Flickr describes itself as “the best way to store, sort, search and share your photos online. Flickr helps you organize that huge mass of photos you have and offers a way for you and your friends and family to tell stories about them.” Read also the Wikipedia entry describing Flickr.

Setting up a free Flickr account

• go to http://www.flickr.com
• click on button “Create Your Account“
• if you don’t have a Yahoo ID, click “sign up” at bottom right of screen
• select if you want US or UK and Ireland version
• fill out form and click “Create My Account”
• you will receive a confirmation email either to your alternative email address or your new Yahoo email (you can access your Yahoo email by going to www.yahoo. co.uk or www.yahoo.com and signing in using the ID and password you created)
• go back to http://www.flickr.com, click “Create Your Account” and sign in using your Yahoo ID

How to use Flickr

For a helpful overview of Flickr, visit their FAQs

This covers loads of topics including:

• uploading pictures
• editing pictures
• arranging pictures in sets
• tagging pictures
• sharing pictures
• using the organiser
• using Flickr tools
• inserting pictures in externals blogs and websites

Read how the TechnoTrotter is currently using Flickr for a visual food diary.

TechnoTrotter is currently testing Flickr to keep a visual food diary and a review and rating will be posted in due course.

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