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imagenes de dj wallpepersMarch 22, 2005
Yahoo Buys Flickr
Wow. I had a post prepared in my mind yesterday on how I thought it was just a matter of time before GOOG bought Flickr. It was not an unpopular opinion. These links are harder to find today, however, because they are cluttered with the news that Yahoo bought Flickr yesterday.
Google seemed like a more natural fit to me because Flickr appeared to be biting their UI at every opportunity. I almost expected to see an "I'm Feeling Lucky" button somewhere on the site.
My first reaction to this is negative, because I was hoping to get Picasa 2 integration with Flickr and because I think Yahoo is more likely to ruin a good thing. Yahoo Photos doesn't exactly give me the warm fuzzies about where it may be heading, and AFAIK, Yahoo doesn't have a track record for exposing APIs or services to developers. Maybe this will kickstart Yahoo to turn over a new leaf, but I think it's more likely to turn out bad for current Flickr users.
Posted by Mike at March 22, 2005 09:05 PM
Comments
Boy, I don't understand a word you just said!
Posted by: tom at March 23, 2005 09:59 AM
Ahh I had the exact same reaction as you. I was really hoping GOOG would buy them. I as well was pining for Picassa2 integration. But alas Yahoo bought them. I was chatting with a friend I know at Yahoo who is a PM for them and was telling him to not let Yahoo screw up Flickr. The Flickr folk at first blush look to be serious about keeping the community alive. Lets hope so. I am addicted to Flickr.
Posted by: Mark Griffith at March 28, 2005 09:40 PM