Sparrow
Veteran
I just tried to get a photo's address off flicker to post in Photo-Association and it repeatedly stalled as I attempted to scroll down to it, has it got even slower in the last few weeks? ... or is it just me
How is Flickr these days?
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just you.
it works as always for me...maybe i'm just lucky.
i am used to the changes now, know how to access the info i normally want easily...
life is good!
it works as always for me...maybe i'm just lucky.
i am used to the changes now, know how to access the info i normally want easily...
life is good!
Jerevan
Recycled User
It's just ***ed up, that's all.
Slow, buggy (scripts conk out) and too much real estate on a small screen (13") that goes to waste.
Slow, buggy (scripts conk out) and too much real estate on a small screen (13") that goes to waste.
John Bragg
Well-known
Working ok for me...
Sparrow
Veteran
I tried, it just hangs, stops or crashes my browser, I must be too far up in the hills ... I don't post there now, it was an old shot I was looking for
Lauffray
Invisible Cities
I've had a few hiccups with images not loading etc, it's definitely a bit slower with all those images loading on the page at the same time, but overall it's not the end of the world that people have prophesied
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funny how it seems so spotty for some and fine for others...is this a normal thing for sites in general?
Michael Markey
Veteran
Slow for me and the scrolling doesn`t suit.
I`m still using it although less and less.
Shame ...but there you go.
I`m still using it although less and less.
Shame ...but there you go.
Lauffray
Invisible Cities
yes and no, it's almost impossible to guarantee the site working the same way across all the different machines anc configurations people use to access the internet.
You could have an old slow computer, or a modern computer with a slow browser, or even an excellent machine with a poor internet connection, maybe you don't have enough memory (javascript ahem...), or are running too many things in the background, perhaps you also browse with a million open tabs, maybe their CDN or load balancers are choking a little....who knows
Vincent.G
Well-known
I was upset that they totally changed the user interface. I particularly dislike the lack of options in which we can customise the look of our photostream like the previous version.
Lament all we can but this is life. Change is the only constant. I have got used to the new layout and now I think it is fine. I don't experience the quirks that are mentioned here.
Lament all we can but this is life. Change is the only constant. I have got used to the new layout and now I think it is fine. I don't experience the quirks that are mentioned here.
Lauffray
Invisible Cities
Sorry I have to ask, what you said is fascinating to me because I'm a web developer and we have to deal with people's expectations all the time.
You were upset that they changed the interface or that they changed it in a way you didn't want ? Let's say they had only announced a new interface, would you be excited or not and what would have you expected to come ?
Vincent.G
Well-known
Hi Lauffray
You post a good question to me. I was upset because they changed it in a way I didn't want. I was very comfortable with the classic Flickr interface as it was the platform I used since 2008. I could choose the layout I want my photostream to be presented. That choice is no longer available now and I am disappointed.
Flickr could have announced the new interface first and let users try out the beta version. Human beings need time to adapt and learn. At the same time, they can seek feedback and improve on the interface before implementing the change. Perhaps they could have allowed Pro users retain the right to use the classic Flickr layout and make those who want to use the free account to use the new interface.
Just my 5 cents worth. 🙂
Sparrow
Veteran
I wasn't really asking about the changes to the layout, that seems to be a fait accompli ... just weather the slow speed is something peculiar to me
ampguy
Veteran
They are always going to be changing it. In March, 2012, they doubled the default lightbox image size from 1024x1024 to 2048x2048. If you looked at older flickr images, on an average of newer devices, the images would be tiny and low res. Every social site is going to continually optimize for the majority of devices that consumers use, and these are changing rapidly with screen resolutions.
Paddy C
Unused film collector
I've had no problems with speed since the change. Snappy for me. No bugs either.
I quite like what they've done with everything. Thumbs up from me. Much better experience.
I quite like what they've done with everything. Thumbs up from me. Much better experience.
ampguy
Veteran
Stuart
Stuart
There are many sites that will give you real-time status of a popular site with regard to your country. For example, as of a few minutes ago, Flickr France was slower than many other countries, but by the time you read this, it might be back to average.
Stuart
There are many sites that will give you real-time status of a popular site with regard to your country. For example, as of a few minutes ago, Flickr France was slower than many other countries, but by the time you read this, it might be back to average.
Sparrow
Veteran
It's just flicker, everything else is normal ... it doesn't matter really I've almost stopped posting there anyway
Black
Photographer.
Flickr is very slow for me, too. But I'm also not digging iPernity, either. I'm lazy and I can't be arsed to look for appropriate groups and fully curate my stream into sets (can you even do that?) and, although I have had a plethora of "friend requests" (?), I'm not seeing the benefit. I can get no comments on Flickr - I don't need to have no comments on iPernity too 😀 Also, I like being able to see a potted summary of activity on my stream, which iPernity seems to lack.
Think I'm probably going to stick with Flickr, as I believe its better the Devil you know... and I'll probably supplement it with a rejuvenated Tumblr site.
Think I'm probably going to stick with Flickr, as I believe its better the Devil you know... and I'll probably supplement it with a rejuvenated Tumblr site.
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they have your number...obama gave it to them!
Highway 61
Revisited
I may continue to post some photos there when I have some (I'm just back from one week in Italy and the pics I'm working on for now aren't that bad) but it's very likely that I will disable commenting and kill my profile etc. Not using it as a social network any longer. No way. Their endless and endless and endless scrolling homepage is so ugly that it's beyond me. Each time I open it, this is a nightmare.
The only interesting thing remaining (for me) is the flickriver interface so that I can give my galleries url to my friends and they can look at my albums there. As well as the linksource feature so that I can post photos here with them being located on their servers.
Other than that, for me, it's now DOA and I have restricted the access to my photos to my actual friends so far.
OTOH, I won't move to ipernity. I'm tired of all of those sites running after the Instagram and smartphones apps dumb design. I don't want to spend time uploading all my stuff on ipernity just to discover an equally ugly interface in a few weeks.
Best solution would be to build a proprietary gallery website - but I'm too lazy and have no time free enough at the moment.
Later.
The only interesting thing remaining (for me) is the flickriver interface so that I can give my galleries url to my friends and they can look at my albums there. As well as the linksource feature so that I can post photos here with them being located on their servers.
Other than that, for me, it's now DOA and I have restricted the access to my photos to my actual friends so far.
OTOH, I won't move to ipernity. I'm tired of all of those sites running after the Instagram and smartphones apps dumb design. I don't want to spend time uploading all my stuff on ipernity just to discover an equally ugly interface in a few weeks.
Best solution would be to build a proprietary gallery website - but I'm too lazy and have no time free enough at the moment.
Later.
