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I have a PHP book, talks about creating scalable websites, and Flickr is a big part of the book, and I've learned heaps of cool practices from it. It makes me w

by veb 16y ago

I have a PHP book, talks about creating scalable websites, and Flickr is a big part of the book, and I've learned heaps of cool practices from it. It makes me wonder, did Yahoo! screw up Flickr when they bought it? Or was it going out? Because the stuff described in this book made Flickr seem very innovative and informative... (e.g. they knew what they were doing)

alexknight 16y ago
I think the problem (which has probably been discussed ad nauseam) lies within Yahoo itself. Just look at what happened with Delicious. They fired the entire staff and now they seem to think they'll have a great chance at selling the service to someone without any of the original talent who worked on it. Flickr could be so much more, but with Instagram on the rise, I think it's going to make things difficult for Yahoo. Not saying Flickr will go away, but as soon as the Instagram devs add a web portion that allows you to view all photos in your account, it's going to definitely put a dent in Flickr over time.
- there 16y ago
  Flickr could be so much more what is it missing? it's already a lot more than just an iphone-camera-to-web tool, which is all instagram seems to be at this point. just because flickr hasn't gotten any buzz lately doesn't mean it's on the way out. it's a stable platform that is used by a ton of people.
  - alexknight 16y ago
    Like I said in the blog post and in my previous comment, I don't think Flickr is going anywhere any time soon. I do think overtime it may become less popular, unless Yahoo pools resources into improving the website which IMHO needs some improvement. I think if Instagram can give people what Flickr already offers on the website facing portion, they could grab a lot of users. also, I'm just reflecting on my own experience and I now find I'm spending far more time looking at photos on Instagram than on Flickr. Other peoples experiences may vary of course.

by veb 16y ago

alexknight 16y ago

I think the problem (which has probably been discussed ad nauseam) lies within Yahoo itself. Just look at what happened with Delicious. They fired the entire staff and now they seem to think they'll have a great chance at selling the service to someone without any of the original talent who worked on it. Flickr could be so much more, but with Instagram on the rise, I think it's going to make things difficult for Yahoo. Not saying Flickr will go away, but as soon as the Instagram devs add a web portion that allows you to view all photos in your account, it's going to definitely put a dent in Flickr over time.

there 16y ago
Flickr could be so much more what is it missing? it's already a lot more than just an iphone-camera-to-web tool, which is all instagram seems to be at this point. just because flickr hasn't gotten any buzz lately doesn't mean it's on the way out. it's a stable platform that is used by a ton of people.
- alexknight 16y ago
  Like I said in the blog post and in my previous comment, I don't think Flickr is going anywhere any time soon. I do think overtime it may become less popular, unless Yahoo pools resources into improving the website which IMHO needs some improvement. I think if Instagram can give people what Flickr already offers on the website facing portion, they could grab a lot of users. also, I'm just reflecting on my own experience and I now find I'm spending far more time looking at photos on Instagram than on Flickr. Other peoples experiences may vary of course.