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end of capitalism, originally uploaded by thisisp.

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frites – den haag, originally uploaded by europics.


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0697_DXO, originally uploaded by jobbyz.

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Consume, originally uploaded by jedsoane.

Caption says: “I acknowledge the irony of taking this with my iPhone.”

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Break Time Morning 11.15.2008, originally uploaded by Notley.

Great image, from the surprisingly interesting set, “Gas Stations.”

The caption is: “Break Time MFA gas station in Columbia in Boone County Missouri. Please check out my photos at: notleyhawkins.imagekind.com/. ©Notley Hawkins.”

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Happy happy, originally uploaded by R. Walker.

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Just one image from the massive set: Santacon San Francisco 2008.

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Sadly, the caption on this image indicates that this store sign has been changed. Click through to read the whole deal.

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Consumer #1, originally uploaded by jablonster.

Part of a “photo project on consumerism” series by jablonster.

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1532GetOff, originally uploaded by jobbyz.

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Flickr Set of The Month

The Murketing Organization has been receiving some valuable assistance lately from Tom Hosford, of Washington & Lee University. Among other things, Tom has made possible something I’ve long wanted to add to the Flickr Interludes mix: A mini-portfolio and short Q&A, relating to a particular set discovered on Flickr that has some relationship to this site’s subject matter.

Example? A set of images that makes a Dave & Buster’s location, of all places, look carnivalesque and exciting and maybe even seductive. Or that’s what I think of the first Flickr Set of The Month: Dave and Busters. Over to you, Tom…

The Midway, originally uploaded by SA_Steve.

The Flickr Interludes displayed on this site are of a pretty all-inclusive nature: “Anything about consumer culture, defined as broadly as possible.” But you can go beyond just the photo, and look at “sets” of similar themes, which can often say a lot more. The photo is just one track; the set is the whole album.

So for the first Set of the Month, we decided to look at Flickr user SA_Steve, who shot every bright light and strange sign he saw inside the restaurant/video arcade Dave and Buster’s. What resulted was a great set, capturing a truly electric environment. — Tom Hosford

Jumpin’ Jackpot, originally uploaded by SA_Steve.

Q:  How did you ever get the idea to invade a Dave & Buster’s

A: I went on a team outing with my former employer to Dave & Buster’s; I of course had my camera since I carry it everywhere. I took some photos while we were playing games and such, after they left for various reasons, I figured it would be a great place to go wild shooting (and it helped I was out of money by that point.:))

Neon Fandango, originally uploaded by SA_Steve.

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Tabula Rasa Consumerata, originally uploaded by tnachtrab.

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fran, originally uploaded by John Gusky.

Caption says: “austin texas. she used to sit on the roof of a hamburger stand, but sadly, a storm blew her over.”

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