Apples and oranges. Instagram $1BB is an once in a lifetime situation brought on by the urgency of a company looking to block out competition and having the mo

Apples and oranges. Instagram $1BB is an once in a lifetime situation brought on by the urgency of a company looking to block out competition and having the money. Flickr isn't the same product as Instagram. The real question is should Flickr change into an Instagram-like product or should Flickr stay as a photography community/product and can that still be profitable. I don't know, but SmugMug, Behance, 500px etc are doing well. But the photo pie is getting bigger while Flickr's slice isn't necessarily growing at the same pace. This is a tough decision for executive management to double down, hold, or fold.