Yes, Flickr now has geo-tagging (i.e. the ability to specify where your photos were taken by way of a map). The problem is that this worldwide in the same way the World Series is – yes, US only. It’s using Yahoo Maps, and unfortunately out of the way places like Paris and London are represented by a couple of squiggly lines and some low resolution satellite imagery. Hence geo-tagging the back streets of London becomes an exercise in frustration.
This is in marked contrast to the excellent maps of both via Google Maps. Yahoo please take note: this is a fine example of integrating with the worst service just for corporate warm-and-fuzzies. Mind, given Google still haven’t managed a mobile version for the UK and Apple still think ‘English’ is equal to ‘American’ it’s hardly a bias particular to Yahoo.
