{Explored}

These are my images that have made it somewhere (anywhere) onto the Flickr Explore pages. These images have been mysteriously defined as ranking high on the Flickr 'interestingness' scale, placing them firmly in the top 0.005% (or so), of images uploaded on this day. It's kind of like hitting the lottery I imagine, you never know what, when, or how much, but you are still thankful for the gift.

I am particularly curious about the images that seem to jump into Explore a week or so after the original posted date. More of the mystery I guess!

Many thanks to all who stop by, look and comment. I'll wade into your 'stream as well.

So WTH is 'interestingness' you ask?

According to this blog:
blog.wolffmyren.com/2008/08/15/flickr-explore-faq-from-bi...
"Interestingness is what Flickr calls the criteria used for selecting which photos are shown in Explore. All photos are given an Interestingness “score” that can also be used to sort any image search on Flickr. The top 500 photos ranked by Interestingness are shown in Explore. Interestingness rankings are calculated automatically by a secret computer algorithm. The algorithm is often referred to by name as the Interestingness algorithm. Although the algorithm is secret, Flickr has stated that many factors go into calculating Interestingness including: a photo’s tags, how many groups the photo is in, views, favorites, where click-throughs are coming from, who comments on a photo and when, and more. The velocity of any of those components is a key factor. For example, getting 20 comments in an hour counts much higher than getting 20 comments in a week."

Beyond that, it's an effin mystery. Go here if you want to know if you've been Explored (that sounded a bit naughty, didn't it?):
bighugelabs.com/scout.php

This advice may help too:
roycebair.blogspot.com/2011/09/flickr-explore-and-how-to-...