How is Flickr these days?
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redisburning
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Im sure the advertisers are thrilled.
Michael Markey
Veteran
Stewart came across those stats.
I`m still naive enough to think they may cause them to reconsider.
Brian Legge
Veteran
I wasn't a huge fan of the redesign but I at least understood the market direction and their intent. It was something I figured would evolve into something decent.
The new Yahoo bar - from a mindset perspective - is more concerning. Synergy is one thing but this serves absolutely no use. I have a bar immediately above their bar which lets me navigate. Trying to integrate flickr in to their family of services in this manner simply isn't useful.
Ugh. I like the convenience of flickr and have been paying to use it for a while. This is making me doubt that either they have a plan moving forward or that they'll be able to maintain autonomy within Yahoo.
The new Yahoo bar - from a mindset perspective - is more concerning. Synergy is one thing but this serves absolutely no use. I have a bar immediately above their bar which lets me navigate. Trying to integrate flickr in to their family of services in this manner simply isn't useful.
Ugh. I like the convenience of flickr and have been paying to use it for a while. This is making me doubt that either they have a plan moving forward or that they'll be able to maintain autonomy within Yahoo.
Bingley
Veteran
I'm one of the ones who went over to iPernity and set up shop there, alhtough without abandoning Flickr. At present, I'm using both. The new Flickr design remains incredibly clumsy to use on an iPad, which is where I do most of my photo-viewing. My iPad often crashes when attempting to load other photographers' photostreams or favorites. And I still dislike not being able to control how photos are displayed on my Flickr page; the ability to do that is one of the things that I find attractive about iPernity (and the old Flickr).
That said, the Flickr redsign for the iPhone is excellent and easy to use. And the tile-view works OK if you're viewing photos on a PC with lots of memory and a fast internet connection. Also, there's still a lot of activity on Flickr these days, even though it's more cumbersome to comment on photos and view comments posted by others. In that regard, iPernity is somewhat lacking. My photos don't get the views or comments at iPernity that they do on Flickr, which suggests to me that there has not been the mass defection and that people are finding a way to make the new Flickr design work for them even if it does not work as well for commenting purposes as the old design.
We'll see how things turn out... I do wish Flickr would address preformance problems for the iPad.
That said, the Flickr redsign for the iPhone is excellent and easy to use. And the tile-view works OK if you're viewing photos on a PC with lots of memory and a fast internet connection. Also, there's still a lot of activity on Flickr these days, even though it's more cumbersome to comment on photos and view comments posted by others. In that regard, iPernity is somewhat lacking. My photos don't get the views or comments at iPernity that they do on Flickr, which suggests to me that there has not been the mass defection and that people are finding a way to make the new Flickr design work for them even if it does not work as well for commenting purposes as the old design.
We'll see how things turn out... I do wish Flickr would address preformance problems for the iPad.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
just use a link to your photostream. For instance, this gets you straight to my photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto
And this gets you to my collections:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/collections
etc.
G
css9450
Veteran
It crashes on desktop computers too. IE, Firefox, at home, the office, wherever, it doesn't seem to make a difference. I have yet to find a machine where it seems to be working the way its supposed to.
Mystyler
Established
Works fine on my PC...I can't stand infinity scrolling, however! Works much better on my phone compared to the previous Flickr "app".
jarski
Veteran
Perhaps a coincidence, but many young ppl who have recently joined been adding me their contacts. Never happened in old Flicker, guess it scared them back to Facebook and alikes.
back alley
IMAGES
so strange...it works fine on my ipad and my macbook and the macbook is old.
it's very simple to add a comment and i can adjust the image view just like i used to on the former flickr i.e. justified, large, medium etc.
it's very simple to add a comment and i can adjust the image view just like i used to on the former flickr i.e. justified, large, medium etc.
seakayaker1
Well-known
Have used Flickr since May 2008. Since the change my usage had dropped off considerably. The UI is terrible, they are obviously changing to a target audience that does not suit me.
What was once simple and worked well is now just a pain in the arse to use.
I did enjoy their email that they sent letting me know that with all the free storage space I may not want to keep my PRO account with them. The best I could interpret their message is that advertising and data mining will be on the upswing.
Eventually I will move on or just become another member of the collective.
What was once simple and worked well is now just a pain in the arse to use.
I did enjoy their email that they sent letting me know that with all the free storage space I may not want to keep my PRO account with them. The best I could interpret their message is that advertising and data mining will be on the upswing.
Eventually I will move on or just become another member of the collective.
Contarama
Well-known
It is beating me up and it is slow but I am learning it. Not that I really wanted to but I have to many great contacts to forsake it completely.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
I have to be honest, I've barely touched it in the past few weeks except to comment in group discussions.
SausalitoDog
Well-known
It's weird how some Web sites seem to slow down from time to time. I always wonder whether it's some widespread net problem or attack, my own ISP or the Web site itself (or maybe my own computer?).
I haven't had any Flickr issues in ages, though
I haven't had any Flickr issues in ages, though
aizan
Veteran
is there a way to turn off the "justified" setting?
Mablo
Well-known
Ipernity feels just as dead now as it's always been. It looks like the much rumoured mass exodus from Flickr never materialized. I hope the dust settles down one day. Maybe we'll adapt to the 'new' Flickr.
Merumeni
Established
It is only inside groups that I do have viewing options. Not having this basic tool turns a quick search into a nerve consuming optical torture - I simply do not enjoy having to wait for the next load of "too many" oversized pics of someones even more oversized cat.
Logging in I get a list of recommended buddies and poor chaps who added me onto their little freak show. When it comes to flickr I prefer to be a loner.
Since their "innovation" (this is cutting my options in the first place) I try to avoid flickr.
Logging in I get a list of recommended buddies and poor chaps who added me onto their little freak show. When it comes to flickr I prefer to be a loner.
Since their "innovation" (this is cutting my options in the first place) I try to avoid flickr.
