As it fights to gain active users in the crowded mobile photography space, Flickr’s rolled a number of competitors’ features into its own service. In Flickr version 3.0 for Android and iOS you’ll see bits and pieces of Instagram, Google Search and Dropbox. To give you an idea of what’s new, here’s a video preview… Continue reading Flickr Redesigns Its Mobile Apps, Adding Video Capture, Smart Search and Photo Data to the Mix
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Flickr Celebrates 10th Birthday and 1 Million Photos Uploaded per Day With Historical Timeline
Flickr just celebrated its 10th birthday and a decade of hosting images. Flickr originally launched at the O’Reilly Emerging Tech conference back on February 10, 2004. In March of 2004, Flickr raised its upload limit to 1 MB per photo. Not long after introducing tags and comments for photos, Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in… Continue reading Flickr Celebrates 10th Birthday and 1 Million Photos Uploaded per Day With Historical Timeline
The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
As our lives become increasingly saturated with digital distractions, how do you know which ones should take priority? Let’s say you’re reading an email and all of a sudden you receive a message on Skype or Twitter: which is more worthy of your attention? Or what would you do if your landline and mobile phone… Continue reading The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
The Best Design and Architecture Photos from Flickr in 2013
As we wrap up 2013, the fine folks at Flickr have put together a collection of the best design and architecture photos shared this year. Also, check out below Flickr’s spiffy new embed code for sharing Flickr pictures, which attributes the photographer and allows you to explore other images in their collections! To help you… Continue reading The Best Design and Architecture Photos from Flickr in 2013
Yahoo Taps Into Flickr for New ‘Picture of the Day’ Column
Flickr is introducing a new project that looks to bring the best snapshots and stories to even larger audiences. The photo sharing site has teamed up with Yahoo’s photo editors from around the world to launch Yahoo Picture of the Day, a new daily column that will be prominently featured on Yahoo News in various… Continue reading Yahoo Taps Into Flickr for New ‘Picture of the Day’ Column
Flickr ‘Instagramifies’ iPhone App, Now You Can Apply Filters Directly to Your Camera
Flickr wants you to meet your new camera. Recently, Yahoo revamped the Flickr site making it bigger and more Insagram-like. Today Flickr launched a new iPhone app too, complete with live customizable filters so you can see what your photo looks like while you take it. This was one of the most requested features by… Continue reading Flickr ‘Instagramifies’ iPhone App, Now You Can Apply Filters Directly to Your Camera
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Through Art
Today August 28 marks the 50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, one of the most transpiring events to take place during the civil rights movement in America. Over the years, Dr. King has become synonomous with the ideas of change, hope and justice for millions in America, especially… Continue reading Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Through Art
Meet the New Flickr: Yahoo Unveils a Bigger Instagram-Like Design
Yahoo has just rolled out a major face-lift for Flickr, its photo sharing service, making it much bigger and grandiose. This marks a historic 24-hour period for Yahoo which also just put the finishing touches on a deal to buy the popular social networking platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion! And in the Flickr and Tumblr… Continue reading Meet the New Flickr: Yahoo Unveils a Bigger Instagram-Like Design
