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Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Techmine — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:08:28 -0000

I use flickr for photo uploading and have a premium account but sharing on flickr has really gone down. Flickr does not allow you to comment on photos if you are not logged in using flickr or yahoo account. Sure this reduces spam but I am sure there are ways around it (moderation?) or use facebook connect? Or google connect.

IMHO flickr hasn't got all the tricks as far as the user interface is concerned. Like a Next/previous links. You have to click on small thumbnails or links below them. I think it's crap.

Flickr never created a desktop organizing tool like picasa, well picasa is an editor but something simpler with sync functionality of iPhoto. Despite the resources yahoo has they could not creat any kind of desktop support. Well except the flickr uploader.

Sharing between flickr and facebook sucks. Your public photos appear hours later than you upload on flickr ( if you have setup the sharing). Finally when they show up and When I click on photos I am taken to flickr to view and comment.

If anybody has tried plaxo feed, that's exact functionality facebook needs. There you can comment within plaxo.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Alex — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:06 -0000

wooooww!

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Archerphoto — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:07:55 -0000

Have you noted Flickr has had a impressive fall of views, two days from now?
I've experienced about 70% of loss, more than ever. And the pics in my front page haven't changed, and I haven't been qualified as unsafe.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

L P — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:27:44 -0000

I still use Flickr for storing and sharing photos. Facebook is used more for social networking.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Sherrie Bakshi — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:52:23 -0000

I use Flickr but not as often as I should. I use it a lot more for work related stuff rather than personal. I need to start using it more.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

umar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:13:47 -0000

Wow large number of photos

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Peter Risborg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:57:39 -0000

1234

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

manette xbox 360 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:44:33 -0000

Yeah. Flickr is alot better than facebook. Im not a fan of paying for the premium service or their limits for monthly photo uploads. Facebook doesn't limit your photo limits.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Daina Thomas — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:26:51 -0000

I m using flickr .. I have so many pics uploaded over there ... and comparing Flickr with facebook is not sensible ...

Best,
Daina Thomas

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Andy Ang — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:32:34 -0000

I agree with you, perhaps you can try www.facebook.com/yougotsnapped to upload your "Photos" which allow you to upload High Res Photos!!!

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Kialaya — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:24:43 -0000

I am definitely still using Flickr instead of Facebook for my photos. You just can't compare it. Facebook is a social net, I upload there only photos of friends for them to see but my artistic photos go to Flickr because of all the groups and because there is good and constructive criticism there. Totally different concepts in those two webs for me.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Create Facebook Application — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:21:08 -0000

I am surprised to see the number of photos Flickr. Really awesome

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Denis — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:24:18 -0000

Facebook Photos and Flickr are two completely different environments, and the difference lies in the target audience. Facebook by default is a closed community as it requires membership in order to view the content. In addition, Facebook users have another layer of protection over their content in the form of "friends lists" and "networks". More importantly, Facebook lacks photo searching capabilities as well as advanced taxonomy (tagging & sub-albums). Thus, it is perfect for simply sharing photographs (both artistic & casual) with a close circle as the audience.

Flickr on the other hand is a completely open environment accessible both by internal and external search engines with simplified access control, copyright protection, display preferences, and highly sophisticated taxonomy as well as extensive community features. It is aimed at people who want to share their work not only with friends but with anyone else interested in such work.

I personally post "pictures from last night" on Facebook in a highly-protected album and my artistic attempts along with general interest snapshots go to Flickr.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Ninth Lief — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:18 -0000

Truth hurts, don't it ya kool-aid sucking kiddies? If your not a Yahoo/Flickr butt kisser, you get your thoughts censored here it seems. Some freakin freedom of speech. Carry on, losers. Whenever you have some real truth to face up to and talk about here, let me know. Punks.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

5ftDynamite — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0000

I agree. I know many professional photographers that use Flickr as a means of self-promotion. If you want to show off your photographic skill, Flickr is prime for that. Facebook reduces the quality of photos, and there is no way to expand photos to full size.

It should be no surprise that Facebook has more photos- especially with mobile uploading. Photos are shared by a much broader audience on Facebook than Flickr, and these photos are shared differently.

For the record I use both, but I definitely wouldn't put my Facebook photos on my Flickr pro account.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

artifexnm — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:31:49 -0000

hey thanks...i'm going to try flickr for my pics from India to accompany my blog.
My India Travelblog:
http://pattybcoffman.blogsp...

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Mark Rakocy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:26:37 -0000

Facebook doesn't give you view counts which I find really annoying. It's nice to know what people find interesting which you can get some measure of by the view count.

Flickr also just seems like a more open community without viewing limited only to your friends.

Snapshots of friends go to FB, real photography goes to Flickr.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Adam Fairhead — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:02:39 -0000

The main separation at the moment seems to be the communities. Facebook's communities are subject to your friends (and usually riddled with pictures of people in the pub) whereas Flicks always seems to have a higher standard of photograph. In my experience :)

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

mimbrava — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:02:30 -0000

I've been sharing my photos on Flickr since 2005. I post low-res images to deter their being used elsewhere without permission. As others have said, many of those who post to Flickr, especially those I've chosen as my Contacts, are often high-quality photographers who shoot more than snapshots but are skilled in their craft of photography and post processing. They are inspirations as I walk along the journey, and many are generous in the sharing of their knowledge and techniques.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Jason Brooks — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:31:11 -0000

Facebook = snapshots from a camera phone
Flickr = you will find some excellent images there by professionals

There is just no comparing the two.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

GOwen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:09:15 -0000

Wow! The rapid increase is mind boggling!

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Greg — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:01:45 -0000

Still use Flickr, with uploads to Flickr getting noted as a status update on FB. That's because of better quality and also because not everyone I want to share photos with is on FB, not by a long shot. Until more friends/family join FB, it will continue to be a subset of my online 'community'.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

vegas — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:36:59 -0000

"Flickr is better for real photography whereas Facebook wins for casual photos."
This.

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

Jake2 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:34:57 -0000

Flickr is better for real photography whereas Facebook wins for casual photos. Obviously there are more casual photographs being taken everyday and with Facebooks bigger userbase its obvious that it will be used more. I have a survey monkey (http://bit.ly/1TUmL) survey to find out what people are more interested in sharing - if anybody is interested

Re: Flickr: 4,000,000,000 Photos And Counting

etorsten — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:27:33 -0000

One important aspect you should consider before choosing between Facebook and Flickr is ownership!

As I know every photo you're uploading to Facebook belongs to Facebook. You're not the owner anymore.
Is it the same with Yahoo/Flickr?