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Anyone remember the beginning of Flickr? It was really the best thing ever. Really! Glad to see this happen, big time.

riazrizvi 4y ago
This is good news. They recently fixed the password issue too so I was able to finally access my account again after over ten years. I think I'll start adding to it.
- Smoosh 4y ago
  Oh, thanks for that info. Yahoo had locked me out asking for 2nd factor when I hadn't supplied a 2nd factor. No response to any support requests. I'll try it and see if I can get in.
incanus77 4y ago
I do! It had a great API, especially for 2004-2005. I remember after Yahoo! bought it, I went to SXSW and they were throwing an open bar somewhere and handing out Yahoo!, Upcoming, Flickr, and Del.icio.us swag. I still have and use a Flickr-themed travel microfiber cleaning cloth from that event.
pupppet 4y ago
It was so nice, back before you had to worry about being the product. I’d love a simple photo sharing service now that the only thing high-res on Facebook are the ads.
- justusthane 4y ago
  Not being sarcastic, but have to you considered Flickr or SmugMug (the company that bought Flickr)?
  - yakubin 4y ago
    Yeah, I don’t get it why people speak about it in past tense. It’s still a great service, it still has great content (better than any other TBH) and you’re not the product — it’s a service you pay for, and there are no ads.
    - pupppet 4y ago
      Sorry, wasn't clear I was referring to Facebook, not Flickr. I just meant I was pining for a photo sharing service with Facebook's network effect.
_spduchamp 4y ago
Yeah, I was pretty heavily involved in the Toronto Flickr community when we used to meet for photowalks and big gatherings at bars. It was an incredibly vibrant community for a while. Such awesome folks to hang out with. I'm glad to see the site being preserved for the long haul.
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Brajeshwar 4y ago
“I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago.” Flickr was, I think, one of those "Web 2.0" thing. I got in a few months after it started. I remember a good friend who became sorta millionaire building tools for Flickr (I think he retired in the Himalayas or near it with his family). I remember him more vividly because his test account was my Flickr account - an account with enough photos not to choke his tool, and other test options. In turn, I learned quite a lot of photography skills.
forthorbor 4y ago
I do! Glad to see SmugMug trying to restore Flickr to its original glory.
redonkulus 4y ago
The clicking on the photo title or description to inline edit blew my mind as a young web developer starting out.

This is good news. They recently fixed the password issue too so I was able to finally access my account again after over ten years. I think I'll start adding to it.

Smoosh 4y ago
Oh, thanks for that info. Yahoo had locked me out asking for 2nd factor when I hadn't supplied a 2nd factor. No response to any support requests. I'll try it and see if I can get in.

incanus77 4y ago

I do! It had a great API, especially for 2004-2005. I remember after Yahoo! bought it, I went to SXSW and they were throwing an open bar somewhere and handing out Yahoo!, Upcoming, Flickr, and Del.icio.us swag. I still have and use a Flickr-themed travel microfiber cleaning cloth from that event.

pupppet 4y ago

It was so nice, back before you had to worry about being the product. I’d love a simple photo sharing service now that the only thing high-res on Facebook are the ads.

justusthane 4y ago
Not being sarcastic, but have to you considered Flickr or SmugMug (the company that bought Flickr)?
- yakubin 4y ago
  Yeah, I don’t get it why people speak about it in past tense. It’s still a great service, it still has great content (better than any other TBH) and you’re not the product — it’s a service you pay for, and there are no ads.
  - pupppet 4y ago
    Sorry, wasn't clear I was referring to Facebook, not Flickr. I just meant I was pining for a photo sharing service with Facebook's network effect.

_spduchamp 4y ago

Yeah, I was pretty heavily involved in the Toronto Flickr community when we used to meet for photowalks and big gatherings at bars. It was an incredibly vibrant community for a while. Such awesome folks to hang out with. I'm glad to see the site being preserved for the long haul.

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Brajeshwar 4y ago

“I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago.” Flickr was, I think, one of those "Web 2.0" thing. I got in a few months after it started. I remember a good friend who became sorta millionaire building tools for Flickr (I think he retired in the Himalayas or near it with his family). I remember him more vividly because his test account was my Flickr account - an account with enough photos not to choke his tool, and other test options. In turn, I learned quite a lot of photography skills.

forthorbor 4y ago

I do! Glad to see SmugMug trying to restore Flickr to its original glory.

redonkulus 4y ago

The clicking on the photo title or description to inline edit blew my mind as a young web developer starting out.