Snapjoy’s Flickraft Promised To “Rescue” Flickr Photos — Until It Was Blocked

7 February 2012, 4:41 pm

Photo startup Snapjoy launched a clever promotional scheme this afternoon to lure users over from Flickr. And it succeeded — perhaps too well. The Y Combinator-backed company aims to be an online repository where users can store all their photos, while also sharing them on a limited basis. That al... Read More »

Documenting 2012 in pictures – February snow

6 February 2012, 4:52 pm

At the beginning of the year we introduced you to the new 52 weeks project our communities team are running on Flickr to document the year in pictures – here's an update on the and showcase of some of the best photos from week five Since we started the 52 weeks project to document the year in ... Read More »

Your Disney photos from Flickr , Jan. 27

1 February 2012, 10:17 pm

We pick a few of the best photos about once a week taken at the Disneyland Resort that you readers post to the... Read More »

The White House Flickr Christmas Album Has Arrived

1 February 2012, 8:31 am

The White House posted a whole bunch of holiday photos on the official Flickr stream Tuesday while everyone was paying attention to the Florida Republican primary, a sort of news dump usually reserved for embarrassing emails or other bad news. All of the photos are mostly from early December, so whi... Read More »

Can Yahoo be trusted with Flickr?

31 January 2012, 5:00 pm

Flickr is Yahoo’s saving grace. Amidst the site’s myriad of problems and ill-defined purpose, the photo-sharing platform has been a beacon of hope, with its dedicated users and razor-sharp focus. Which is why Flickr subscribers are concerned about Yahoo’s direction for the site.... Read More »

Best Of: Curbed SF Flickr Pool

31 January 2012, 4:58 pm

Twice daily Curbed checks in with the Curbed SF Flickr group so that we can feature photography of our city for our AM and PM Linkage. Lately we've noticed an abundance of amazing shots, and we didn't want them to...... Read More »

Austin (and Some of Texas) Through the Flickr Commons

31 January 2012, 11:09 am

                                      Flickr is a great place to find great or strange user-submitted photos with various licensing requirements, but not everyone is familiar with the Commons section of the website. Founded in 2008, Flickr Commons were designated to showcasing pub... Read More »

Flickr picks the 18 best news photos of 2011

30 January 2012, 7:47 pm

We all may have a little year-end list fatigue, but Flickr has curated a pretty cool one: a collection of the best news photos of the year as selected by Yahoo editors. Natural disasters (the tsunami in Japan, the tornado in Joplin, and Hurricane Irene in the Northeast) figure prominently, as do the... Read More »

Flickr Pro tweaked, but bigger changes needed

27 January 2012, 5:20 am

Flickr automatically charges credit cards to renew premium accounts. That change is smart but nowhere near what's needed to restore an ailing brand.... Read More »

Flickr Pro tweaks are fine, but we need bigger changes

27 January 2012, 3:38 am

Flickr automatically charges credit cards to renew premium accounts. That change is smart but nowhere near what's needed to restore an ailing brand.... Read More »

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