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I doubt long.... i attempted to create a new account the other day. it was a failed affair.

• ghaff 6y ago
  It's too bad. I find it a handy place to keep my "good" photos in a way they can be publicly accessed. And act as a backup of last resort. But my sense from various moves/announcements they've made is that the revenue/cost may not be working out. I hope that's not the case but... The other big loss for me personally is that they're a great source of CC photographs (in addition to the Flickr Commons). But it's probably unrealistic to expect a small company that doesn't have other big sources of revenue to provide that amount of free hosting. Google should have bought Flickr way back when but... Google.
  • chipotle_coyote 6y ago
    > But my sense from various moves/announcements they've made is that the revenue/cost may not be working out. I hope that's not the case but... I'm curious what those moves/announcements are; I haven't been keeping up with Flickr, but I was actually rather happy SmugMug bought them as opposed to most other possible outcomes. SmugMug has always been a subscription-supported service with no free plans, so they were always "doomed" to be much smaller than competitors -- but they've also been around since 2002, are apparently profitable, and remain pretty laser-focused on their niche.
    • ghaff 6y ago
      Things like this: https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/flickr-cash-shortage-leads-to-plea-for-more-paying-members/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/flickr-cash-shorta...