“I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago.”
Flickr was, I think, one of those "Web 2.0" thing. I got in a few months after it started. I remember a good friend who became sorta millionaire building tools for Flickr (I think he retired in the Himalayas or near it with his family). I remember him more vividly because his test account was my Flickr account - an account with enough photos not to choke his tool, and other test options. In turn, I learned quite a lot of photography skills.
This is good news. They recently fixed the password issue too so I was able to finally access my account again after over ten years. I think I'll start adding to it.
Yeah, I was pretty heavily involved in the Toronto Flickr community when we used to meet for photowalks and big gatherings at bars. It was an incredibly vibrant community for a while. Such awesome folks to hang out with. I'm glad to see the site being preserved for the long haul.
I do! It had a great API, especially for 2004-2005. I remember after Yahoo! bought it, I went to SXSW and they were throwing an open bar somewhere and handing out Yahoo!, Upcoming, Flickr, and Del.icio.us swag. I still have and use a Flickr-themed travel microfiber cleaning cloth from that event.
Yeah, I don’t get it why people speak about it in past tense. It’s still a great service, it still has great content (better than any other TBH) and you’re not the product — it’s a service you pay for, and there are no ads.
Flickr was, I think, one of those "Web 2.0" thing. I got in a few months after it started. I remember a good friend who became sorta millionaire building tools for Flickr (I think he retired in the Himalayas or near it with his family). I remember him more vividly because his test account was my Flickr account - an account with enough photos not to choke his tool, and other test options. In turn, I learned quite a lot of photography skills.