What is a permalink on Flickr and what do you do with it?

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• i am a photographer and use flickr regularly but from past 3-4 days my flickr doesnt loading any images on my photostream also the uploads from my contacts.. the images gets broken with red "X" symbol.. i try to explore this problem with flickr help.... and found something but really didnt get anything how to fix it.. so please someone help me! this is what i found on flickr: Help! My images are all red x's (or broken icons, not loading, etc.) If you suddenly notice that images from Flickr are broken in your browser or they are just not loading while the page does, it's probably one of a few causes: Images from our image servers (staticflickr.com, farm1.staticflickr.com or subsequent farms) have accidentally been blocked in your browser A firewall (either software and hardware based) is keeping them out You are viewing from a network that blocks images from our server (like a company or school) In most cases, the first one covers it, especially for Firefox users. If you are using Firefox, check to be sure the Flickr servers are not in your block list. You can get to that option here: Windows: Tools menu > Options > Content > Load Images Automatically > Exceptions OS X: Firefox menu > Preferences > Content > Load images automatically > Exceptions You can also try to right click from your mouse (ctrl-click on a Mac) an empty image element, and look to see if the option to 'Block images from *.staticflickr.com' is selected, substituting the * for one of the host server names mentioned above. If so, deselect it. If that didn't take care of it, first try clearing your browser cache (instructions). If that didn't do it, point your browser to our test page so you know exactly what of our resources doesn't load for you. Also do try using a second browser to test it out. If you can see images in the second browser, the first one might just need to be restarted to reset it. Firefox users can also try turning off add ons they have installed; some add-ons (like ad blocking extensions) may block images. On the browser menu: Tools > Add-ons. The Mozilla Firefox site also has a comprehensive troubleshooting guide which can be very useful when dealing with browser add on and profile problems. If you cannot see images in the second browser either, perhaps it's a firewall issue. But, try a reboot of your system before contacting your network administrator/help desk, as sometimes mysterious network gremlins can zap image loading and make you think all your images have vanished. If you use a home firewall, either software or hardware based, check to make sure that any updates done to them did not cause any change in settings. Try rebooting your router as well. You've asked me to clear cache on a page or the browser - how do I do that? First, try clearing cache on a single page. This may refresh a script which was loaded a bit wonky in your browser, giving you a clean copy. Go to an affected page, then do a hard reload of that page to override the cache. For most browsers on Windows, CTRL-F5 should do the trick. On a Mac, the key combination is slightly different: command-shift-R (command being the 'Apple' key). To completely clear all browser cache For Internet Explorer/Windows From the browser menu: Tools > Internet Options > General Select the "Temporary Internet Files" section Press the button marked: [delete files] Firefox (Mac & Windows) From the browser menu: Tools > Clear Recent History... When the dialog pops up, select the 'Cache' option and de-select others Press the button marked: [Clear Now] Safari Mac From the menu bar: Safari > Empty Cache Press the button marked [Empty] Safari Windows: From the settings menu dropdown selector: Reset Safari > Select the 'Empty Cache' selector only Press the button marked [Reset] Opera Mac From the menu bar: Opera > Preferences > Advanced > History > Disc cache Press the button marked: [Empty now] Opera Windows From the browser menu: Tools > Preferences > Advanced > History > Disc cache Press the button marked: [Empty now] Google Chrome Windows From the wrench icon on the browser toolbar: Tools > Clear browsing data > select "Empty the cache" select the amount of data that you want to delete Press the button marked: [Clear browsing data] Google Chrome Mac From the browser menu: Chrome > Clear browsing Data > select "Empty the cache" select the amount of data that you want to delete Press the button marked: [Clear browsing data] After you have cleared your browser cache, reload the page to refresh the content you see.

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  If the suggestions above did not work for you then it's either flickr or your ISP which maybe causing problem. I've same problem for past 3 days and i've tried everything from flickr help to installing new OS. Nothing helped! As i've read enough about this issue, that for some people (including me in the past) the problem went away itself. But it's taking too long this time!!! Good luck!