Flickr is a winner

Roy at HangingTogether brought my attention to this post on the Library of Congress blog about the success of their Flickr pilot project.

The full LC report is here but if you don't have time read the summary here.

Some stats from the pilot include:

• Within 24 hours of its launch the LC account had 1.1 million total views
• LC photos average approximately 500,000 views a month
• They have received over 10 million total views
• 7,166 comments were left on 2,873 photos

This report is very positive about the whole experience, has some good advice in it and is a brilliant example of what Web 2.0 can do for you. Show it to your boss!