Alternative Online Collections
17/09/2007
There are two kinds of people in the world - those that believe that there are two types of people in the world, and those that don’t.
When it comes to collecting, there probably are two types of people in the world. Those that collect, and those that don’t. I am a collector (or hoarder).
We work with a lot of Museums who are in the business of collecting, but I am intrigued by individuals that are compelled to put their own collections online.
The Stewardess Uniform Collection
The Cigarette Packs Collections
(This website is about cigarettes packs collection ! One of the biggest website on this subject in the world !)
Welcome To My Police Hats Collection
The Incredible World of Navel Fluff
Looking at the examples above, it makes me wonder, in the new socially networked web, if there isn’t a service that could be offered to those who want to publish their own collection online; and to join these disparate collections together.
What do you think?
Posted in Online Collections, Content Management Systems
Colin Jenkins Says:Would be like a collection of collectors.
Sam Wander Says:Something like this:
http://www.collectzing.com
Though better?
It seems particularly interesting for such a network to emerge. Collecting is not a very sociable activity, in fact it’s often a deeply personal one. Finding a like-minded ‘pebbles that look like Gerard Depardieu’s nose’ collector, however, must be a rather rewarding experience.
Mike Ellis Says:Or this: squirl
Belly button fluff, though…eek.
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