Flickr and Capital One Mashup
An interesting mashup… Capital One now allows you to use one of your Flickr photos as the image for your credit card. I really love this idea. I can create a card with the Yale Library catalog, an image from my trip to the Netherlands, or a picture of my kids.
I’m not a huge fan of credit cards, but I like this level of customization. I’d like it even more if my bank card did this. Maybe, though, with a picture of my kids on my credit card, I’ll be less likely to use it (reminded I should be saving for college or something else less frivolous than most of my credit card expenditures).
I’m testing out this service at the moment and it seems to be struggling to get some of my Flickr images. Since the email just arrived perhaps they’re experiencing a lot of traffic at the moment. For those interested in experimenting (I don’t think you already need to have a card to see one of your Flickr images transposed), you might want to wait a bit.
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