Data milestones can get a little, well, boring. While it is amazing that there have been billions of downloaded songs, and millions of Facebook accounts, and kajillions of whatever else is out there, the zeroes are getting a little overwhelming.

That said, services like Flickr, which are free and provide some very cool features to their users, deserve a bit of celebration. I could never have so clearly imagined the lives of close family members as I can because I can see pictures of where they live, work, and play. That’s why I’m willing to celebrate Flickr’s five billionth photo.

According to the Flickr blog, user “yeoaaron” uploaded image number 5,000,000,000 yesterday. Here’s to 5,000,000,000 more!