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I know it's unhealthy, but I harbor a fantasy in which the modest and user-loving folks from SmugMug[0] pivot Flickr into an all-encompassing portal system a la

by biztos 5y ago

I know it's unhealthy, but I harbor a fantasy in which the modest and user-loving folks from SmugMug[0] pivot Flickr into an all-encompassing portal system a la iMode[1] and drive the productivity vampire Slack[2] out of business, ideally leaving Mr Butterfield a few dollars shy of gull-wing doors[3]. [0]: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/20/smugmug-acquires-flickr https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/20/smugmug-acquires-flickr [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-mode [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Butterfield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Butterfield [3]: https://youtu.be/0oV4IVy8tvE https://youtu.be/0oV4IVy8tvE

shostack 5y ago
Can confirm that SmugMug and Flickr people love their users and customers. Every single person I interacted with during my time there cared a great deal about the people and photos the service supported. Most people there were into photography themselves as well at some level (personally or professionally).
- mthoms 5y ago
  IIRC SmugMug was family owned and run. Perhaps it still is?
  - shostack 5y ago
    Correct and afaik it still is. There were also a few families that had multiple family members working there. It was (and presumably still is) exceptionally family friendly. Even by Bay Area tech standards.