Favorite photographers list in the user page and in the email we send with notifications for new photos added for your photographers.
All photos is now also the default when I visit my own gallery.

We think that this change on the defaults will allow you to show your best content to users that may not know your work and therefore feel more interested in it, while it will provide the fresh new additions to your galleries to those photographers that decided to add you as a favorite in Panoramio.

Thanks so much for the valuable feedback provided. Keep it coming so we can improve Panoramio for you!

Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

Descriptions: Worth a thousand words

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Many pictures tell us stories, but only the words of the person who experienced the moment can make us understand why that picture is so special.

Panoramio allow photographers to express themselves through photos, titles and comments. Starting today, you can also do this using the new Description field. 

We can not wait to read all this new descriptions of places and moments that come together with your amazing photos. If you have any feedback we will be listening in the Panoramio Forum.

Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

Olympos - The Home of 12 Greek Gods

[Cross-posted from the +Google Earth page in Google+]

Mount Olympus was formed after the gods defeated the Titans in the Titan war, and ever since the gods inhabited the place.

This is one of the Cool Places you can explore in Panoramio Places.

We will be sponsoring a new Cool Place every Wednesday. Check the suggestion and explore the amazing photos of the place.

Happy exploring!

Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

Panoramio Contest of December 2011: Unusual Location

I am happy to announce the results of the Unusual Location category for the Panoramio contest of December 2011.

The First Prize is for a photo taken by galenbeck in the US.

The Second Prizeis for a photo taken by Pastech64 in Finnland.

Honorable Mentions are:

You can see all the winners in the results page for December 2011.

Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

Panoramio Contest of December 2011: Travel

I am happy to announce the results of the Travel category for the Panoramio contest of December 2011.

The First Prize is for a photo taken by Michail Vorobyev in China.

The Second Prizeis for a photo taken by evgenyvasenev in the US.

Honorable Mentions are:

You can see all the winners in the results page for December 2011.

Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager

Panoramio Contest of December 2011: Heritage

I am happy to announce the results of the Heritage category for the Panoramio contest of December 2011.

The First Prize is for a photo taken by jojo55 in France.

The Second Prizeis for a photo taken by Hal Janzen in the US.

Honorable Mentions are:

You can see all the winners in the results page for December 2011. Posted by Gerard Sanz, Panoramio Community Manager