9. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.

I like the idea of mashups - but not particularly with Flickr or images, I think maps & data would be more interesting; although I can see that creating slide shows could be useful...

Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site

What are some ways that you can use Flickr or other photo-sharing site both professionally and personally?

I have been using Flickr for a while now to share personal photos with friends & family. While I can see the advantages professionally for finding & sharing images, plus eg. using for guided tours of libraries - I am much more of a 'textual' person.

What was your favorite Flickr capability - blogging, geotagging, exploring, groups, etc.?Add a geotag to you photo.

I like the integration with other tools such as Facebook & blogs; finding 'friends' is excellent although limited, as they have to sign up to a Yahoo account, as opposed to eg. 'Fotki'; similarly with geotagging - limited to 'Yahoo Maps'.

What group(s) did you join?

CILIP - Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (UK)
SLA Solo Division

Further thoughts on blogging

Another issue, besides permissions, is integration with other tools:

Some users prefer (for various reasons) email lists, plus I also use Facebook & Flickr (mainly for friends, family & close colleagues); the question is how to integrate these with a blog....