At Valley View library a young patron asked to print out some color prints from Photobucket.com ''Sureno" was the topic which I compared to Flickr for fun.http://flickr.com/photos/tags/sureno/
Wikipedia was my other source to get some background on this LA, south of the border, apparently in S. King Co. phenom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sureno
Now I am better aquainted with Mexican Gangs, their motifs, graphics and expression. For this subject Photobucket was a better site since it seems not just photos but pictures are posted too. Better perhaps for graffiti stuff. Maybe you could compare www.Photobucket.com too.
Funny sidebar that graffiti is 'tagged' and now the web uses 'tags' to i.d. things. Art, technology, rebellion, mainstream, disenfranchisement ...can all share the same vocabulary somehow.
So it is just a reminder that we are in age of access and choice and people will use different portals and platforms, sites, blogs and what all for their needs. I feel my head may explode.......and explains why I chose not to open a Flickr account. Not interested yet.
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