MySpace Mondays: Flash Photo Viewer
The real goal of MySpace opening up their site to external applications is so developers will extend the profiles and give the end users more functionality to view their MySpace content. Flash Photo Viewer is a good example at an attempt to extend the functionality.
Flash Photo Viewer is exactly what it’s titled: an application built in Flash that loads on your photos on your home page, profile and canvas so you can view all your photos in a scrollable list, and see a larger version of a photo in the primary window. Click on that photo, and a new window displays the full version of the photo. While you view the profile or home page, the viewer goes into slideshow mode.
The application isn’t very complex, but it doesn’t have to be — it does exactly what it advertises.
The application design has a few issues though. It looks the the developer didn’t build separate Flash applications for the User Home Page, User Profile and Canvas, so the size of the slideshow controls is painfully small on the profile and home page. Additionally, the interface is clunky, not polished.
Application rating (1 to 5, 5 being highest):
- Usefulness: 4
- Usability: 3
- Fun Factor: 4
- Stability: 4
- Monetization Opportunities: 3