I've just joined Flickr but I'm finding it awkward in some places, and the 'community' (at least that of extension/tool developers) seems to have died in 2008 o

I've just joined Flickr but I'm finding it awkward in some places, and the 'community' (at least that of extension/tool developers) seems to have died in 2008 or so. The upload tools are atrocious, no reliable way to download stuff for backups, the UI is unpolished and doesn't seem to get updated much. So, where do I go for online photo hosting / backup? Picasa / Web Albums isn't better, plus it's very desktop focused. Are there any modern offerings that can step into Flickr's shoes?