Well I just got an unpleasant surprise about 20 minutes ago when I tried to log into DMU on Flickr. I couldn’t get in. Even though I’m an admin of the group I’m locked out.
Yahoo Brings Flickr To China
Internet companies are salivating at the moneymaking opportunities presented in the thus far untapped Chinese marketplace. The dilemma, however, still lies in the form of censorship practices enforced by the nation’s government. Will the country’s officials allow a Chinese version of the site to be accessed?
Picasa Upgrades, Falls Short Of Flickr
Picasa is owned by Google, so it’s always been a bit vexing that the site’s search function lagged behind Flickr’s. Google is apparently taking steps to remedy the situation, as a new update allows users to “[d]iscover and explore public photos posted by others in the Picasa Web Albums community.”
Flickr, Bad Retailers, Bad Clients, Old School Nostalgia
1) Smart Use of Flickr # 273 Core 77
Architecture for Humanity held its logo design competition on Flickr and received entries from across the globe. This is a really smart use of Flickr, but an even smarter non-profit using social media to get international graphic design consultation for free.
Flickr Readies 333 Birthday Party
The photo community site has a party planned for Saturday, March 3rd, in San Francisco to celebrate Flickr’s third birthday.
ShoZu Adds Geotagging for Flickr, YouTube…
Oh man… while away I almost missed out in this announcement. It involves some of my favorite web services and one of the coolest, free mobile apps around.
What do you get when you combine Shozu mobile uploading app with YouTube, Flickr, and then throw in Geotagging too??
Well, you get a kick-ass application that any smartphone would be an idiot to ndo without! Shozu has recently added all this capability to their latest and its amazing.
Flickr Account Merge Drives Users Mad
Although it has been long expected that Flickr users would need to switch permanently to a Yahoo ID to use the service, the fast-approaching deadline has Flickrphiles furious and competitors gleefully offering enticements for them to switch.
The Best Hacks on Flickr
One of the nice things about Flickr is that because of their open API a whole host of developers have built more and more interesting things to do with the site.
Flickr Goes Mobile
An update from the crew at flickr was launched this week in the form of a new, mobile friendly resource.
Flickr Livens Up With New Features
The photo sharing site owned by Yahoo unveiled a trio of new features just in time for the holidays so people can take advantage of them when receiving new cameras as gifts.