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Smugmug Acquires Flickr

Started by US71, April 20, 2018, 10:06:00 PM

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Bruce

Google Photos is also a decent secondary storage option, since it offers unlimited space for smaller-sized photos and has a decent sync tool. Plus the machine learning will arrange photos taken in sequence into a short GIF or a movie. Like so:



freebrickproductions

Good news according to the SmugMug/Flickr merger FAQ:
https://blog.flickr.net/en/2018/04/20/together-smugmug-flickr-faq/
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Will Flickr continue to have free accounts?
Yes. When Flickr joins SmugMug on May 25th, we will continue to offer free Flickr accounts.
It's all fun & games until someone summons Cthulhu and brings about the end of the world.

I also collect traffic lights, road signs, fans, and railroad crossing equipment.

(They/Them)

cjk374

Quote from: freebrickproductions on May 01, 2018, 12:05:23 AM
Good news according to the SmugMug/Flickr merger FAQ:
https://blog.flickr.net/en/2018/04/20/together-smugmug-flickr-faq/
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Will Flickr continue to have free accounts?
Yes. When Flickr joins SmugMug on May 25th, we will continue to offer free Flickr accounts.

I feel a little bit better after reading that blog's FAQ section. Not letting my guard down yet though.
Runnin' roads and polishin' rails.

freebrickproductions

Quote from: cjk374 on May 01, 2018, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on May 01, 2018, 12:05:23 AM
Good news according to the SmugMug/Flickr merger FAQ:
https://blog.flickr.net/en/2018/04/20/together-smugmug-flickr-faq/
Quote
Will Flickr continue to have free accounts?
Yes. When Flickr joins SmugMug on May 25th, we will continue to offer free Flickr accounts.

I feel a little bit better after reading that blog's FAQ section. Not letting my guard down yet though.
If the majority of Flickr's user traffic comes from free accounts, I wouldn't be too surprised if the two sites ever wind-up merging that SmugMug has free accounts on the resulting site.
It's all fun & games until someone summons Cthulhu and brings about the end of the world.

I also collect traffic lights, road signs, fans, and railroad crossing equipment.

(They/Them)



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