Further anger directed at technology!

Flickr requires a Yahoo account... Ok so I'll sign up for one then to be able to explore, share and store photos...lovely photos. GRRRR, it won't let me sign up as they're convinced that I need my "Mom or Dad" to give me permission?? I thought I may have typed in my date of birth incorrectly, but five attempts later with birthdates set to 1920, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980 and I still need to call for "Mom"!

Deep breath.

I'll try again another day, it's not worth a burst blood vessel.

Flickr.... "Photos, lovely photos"

Bookporn.... I'm hooked! Photos are a funny thing though, people don't like them being taken of themselves, objects, family members or buildings that they look after. But we are all visual creatures and love to have a good old gander at a photo. I have been guilty in the past of just saving and using images left, right and centre from the internet, but I do tend to go for images that specify that there aren't copyright restrictions associated with them.

For public libraries or libraries with links to exhibitions and events, Flickr is not only a great archiving tool of the event, but a great tool to use to store photos for further marketing. In our library... I'm not sure how useful Flickr would be apart from to store our staff photos, and shots of the library that we take sporadically. Hmm, I will attempt joining on behalf of the library and see how easy it is to upload and share photos etc. I'll keep you posted.