TagGalaxy

Click on the following link TagGalaxy to access this search engine.


 * **TagGalaxy** can be used purely for searching for images.
 * **TagGalaxy** uses Flickr to source the images that the user has searched for.
 * When you do a search on **TagGalaxy** it brings up many options (as planets) and further tags that are related to your original search, you then chose which tag you would like to follow and it goes through numerous links until you actually get a photo, depending on which planet options you chose.
 * When i typed in Kangaroo it came up with many different planets (tags) such as: Australia, animal, zoo, wildlife etc. I then clicked on the Kangaroo planet and a total of 57577 images of Kangaroos were found from //Flickr//. You can then double click on the image to make it larger. You then click on the image again which makes it slightly larger and also brings up the link to the Flickr page that the image was sourced from.




 * It is only when you click on the link to the appropriate //Flickr// page that you can actually save the image to your computer, which would probably have copyright issues attached if you were to use it for personal use or in the classroom.
 * The images recieved in your search on **TagGalaxy** are chosen through the tags that people have attached to thier personal photos on //Flickr//.
 * **TagGalaxy** is run and supported by //Flickr//. It could not function without //Flickr//.
 * **TagGalaxy** would be useful in the classroom and personally to find images related to any topic, however the copyright issues that could be attached with using someone elses pictures may be a negative impact.
 * I think children in the classroom would find this site really interesting as its quite engaging and interactive which makes it fun, however i dont think the end result is that useful, more so fun!!!
 * I would give it a __8 out of 10__ for fun in both the classroom and personal use. But for actual use as a resource i would give it a __3 out of 10__.
 * I am assuming that as **TagGalaxy** is run by //Flickr//, it is updated when //Flickr// is and when new images are posted.

General Comments:
 * Generally it is a very innovative site that is fun and interesting to use, however it is not that useful as a gathering information/images type search engine.
 * The copyright issue is a big one and it takes away from the appeal of the site as you shouldnt actually use the images that you find!


 * TagGalaxy** is INTERESTING but not overly USEFUL!!!