The Cold Cut

I recently discovered the wonders of www.flickr.com, as I'm sure many other people have. To describe it is hard: have you ever been on holiday and had your camera run out of battery at an inopportune moment? Well, on flickr, you can find a photo of the things you missed. This website offers a unique way of posting photos: you create an account, and then post photos in your profile with specific tags. This way, people can go to the website, search for 'Empire State Building' and be presented with a multitude of photos relating to their search, with the dates on which they were taken, and the albums to which they belong.

I think its a really good idea, and those who post images get a certain amount of satisfaction from the process as well. People can post comments relating to the image, telling the photographer that the images are good (or bad), which is encouraging. The only issue with it is that sometimes I deliberately don't carry my camera as I know the images on flickr will be better, not least due to the fact that I am rubbish at taking photos...

I am not a user of flickr, but I know a few people who are... Is it easy to use? And do those of you who use it find it encouraging?