Flickr is ditching Yahoo account requirement and giving Pro subscribers unlimited storage

guest · Nov 1, 2018

Flickr is ditching Yahoo account requirement and giving Pro subscribers unlimited storage
November 1, 2018
https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/01/...and-giving-pro-subscribers-unlimited-storage/

Arguably the most interesting — and welcome — facet of today’s announcement is that Flickr will no longer require users to sign in with their Yahoo account credentials.

However, not all the news is good — those with free accounts will no longer have 1 terabyte of storage for their photos.

First, the decision to ditch Yahoo accounts as a mandatory log-in requirement will certainly be welcomed by millions — it was, Flickr notes in its announcement, by far the most requested change since SmugMug bought it.

The change won’t take effect until January, 2019, however, so a Yahoo account is still mandatory for now.
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EASTER · Nov 1, 2018

Flickr was so cool 4me back in say 2005 while toting the Motorola E815 clamshell. Used to sail those pics lightning fast (3G) and they landed nicely on your own Flickr's Photostream for public viewing.

But that was then. Nice to hear this new news that a Yahoo account won't be a prerequisite anymore for logging in to it.

Since it's barely used on this end anymore and nothing like when it first came out, I suppose there's not a lot of disappointment about the storage capacity change for this free user anyway. However many who really relied on that generous storage ability won't be happy, not would I either.

Appreciate the heads up on the new login change preference coming up soon in a couple months.

guest · Nov 2, 2018

Flickr’s new business model could see works deleted from Creative Commons
November 2, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/f...ould-see-works-deleted-from-creative-commons/

Following yesterday’s series of announcements about Flickr’s plans to revamp its site under its new owners, SmugMug, one major concern has been raised: its decision to now limit free accounts to 1,000 photos may impact the number of photos available through Creative Commons.

But with Flickr’s plans to reduce storage, some are concerned what this means for this valuable resource of legally free-to-use photos.

“Many users are concerned such a limit on free account capacity might cause millions of CC images to be deleted from the Commons,” writes Ryan Merkley, CEO at Creative Commons, in a blog post.
He says the nonprofit is already working with Flickr and parent company SmugMug to find a way to “protect and preserve” the Commons and help it grow in the future.
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guest · Nov 7, 2018

mood said: ↑

Flickr’s new business model could see works deleted from Creative Commons
November 2, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/f...ould-see-works-deleted-from-creative-commons/
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Flickr promises it won’t delete Creative Commons photos when it limits free storage
Accounts over the limit won’t be able to upload new pictures, though
November 7, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/7/...ns-licensed-photos-limiting-free-storage-2019

In a blog post today, Flickr has clarified that those freely licensed photos will be safe, even under the new limits. Accounts with more than 1,000 photos or videos that are licensed with Creative Commons won’t have that content deleted.

That said, Flickr will be blocking future uploads to those accounts on January 8th — just like it will to other accounts that are over the 1,000-picture limit — unless you pay for a Pro account.
This rule only applies to photos that were uploaded with a Creative Commons license before the deadline.

Flickr will also begin working with nonprofits to offer free hosting, something that new parent company SmugMug has already been doing. [...] The company has also set up a form for nonprofit organizations to apply for free Pro accounts, too.
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guest · Dec 19, 2019

Flickr owner SmugMug says it needs more money to ‘keep the Flickr dream alive’
CEO Don MacAskill is asking fans of the product to subscribe to Flickr Pro
December 19, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030795/flickr-pro-smugmug-don-macaskill-open-letter

Photo hosting service SmugMug has penned an open letter asking fans of the photo site Flickr, which it acquired from Yahoo two years ago, to sign up for the platform’s Pro subscription to help “keep the Flickr dream alive.”
The letter, authored by SmugMug founder and CEO Don MacAskill and obtained by The Verge, details Flickr’s ongoing financial woes and makes the case for Flickr Pro as a way to keep the service afloat.

The letter opens with a bit of self-deprecation, in which MacAskill calls Flickr “the world’s most-beloved, money-losing business.” But his plea for help is a serious one, and MacAskill says he’s not fishing for donations. He adds that every Flickr Pro subscription “goes directly to keeping Flickr alive and creating great new experiences for photographers like you.”

“We didn’t buy Flickr because we thought it was a cash cow. [...] But we cannot continue to operate it at a loss as we’ve been doing.”
“We’ve gone to great lengths to optimize Flickr for cost savings wherever possible, but the increasing cost of operating this enormous community and continuing to invest in its future will require a small price increase early in the new year, so this is truly the very best time to upgrade your membership to Pro,” MacAskill says.
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