What I love most about Thanksgiving is, well, aside from being with family, the food. Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pecan pie, stuffing, corn, oh man, I could go on. Unfortunately, my parents will be about 8,200 miles away in the desert that is the Middle East, chowing down on baklava (which, by the way, is really good). I’ve never had a Thanksgiving without my parents, so while I’m sad I won’t get to spend this Thanksgiving with them, I can still share my Thanksgiving with my parents in real-time. Clixtr lets me break down the barrier of distance by letting me spend Thanksgiving with my parents without them being in physical proximity to me. I’ve already told them to go to an area with a good dial-up connection (remember those?), and view my Thanksgiving stream while it’s going on. I also have a religious holiday on Friday (no, not Black Friday). My parents in turn, will be able to upload photos of celebrations in the Middle East, and it’ll be as if I’m right there experiencing the holiday with them.
Thanksgiving and holiday events created on Clixtr let family and friends share their photos without going through the hassle of emailing photos to each person at Thanksgiving dinner. We’ve all been there. Each guest at Thanksgiving dinner wants to take pictures. And it’s likely you won’t see half of those pictures ever again (there goes that new profile picture). Besides, who has the time to email out photos to each person that’s attended Thanksgiving dinner? It’s also inefficient to receive 10 different links from guests to their own Thanksgiving album, and then go to each link. Clixtr solves both problems. One person can create an event on Clixtr, and Clixtr being location-based, allows guests to find the event under nearby. Or, the event creator could invite guests via text or email to the Thanksgiving event.
Whether you have family members on the other side of the world and are unable to celebrate a feast with them, or you want an easier way to share photos from an event with loved ones, Clixtr allows you to do both. It’s free for the iPhone and on the web.
Come celebrate Thanksgiving with us on Clixtr. Happy Thanksgiving!
