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Last year Getty Images picked around 100,000 images from selected Flickr contributors. Now gates are open for everyone and there are 40 million images to choose from. Every contributor can have now license request button next to any image on Flickr. Anyone interested in licensing your photos can let Getty Images know by using the [...]

Popular web-based photo editing service Picnik was acquired by Google. Picnik does a great job of cropping and touching up photos, and it comes with a lot of fun effects. It looks like nothing changes today. They will keep supporting existing partners, including Flickr and Facebook. I just wonder how they going to merge it [...]

12 of my pictures on Flickr were invited to Getty Images. Unfortunately due to exclusive agreement proposal I was able to submit on two of them. Both were proved and are now on sale at Getty Images.

Flickr added the ability to share a slideshow with other users. Just click the Share link when viewing any slideshow on Flickr. You get two options: a URL that links to the slideshow you’re viewing or HTML code that will let you embed a smaller version on your web page.

Flickrfs makes uploading to, downloading from, and organizing a Flickr account just like handling files in a mounted file system. After installing and setting up the link to your account, you can see all your photos separated into tag folders, edit and back up the pics and their metadata, and crop and resize photos on [...]

DisplayFusion is application for stretching wallpaper images across your two PC monitors. It can also search for and load wallpaper images from Flickr. This new version is much more stable, and includes hotkeys for moving windows between monitors. DisplayFusion requires the free .NET runtime, and the free version is slightly limited—it doesn’t include customizable hotkeys [...]

GNOME-based application Postr is a streamlined posting solution that features drag-and-drop file choosing, tag and description editing and, most of all, a clean, simple interface. Postr is a free download for Linux systems and available in many repositories. KDE-based Linux users can also check out Kflickr.

Tomas Hawk wrote in his blog: “Don’t panic. Like I said. You will probably be able to get the shots back. ” I read article and found that some interesting comments bellow. Especially link to this website with lots of info about undelete software. I personally used ImageRescue which comes with some Lexar CF card [...]

Freeware application Migratr moves your digital photos from one photo sharing service to another, metadata and all

Flickr Backup is a utility that allows you to download the pictures you have uploaded to Flickr back down to your computer for personal backup or restore. Flickr backup is an Open Source project that is hosted on SourceForge.net. Feel free to check out our project page. On the project page, you can submit and [...]