Thread: What do you think about Flickr?

It's funny, but I think that Flickr could be one of Yahoo's best assets, so they better take care of it.

Originally Posted by pdh

I think this is the thing ... the idea that the only value an internet site might have is as a resource for making money, a deep mine of data that can be used to sell things to its users or sold to other companies to do the same (which is what FB and Google have become); the idea that it could just be a site where people upload and look at photographs, that carries no advertising and holds very little data on it's users leaves them puzzled and confused ... I mean, if you can't sell it for a billion dollars, what's the point?

Yeah, it's like internet time has also impacted people's patience in starting and building businesses. Instead of being in it for the long haul let's get rich quick and then get richer still. Where will all of these online businesses be in 10, 25, 50 years?

Hello All,
I rather enjoy Flickr.
Yes, there's some/a lot of not so compelling work.
I do prefer face to face discussion of prints on the table in front of me.
That is increasingly difficult as anyone who cares to take the time is pretty widely dispersed.
Facebook is not so enjoyable to me. I like pictures on my cave wall.
Zenfolio seems O.K. too.
There is so much work to do yet.
Keep Eager.
JH

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22544852@N00/
http://jameshawker.zenfolio.com/

I don't see any changes in Flickr ... was there supposed to be some changes?

Originally Posted by Armanius

I don't see any changes in Flickr ... was there supposed to be some changes?

There is no longer a default size to an image in the normal "whitescreen" view (previously fixed at 640 pixels). The image should now display at larger sizes depending on your screen resolution. Note that the new, larger range of available viewing sizes only applies to images uploaded from March onwards.

What makes Flickr wonderful in my eyes and mind is that, there are people that are opening a box with a camera in it. They are starting photography for the very first time. They put photos up.
There are masters on Flickr that put photos up. Then there is everyone in between and they are putting photos up.
Everyone is the same.
That is the highest form of respect ever given to mother light. It is also a very human experience.

Originally Posted by Streetshooter

What makes Flickr wonderful in my eyes and mind is that, there are people that are opening a box with a camera in it. They are starting photography for the very first time. They put photos up.
There are masters on Flickr that put photos up. Then there is everyone in between and they are putting photos up.
Everyone is the same.
That is the highest form of respect ever given to mother light. It is also a very human experience.

Well said Don.

I have been using smugmug but now i'm switching to flickr
I'm by no means a pro and I prefer discussing photos with people and having some reactions on my photos.
Something that smugmug lacks.
Don't get me wrong, smugmug is great, superb interface, very fast etc... but I do miss interaction with other members