Yahoo Zurfer joins Flickr.
From this article on CNET, Yahoo's Zurfer, a prototype, location-based mobile phone application, has now been paired with Flickr, allowing users to look at flickr tailored to their particular location. Zurfer uses Zonetag to figure out where you are based on the cell tower you are connected to (this reminds me of Mike Bukhin's thesis project CrowdScapes). The service also allows users to execute traditional flickr tasks like view contacts photos and search photos. Currently, its only been tested on Nokia Series 60 v2 and v3 phones: N73, N95, N80, 6682 and N70.phones, although it also apparently works on the Motorola Razr V3x. I decided to sign-up and download the application to my N80 to see how it is. Unfortunately I got a certificate error and was unable to complete the download. I contacted them via email, but they have disclaimer on the site stating that they are not providing support at this time. Oh well.