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Havish Gupta

Figuring Out • 1y

Flickr: From an Online.Game Tool to a Photo Sharing App! Flickr was initially part of an online multiplayer game called Game Neverending, made by Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield. That game included a feature allowing players to upload and share photos. Though, that feature proved more popular than the game itself. Recognizing this, they pivoted to focus on photo sharing, launching Flickr in 2004. Flickr quickly became one of the most popular photo-sharing platforms and was acquired by Yahoo for $25 Million in 2005. Though it was sold to Oath in 2017 which later sold it to SmugMug next year. Today, Flickr has more than 112 Million users and allows user to store, share and manage their photos and videos. Did you ever used it?

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 1y

In 2017, Verizon purchased Yahoo!, and reorganized it under the name Oath (now Verizon Media). Less than a year later, Flickr was sold to SmugMug. The new owner, with its more limited resources, announced that free accounts would become limited to 1,000 images, regardless of file size, and ended the policy of keeping the Pro account fee at $25 per year for legacy Pro users.

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

+1 for the detailed backstory! I used Flickr quite a bit back in the day to share travel photos and connect with other photographers. The community aspect was really great for getting feedback and discovering new artists. Nowadays I mostly use Google Photos for backup/organization, but Flickr will always have a nostalgic place in my heart.

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Anonymous 3

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

Though I guess we shouldn't be too surprised, some of the biggest products started as random side projects (Gmail was born from an employee's 20% project at Google). Gotta love those Silicon Valley pivots.

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

typical Silicon Valley startup story - start with one idea but end up pivoting to something completely different that unexpectedly takes off. $25 million for Flickr in 2005 was probably a steal too, wonder how much it would be worth today?

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Anonymous 4

Hey I am on Medial • 1y

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