23 Things part 5 – Flickr

The latest Thing is to Discover Flickr – a site where you can store and share the digital photos you take.

Start out at the Flickr home page and either “Take the Tour” or click some other link: eg see what photos have been uploaded in the last minute.

Create an account (tip: use the same username and password as your blog to make it easier to remember).

When you’re logged in, find a photo you like. Right above the photo should be three buttons – click “Blog this” and follow the instructions. Once you’ve told it which blog to use and granted access so Flickr and Blogger can communicate (should only take a minute!) you’ll probably need to come back to the photo and click “Blog this” a second time. Then just fill out your title, any words you want to go with it, and click “post”.

Hey presto – a blog post with a photo embedded in it! (For bonus points, Flickr automatically makes sure it comes complete with appropriate citation of the photo’s title, author and url. 🙂 )

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