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With tumblr as a curation hub and Flickr as a pool of images, maybe yahoo will next aquire a video pool (Vimeo?), a sound / music pool (soundcloud?) ... Having

With tumblr as a curation hub and Flickr as a pool of images, maybe yahoo will next aquire a video pool (Vimeo?), a sound / music pool (soundcloud?) ... Having a small network of creative sites each with their own communities, tied by a single hub would be pretty cool.

Pxtl 13y ago
Except that Flickr shows how poorly Yahoo will manage this acquisition. I feel sorry for all those Tumblr lovers that will see their favoured product ground down by mismanagement and neglect.
- AtTheLast 13y ago
  In the past Yahoo has butchered their acquisitions. However, Marissa Mayer is a product focused CEO. I see her doing a good job of not messing up the Tumblr experience if Yahoo acquires it.
  - yuhong 13y ago
    I think she is already trying to fix Flickr, in fact.
    - kmfrk 13y ago
      The iOS app, which is one of said attempts, is outright awful, so I haven't seen much of a track record to assuage my reservations about her ability to improve the offerings. Upcoming.org was also shut down in a really stupid way, regardless of whether you like the service it self. Very reminiscent of Google's way of going about things, actually. :)
      - drgath 13y ago
        > The iOS app, which is one of said attempts, is outright awful It has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating in iTunes.
        kmfrk 13y ago
        I wonder how many of those people use it for uploading. It's so-so for just browsing (the images in the feed are - very - downsampled).
- duaneb 13y ago
  Yahoo is under different management now; I think if Yahoo has ever had a chance to change, it's now.
skinnymuch 13y ago
Completely minor point but Iac has owned Vimeo for so long, I doubt they'd want to ever sell it to a company like Yahoo.
onedev 13y ago
I agree with you, I think Yahoo gets it. They have a vision, and they're actively rebuilding their tech portfolio. Flickr and Tumblr are great assets to have. Whether it turns out great for them or not though, we have yet to see. It's certainly interesting to watch though.
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Pxtl 13y ago

Except that Flickr shows how poorly Yahoo will manage this acquisition. I feel sorry for all those Tumblr lovers that will see their favoured product ground down by mismanagement and neglect.

AtTheLast 13y ago
In the past Yahoo has butchered their acquisitions. However, Marissa Mayer is a product focused CEO. I see her doing a good job of not messing up the Tumblr experience if Yahoo acquires it.
- yuhong 13y ago
  I think she is already trying to fix Flickr, in fact.
  - kmfrk 13y ago
    The iOS app, which is one of said attempts, is outright awful, so I haven't seen much of a track record to assuage my reservations about her ability to improve the offerings. Upcoming.org was also shut down in a really stupid way, regardless of whether you like the service it self. Very reminiscent of Google's way of going about things, actually. :)
    - drgath 13y ago
      > The iOS app, which is one of said attempts, is outright awful It has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating in iTunes.
      - kmfrk 13y ago
        I wonder how many of those people use it for uploading. It's so-so for just browsing (the images in the feed are - very - downsampled).
duaneb 13y ago
Yahoo is under different management now; I think if Yahoo has ever had a chance to change, it's now.

skinnymuch 13y ago

Completely minor point but Iac has owned Vimeo for so long, I doubt they'd want to ever sell it to a company like Yahoo.

onedev 13y ago

I agree with you, I think Yahoo gets it. They have a vision, and they're actively rebuilding their tech portfolio. Flickr and Tumblr are great assets to have. Whether it turns out great for them or not though, we have yet to see. It's certainly interesting to watch though.

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