SmugMug bought Flickr
usatoday.comThis is exciting! I've long believed that Flickr should have doubled down on their existing users instead of trying to become another Instagram.
A longtime fan of Flickr, MacAskill says before making any decisions, he plans to collect feedback from employees and users.
Hey Don - I used to pay money for Flickr, and I'm happy to start paying again if there is evidence of forward motion. I want to have a place to securely store my RAW files in addition to my edited photographs, and I want to see a focus on community again.
Totally agree, I used to pay Flickr for years, but stopped paying a while back. Would be happy to pay again if I can store original files there.
Very excited for this. It's quite disappointing to see the one/only popular photo sharing app (instagram) work so hard to restrict usage to phone apps.
Sometimes you want to share photos from a non-phone camera, or look at photos on your computer screen.
Rooting for you flickr!
Oh wow! I'm cautiously optimistic that Flickr can be brought back from the dead. I loved Flickr's platform to share my photos and find other photographers to follow and get inspiration from.
C'mon SmugMug!
It’s rare that sites come back from the dead, but Flickr has a great niche if they can fully exploit it.
Finally, some hope that Georges Haddad's work can be erased.