Apple becomes the second most popular camera brand on Flickr

A testament to the popularity of the iPhone (ok, and maybe the iPad, too), Apple has surpassed Nikon as the second most popular camera brand on Flickr. Why is this significant? Well Apple doesn't make standalone cameras (QuickTake and iSight are both discontinued) but its iPhone cameras are prolific and popular. Leading the pack is Canon with 13.4 per cent, Apple folloes with 9.6 per cent and Nikon has 9.3 per cent.

Source: Mac Rumors

Facebook photo features you must be using

Uploading photos on Facebook is a rather easy affair. But are you making the most of the experience? The people behind Facebook suggest photo features you should be using on the social network.

Select your audience

You can tailor-fit your image posts to a specific group of friends on Facebook. Select the drop down menu the right hand corner of the album to pick who can view a set of photos, including ‘Friends’, ‘Public’, ‘Custom’, or ‘Only Me’. You can even do this to individual images by selecting the audience selector tool beside the post button.

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Introducing PhotoSuerte, new photo chat and sharing app

A new photo chat app allows you to talk to people from all over the world. PhotoSuerte lets you share any photos you want with someone from another part of the world. Just take a photo and send it to a randomly selected member of the PhotoSuerte network and wait to get back a photo-answer. You can view the map where the photo was taken and share your favorite ones on Facebook and Twitter.

Flickr offers 3 free months on Pro Accounts for the holidays

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

With all the recent falloout resulting from Instagram's ever wavering terms of service, Flickr has experienced a resurgence of sorts. A stunning new iOS app and Yahoo!'s renewal under CEO Marissa Meyer were just the beginning. Now Flickr is offering everyone 3 free months of free Pro Account service, go get it right now. Flickr will give unlimited uploads, the ability to post to 60 groups and many other features.