If you visit the Flickr website or the SmugMug page today, you will be informed that the service photo storage SmugMug acquired Flickr another photo hosting service from Yahoo.
Flickr was once a popular photo hosting service on the web. Users could sign up and upload their photos, join groups, share photos or use comment and voting features.
The rise of smartphones και των ανταγωνιστικών υπηρεσιών φιλοξενίας εικόνων φέρεται να επηρέασε τη δημοτικότητα της Flickr.
Yahoo tried to compete with Flickr's new redesign services, but it seemed the company's priorities were elsewhere.
Information is scarce at present but SmugMug he says:
SmugMug has acquired Flickr.
If you use our products today, rest easy, they aren't going anywhere.
The future is bright, but we'll only get there together.
Let's do this.
SmugMug revealed, however, that Flickr will function as a single entity, meaning that websites and services will remain as we knew them in the near future. Later no one can know what the company will decide.
Οι υπηρεσίες SmugMug και Flickr αντιπροσωπεύουν τις μεγαλύτερες κοινότητες φωτογράφων παγκοσμίως. Θέλουμε να παρέχουμε στους φωτογράφους τόσο την έμπνευση όσο και τα εργαλεία που χρειάζονται για να πουν τις ιστορίες τους. Θέλουμε να φέρουμε τον ενθουσιασμό και την ενέργεια για να εμπνεύσουμε περισσότερους φωτογράφους να μοιραστούν την work their. And we want to be a welcoming place for all photographers: the hobbyist, and the professional.
Verizon acquired Yahoo last year and Flickr was part of the deal. At present neither Verizon nor SmugMug have disclosed any further details of this agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions reveals some additional information:
- Flickr and SmugMug accounts will continue to operate as before.
- Photos will not be moved or changed.
- Flickr will continue to offer the free version.
- Flickr pricing for Pro customers will not change.
- All Flickr users will receive messages email asking them to accept SmugMug's Terms of Service.
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