Markus Spiering, head of product management at Flickr is excited to announce a new look for the photo viewer interface that will be available february 28th. Enthusiasts who enter the download page will witness a page that appears more like…
Flickr, Vimeo Sharing Coming To OS X Mountain Lion
There’s plenty of buzz today following Apple’s unexpected announcement of OS X Mountain Lion. Most of the attention is being focused on the numerous iOS features that are being incorporated into the new operating system – Reminders, Notes, Messages, Twitter…
Online Digital Photos Could Endanger Kids
A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and caregivers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically “geotagged” by their camera. Joanne Kuzma…
The iPhone 4S Camera Is Beginning To Take Over Flickr
Popular photo sharing site Flickr is a community of all kinds of photogs. Browsing the site, you’re likely to see photographs taken will all kinds of devices – smartphones, point-and-shoot, and DSLR. The most popular camera on the site is…
Flickr Android App Channeling Instagram?
Did Flickr essentially release an Instagram clone? And if so, is there something wrong with that? Considering imitation is the highest from of flattery, and Flickr’s undeniable popularity, copying such a popular app, especially one that focuses on images —…
Reddit Helped Make Imgur Into a Big Deal
By now, you’ve heard about Facebook having the largest photo library on the web, or at least, you’ve seen the graphic, but have you heard how powerful and viable Reddit has made the Imgur.com image hosting site? If not, you…
Most Popular Flickr Camera Is The iPhone 4
Flickr, like any good site that relies on user uploads to exist, keeps track of what technology is being used by its members, especially cameras. When you consider the amount of usage the service gets — Flickr received its 5…
Flickr’s Head Of Product Set To Leave
One of Yahoo’s strongest properties will soon lose its head of product. Late yesterday, Matthew Rothenberg announced that he’s leaving Flickr after working at the organization for about five years. To head off speculation, this move doesn’t necessarily relate to…
Flickr Releases Apps For Windows 7
Yahoo has introduced its Flickr app for Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 devices.
The Flickr Windows Phone 7 app is available in the Zune Marketplace and the Windows 7 tablet app can be downloaded from the Flickr website.
Flickr Moves To Accommodate Google IDs
Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service Flickr is getting more flexible with regards to how users can sign in. The site has started to support OpenID, and Google is its first partner in this endeavor.
Flickr Introduces Browser-Based Uploads On Android
Users of Yahoo’s popular photo-sharing site can now more easily interact with it through Google’s mobile operating system. Today, Flickr made it possible for Android device owners to bypass the old upload-by-email approach to transmitting pictures.
A Yahoo spokesperson explained in an email to WebProNews, "Flickr has introduced new browser-based photo uploads on Android 2.2 today to enable more seamless uploading from your mobile device to the Flickr site."
Flickr Photo Pages Get a Change in Design
Update: After several weeks of pubic preview, the new photo pages are now being rolled out to everyone.
Original Article: Flickr has launched a new photo page. Some elements of the page have been enlarged, or "embiggened" as Flickr puts it. Photos are now displayed in a bigger 640 pixel width and the photo page itself is wider.