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Facebook killed Flickr for casual users, stop. That's all you need to say really. Flickr isn't about casual users. It's about the interface, categorization,
by rplst8 14y ago
Facebook killed Flickr for casual users, stop.
That's all you need to say really. Flickr isn't about casual users. It's about the interface, categorization, and other usability features specific to photography that other platforms don't offer.
500px competes in someways, but the 500px interface is to "iOS" for me. Sometimes we don't want a cut down interface, we want all the power of a "desktop" interface - even if it is a website.
- georgespencer 14y agoI can't tell if you're agreeing with me or not :) Flickr isn't about casual users, but for a while it was bloated by casual users which made it look like a site with really big potential. "I want to make the photo storage/sharing site for all people who take photos" is a bigger proposition (and potentially more lucrative) than "I want to make the photo storage/sharing site for all pro/prosumer photographers". For a while people were judging Flickr by the fact that it had users from both camps. Then the consumers left and Flickr looked anaemic.