Flickr Test

[kepPNW]

I'm thoroughly fed up with Photobucket, so decided to give Flickr a try. On top of all the issues with Photobucket breaking links, they're also dunning me to buy an account as I have used about 85% of the 2.5GB of space they allow. Jeeez...

Meanwhile, Flickr claims to offer up to ONE TERRABYTE of FREE space now!


IMG_0094 by kepPNW, on Flickr

One think I don't really like about this is, it seems to be rather randomly named, which means I can't generate links without being on their site. That was about the best thing Photobucket had going for it.

[Waffle Stomper]

Funny, people are starting to flee Flickr since they have had an interface upgrade. It's not well loved right now.

[kepPNW]

Funny, people are starting to flee Flickr since they have had an interface upgrade. It's not well loved right now.

Huh. That right? That's kinda/sorta what's driving me away from Photobucket. Not that I really care so much about the interface, but that other changes accompanied its update. The big thing was, that they broke my links to full-sized images, and with that they broke my trust. Has Flickr pulled that sort of stunt, as well?

I wasn't enamored with the Flickr interface, but it was somewhat functional after a little head-banging. Seems the concept of a "Photostream" is a bit ludicrous if 1000s of photos are involved. But the sets and collections appeared to be pretty well thought out. Just wish I had predictable links.

[Waffle Stomper]

They changed the whole interface, driving everybody crazy. They took away the pro account except for those who already have it. Now they have advertising on the non-pro pages. I don't know how bad it looks with the advertising.

You can still post images the same way, just harder to navigate until you get used to it. I think the networking is more difficult, but it is still easy to share.


Leaving the nest by Janice L, on Flickr

[Waffle Stomper]

By the way, if you click on my link do you see advertising?

[BrianEdwards]

Flickr just completely changed! Was quite a shock when I went to it recently.

[Waffle Stomper]

Flickr just completely changed! Was quite a shock when I went to it recently.

The old Flickr is there once you are of the home page, but it's just not the same.

[kepPNW]

They changed the whole interface, driving everybody crazy.

Well, I guess it's to my advantage I didn't know the old one, then?

They took away the pro account except for those who already have it. Now they have advertising on the non-pro pages. I don't know how bad it looks with the advertising.

I took a look at the links to both your main account and the photo, and didn't see any ads other than a blue strip across the top of the photo page bragging about the update with a button that takes me away from your photos to their own propaganda.

You can still post images the same way, just harder to navigate until you get used to it. I think the networking is more difficult, but it is still easy to share.

Networking? You mean the contacts and chatter stuff? I suppose I'm fortunate also to not be bothered by that, as I was just in it for the storage and access.