Flickr Changes

[Xerographica]

Flickr's new owners are planning to make some drastic changes. One change is that they are limiting free accounts to only 1000 photos. Previously the limit was 1TB of storage.

Are any of you on Flickr? If so, what are your thoughts on the changes? Also please link to your page so that we can check out your photos.

I emailed my thoughts to Flickr...

How many photos do you think are going to be deleted from Flickr as a result of the changes? I'm pretty sure that countless photos will be deleted and this will severely diminish Flickr's value.

One of the perks that you are giving to pros is increased exposure. What you should do is allow everybody to buy increased exposure for specific photos. Just create a prominent page on Flickr called "treasure map" where people can see photos sorted by crowdfunding. The crowd will use their dollars to elevate the treasure. Cream will quickly rise to the top.

On Facebook it is relatively easy to "boost" a post. You simply pay for a post to be seen by more people. This is obviously a good idea... but for some reason you can't boost other people's posts.

Here's a photo that I really like...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/72640415@N06/7780297924/

Since I really like this photo, I really want more people to see it. Right now it's pretty easy to share it on Facebook... and then I can boost the post for even more people to see it. But if I do so then Facebook gets the money. I would prefer if Flickr gets the money instead.

Facebook allows for individual funding to provide more exposure for posts. You can improve on this idea by allowing for crowd funding to provide more exposure for photos.

Does this make sense? If you implement this suggestion then you will generate more than enough revenue and there will be no need to limit free accounts to only 1000 photos.

[Galloism]

So file size varies and all, but I looked at one of my printscreens to see how much data that was, saved in PNG format.

It's about 3/4 of a megabyte.

Multiply that but a thousand, and you get a little shy of 3/4 of a gigabyte (1024 multiplier and all).

That's a lot less data than 1tb.

[Bombadil]

I am still smarting from the days Kodakgallery just deleted everyone's photos as they went to a paid service.. I used to create lovely storylines through my photos that my friends and family really enjoyed, and then they were just gone.

Not to dissimilar to photobucket, which I used solely for NS but it's such an incredible jumble of pop-up advertising now that I my eyes can't handle it anymore, so I don't post amusing images anymore on NS.

Mostly I use Instagram these days - I'd be happy to pay a subscription fee to a photo hosting site but to be honest I don't take photos with a camera anymore.

[Petrolheadia]

I am still smarting from the days Kodakgallery just deleted everyone's photos as they went to a paid service.. I used to create lovely storylines through my photos that my friends and family really enjoyed, and then they were just gone.

Not to dissimilar to photobucket, which I used solely for NS but it's such an incredible jumble of pop-up advertising now that I my eyes can't handle it anymore, so I don't post amusing images anymore on NS.

Mostly I use Instagram these days - I'd be happy to pay a subscription fee to a photo hosting site but to be honest I don't take photos with a camera anymore.

There's Imgur.

[Page]

Is Flickr the one for gay hook-ups, the one for straight hook-ups, the Chinese Twitter knockoff, or something else?

JK, I know what Flickr is. But I use tinypic, it's the most straightforward and easy. Photobucket used to be nice but not anymore.

[Kowani]

I am still smarting from the days Kodakgallery just deleted everyone's photos as they went to a paid service.. I used to create lovely storylines through my photos that my friends and family really enjoyed, and then they were just gone.

Not to dissimilar to photobucket, which I used solely for NS but it's such an incredible jumble of pop-up advertising now that I my eyes can't handle it anymore, so I don't post amusing images anymore on NS.

Mostly I use Instagram these days - I'd be happy to pay a subscription fee to a photo hosting site but to be honest I don't take photos with a camera anymore.

There's Imgur.

Which is broken half the time.

[The Blaatschapen]

Flickr's new owners are planning to make some drastic changes. One change is that they are limiting free accounts to only 1000 photos. Previously the limit was 1TB of storage.

Are any of you on Flickr? If so, what are your thoughts on the changes? Also please link to your page so that we can check out your photos.

I emailed my thoughts to Flickr...

How many photos do you think are going to be deleted from Flickr as a result of the changes? I'm pretty sure that countless photos will be deleted and this will severely diminish Flickr's value.

One of the perks that you are giving to pros is increased exposure. What you should do is allow everybody to buy increased exposure for specific photos. Just create a prominent page on Flickr called "treasure map" where people can see photos sorted by crowdfunding. The crowd will use their dollars to elevate the treasure. Cream will quickly rise to the top.

On Facebook it is relatively easy to "boost" a post. You simply pay for a post to be seen by more people. This is obviously a good idea... but for some reason you can't boost other people's posts.

Here's a photo that I really like...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/72640415@N06/7780297924/

Since I really like this photo, I really want more people to see it. Right now it's pretty easy to share it on Facebook... and then I can boost the post for even more people to see it. But if I do so then Facebook gets the money. I would prefer if Flickr gets the money instead.

Facebook allows for individual funding to provide more exposure for posts. You can improve on this idea by allowing for crowd funding to provide more exposure for photos.

Does this make sense? If you implement this suggestion then you will generate more than enough revenue and there will be no need to limit free accounts to only 1000 photos.

How about you link to your Flickr account first before I show you mine?

[Infected Mushroom]

I use imgbb

I used to use photobucket but I think they went pay to use.

[Juristonia]

It's unfortunate, but not entirely unreasonable.
At least they didn't pull a photobucket and shit the bed completely.

Imgur works well enough for me.

[The Blaatschapen]

Also, I create NS nations, upload my picture as a flag, then hotlink said image to wherever I need it.

[The Holy Therns]

That's unfortunate. Also, I hope other images make that plant look better than that one does.

[Altion]

Y'all should just use ImgBB like I do with my other nations. And I have a lot of other nations. This is just my newest one.

[Jebslund]

I use imgbb

I used to use photobucket but I think they went pay to use.

Photobucket can still be used for free, but they made the login interface in such a way that it's hard to tell.

[LiberNovusAmericae]

Also, I create NS nations, upload my picture as a flag, then hotlink said image to wherever I need it.

I must say, that is pretty clever.

[Xerographica]

So file size varies and all, but I looked at one of my printscreens to see how much data that was, saved in PNG format.

It's about 3/4 of a megabyte.

Multiply that but a thousand, and you get a little shy of 3/4 of a gigabyte (1024 multiplier and all).

That's a lot less data than 1tb.

When Yahoo offered the 1tb storage for free I figured it was just the logical consequence of storage space getting cheaper and cheaper. I guessed they would next offer 2tb for free... but nope. Instead they sold Flickr and the new owners are going to slash the free space.

I am still smarting from the days Kodakgallery just deleted everyone's photos as they went to a paid service.. I used to create lovely storylines through my photos that my friends and family really enjoyed, and then they were just gone.

What is an example of one of your storylines?

Mostly I use Instagram these days - I'd be happy to pay a subscription fee to a photo hosting site but to be honest I don't take photos with a camera anymore.

I used to take lots of photos with my camera, but now I just use my cell. Google Photos automatically uploads my photos to the cloud whenever I charge my phone and am connected to the internet. The problem with Google Photos is that it's a bit of a hassle making photos public.

How about you link to your Flickr account first before I show you mine?

Voila! It is only for plant people. Ok, now show me yours.

Also, I hope other images make that plant look better than that one does.

Heh. What's wrong with the image? I mean, it's in focus...

Here's a gallery of aesthetically pleasing photos of epiphytes. Which is your favorite photo? Would you want it hanging on your wall?

[Valentine Z]

Unfortunate. I use Flickr frequently for my own photos, and also for NS itself when it comes to resizing.

Flickr's killer share feature is being able to resize photos, which Imgur lacks (you can only edit the photo one-time and it's sort of permanent).

[Petrolheadia]

There's Imgur.

Which is broken half the time.

That's likely on your end. It always works for me.

[Petrolheadia]

Unfortunate. I use Flickr frequently for my own photos, and also for NS itself when it comes to resizing.

Flickr's killer share feature is being able to resize photos, which Imgur lacks (you can only edit the photo one-time and it's sort of permanent).

You can do the same in good ol' offline MS Paint.

[Valentine Z]

Unfortunate. I use Flickr frequently for my own photos, and also for NS itself when it comes to resizing.

Flickr's killer share feature is being able to resize photos, which Imgur lacks (you can only edit the photo one-time and it's sort of permanent).

You can do the same in good ol' offline MS Paint.

True, but the immediacy is there when you need it.

[The Blaatschapen]

So file size varies and all, but I looked at one of my printscreens to see how much data that was, saved in PNG format.

It's about 3/4 of a megabyte.

Multiply that but a thousand, and you get a little shy of 3/4 of a gigabyte (1024 multiplier and all).

That's a lot less data than 1tb.

When Yahoo offered the 1tb storage for free I figured it was just the logical consequence of storage space getting cheaper and cheaper. I guessed they would next offer 2tb for free... but nope. Instead they sold Flickr and the new owners are going to slash the free space.

I am still smarting from the days Kodakgallery just deleted everyone's photos as they went to a paid service.. I used to create lovely storylines through my photos that my friends and family really enjoyed, and then they were just gone.

What is an example of one of your storylines?

Mostly I use Instagram these days - I'd be happy to pay a subscription fee to a photo hosting site but to be honest I don't take photos with a camera anymore.

I used to take lots of photos with my camera, but now I just use my cell. Google Photos automatically uploads my photos to the cloud whenever I charge my phone and am connected to the internet. The problem with Google Photos is that it's a bit of a hassle making photos public.

How about you link to your Flickr account first before I show you mine?

Voila! It is only for plant people. Ok, now show me yours.

Also, I hope other images make that plant look better than that one does.

Heh. What's wrong with the image? I mean, it's in focus...

Here's a gallery of aesthetically pleasing photos of epiphytes. Which is your favorite photo? Would you want it hanging on your wall?

I dont have a Flickr account, so I can't show it.

But yours is yummy.

[The Holy Therns]

Heh. What's wrong with the image? I mean, it's in focus...

Plant's ugly.

Here's a gallery of aesthetically pleasing photos of epiphytes. Which is your favorite photo? Would you want it hanging on your wall?

Some are okay, but I'd want none of them on my wall. Personally I use Imgur.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

So file size varies and all, but I looked at one of my printscreens to see how much data that was, saved in PNG format.

It's about 3/4 of a megabyte.

Multiply that but a thousand, and you get a little shy of 3/4 of a gigabyte (1024 multiplier and all).

That's a lot less data than 1tb.

When Yahoo offered the 1tb storage for free I figured it was just the logical consequence of storage space getting cheaper and cheaper. I guessed they would next offer 2tb for free... but nope. Instead they sold Flickr and the new owners are going to slash the free space.

tbf that's normal when the company buying doesn't have the money to operate the infrastructure needed for it.

You have to realize Flickr, as part of Yahoo, had nigh unlimited resources. Buuuuuuut not everyone used it, it's a minority website and for the most part I'd think Flickr was being run at a loss from Yahoo.

[Silver Commonwealth]

I use imgbb

I used to use photobucket but I think they went pay to use.

Me too. I used Postimg and Tinypic in the past, though.