Flickr is such a cool place not only to share your vacation snaps. It has a lot of fun things. If you forget about how good Flickr is, allow me to remind you:

• It does one thing and does it well
• It provides a clean and simple User Interface
• It has clear and helpful documentation. Please read Flickr Guide on how to get the most out of your Flickr experience.
• It makes extensive and intuitive use of RSS
• It uses tags to help organize. It has multiple keywords so you can find your unique pic at a moment’s notice.
• It has the “add note” function to annotate parts of an image. Very helpful for labeling or highlighting something in a picture.
• It doesn’t spam with graphical/animated/fash ads

Here are some tips to get the most out of Flickr;

• Choose your photos carefully before you upload. Do realize you have limit on upload throughput per month, if you are using the free account that is.
• Resize and compress photos before you upload. Do you want to upload a few very large photos or many smaller ones? If you want to have more room per month and process the pictures faster, you should rezise them to 600 pixels wide.
• Use the Explore feature to find photos that you like. If you see something you like, add it as one of your favourites. Once you’ve found a photo you like, look at other shots by the same photographer. If you find that you like several photos by an individual, add them as one of your contacts. When you visit Flickr, check out the latest shots by your contacts.
• Reply to the comments that are left on your photos. Don’t forget to subscribe to your photo’s comment feed.
• Join groups and add your photos to them. Remember that Flickr is a community centered around images. Participate in group discussions and make friends out there. Surf others people’s tags and leave comments on others’ photos.
• You can easily send photos straight from your camera-phone. If you’re considering a new cell phone or PDA purchase and you’re just starting to use Flickr, wait a week or two. Don’t get too impulsive about it. Just wait until you can really afford the one that has high-quality and your standard ease of use.
• Blog about your picture. And check out the flickr blog to find out some of the best photos at Flickr. Check it out to see a little bit of the best the community’s got to offer.