SCSL Portal is using a Flickr Most Recent Images module on serveral of its pages, including the homepage.  When I visited the Homepage today, I have noticed serveral things:

1. The page was half-way loaded
2. It was taking a long time to load the rest of the content
3. On the status bar, it said - "Looking for Flickr ... "
4. I connected to Flickr.com and the website was temporarily down.

For Solutions, Results, and Considerations ...

Solutions:

• Unpublished the Flickr Module

Results:

• Homepage was quick to load

Questions and Considerations:

• Should we stop using Flickr Recent Photos module, or simply add a link to our photos on Flickr?
• Flickr serves as an effective marketing tool for libraries.  Maybe, it doesn't need to be the other way around.
• Joomla! has its own online galleries extensions and capabilities, which could be integrated within the website.
• Are there Joomla extensions to synchronize Joomla Galleries with Flickr?