Yahoo has released the prototype of new service called Zurfer, and the oddly named creation is being touted as a location-based photo browser that works with Flickr. But beware: “Yahoo! has warned users to beware of roaming coats, as Zurfer sends many of the photos over a phone’s internet connection.”
Yahoo’s Flickr Adds Support For 7 New Languages
Pictures tend to transcend language barriers, and now Flickr is trying to do the same – Yahoo’s photo-sharing site has just added support for seven new languages.
Yahoo’s Flickr Censored In China
Yahoo’s gotten bashed, again and again, over the way in which it’s cooperated with the Chinese government. Apparently it didn’t cooperate as much as the government would have liked, however – images on Yahoo’s Flickr site are now being blocked.
Editor Goes With A Flickr, Pin-up Girl Nips ‘Em
There are two Flickr tales today so you know what that means: combo article! Woo hoo! A veteran newspaperman is out of a job, announcing his plight via the very medium that pulled the rug out, and an online pin-up girl has her account reinstated after a nasty spat over how much breast, exactly, makes a photo obscene.
“Editor Goes With A Flickr, Pin-up Girl Nips ‘Em”
BBC: Flickr Censors Comments
BBC NEWS | Technology | Yahoo ‘censored’ Flickr comments More news on the recent censorship by Yahoo of Rebekka Gudleifsdóttir from the BBC.
Yahoo/Flickr Censorship Accusations Answered
A talented photographer posted her photos on Flickr, and when another company stole and sold the pictures, she wrote a post about it. After almost 450 people had voiced their support, Flickr deleted the artist’s post, and cries of “Censorship!” ensued. But now Flickr’s co-founder, Stewart Butterfield, has stepped up and apologized.
Integrating Flickr Into Yahoo Search
Yahoo! Search Blog: Famous Landmarks Get the Flickr Treatment in Yahoo! Search The Yahoo Search Blog is reporting that Flickr has recently added thumbnails of Flickr images for popular domestic and international landmark searches into Yahoo Search.
LonelyGirl, Flickr Take Webby Honors
This year’s Webby Award winners were announced with the usual Oscaresque fanfare, names you’ll recognize and names you may not. But you’ll also notice who’s not on the list.
LonelyGirl, Flickr Take Webby Honors
Flickr Featurs Foto Filtrs
If you’re afraid of seeing photos on the Flickr site that don’t quite match your personal tolerance for adult content, the image sharing site has a new filtering feature that you should enjoy. Photographers who see themselves as artists may not be as enthused.
Flickr Filtering
Yesterday Flickr introduced a new feature on their service called "Filtering." Filtering is a tool whereby users can designate their desired level of browsing (i.e. show me everything on Flickr un-filtered, or screen out material that has been tagged inappropriate by the user community). It also allows users the ability to designate in advance if they feel that things that they are uploading might be considered objectionable and allowing them to mark their images accordingly.