So my girlfriend was asking me what the big deal is with Flickr and why almost every photographer and their dog is using it. This was after she had uploaded 198 pics and found it not so user-friendly (she still hasn’t worked out how to re-order pictures in her photostream so if anybody knows please advise).

For a first time user I have to agree it’s not that intuitive. I think the limitation of the Flickr free account can give people a negative impression of the capabilities of Flickr (side note: she’s actually a Rogers customer but can’t seem to get the free upgrade to Pro deal working. She even tried to contact support and was met with a dead end). It’s a lot easier to sort and manage images with a pro account that’s for sure.

Anyways I just founda nice comparison online between Flickr and Picasa systems. Check it out here. I agree with the blogger’s comment that Flickr is currently ahead when it comes to maturity of product. Give it time and I’m sure Google will have Picasa as a pretty strong opponent to Flickr.