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Some Flickr Photographers Will Get Officially Paid

Until now, the only way photographers who posted their pictures on Flickr could get paid was by means of a private negotiation between them and those who wanted to use their ''all rights reserved'' work. Things are about to change. Flickr has just signed an exclusive partnership with Getty Images,...

9 July 2008
06:38 GMT

Photoshop Still Waiting for Flickr Support

Photoshop Express, the web-based version of the famous graphics editor, was scheduled to receive a new update these days but, due to some unexpected glitches, Adobe delayed the release, Pocket-Lint informs today. The new pack of updates brings multiple features to the Flash-based Photoshop, but one of the most expect...

13 May 2008
10:24 GMT

Flickr Debuts Photo Sharing Option

Yahoo's photo sharing service Flickr has just rolled out a brand new feature, which makes sharing photos, videos, groups and sets a piece of cake. In fact, the improvement is actually a button, namely the "Share this" button, which lets registered users share the content mentioned above with a single click. Obvi...

23 April 2008
02:46 GMT

Facebook Wants More Sharing

Facebook has millions of users, the company's representatives even estimating that approximately 250,000 new accounts are created every day. Because of that, the website is somehow forced to improve its functions periodically, in order to satisfy the majority of members and bring them the features they need. Tha...

16 April 2008
10:23 GMT

Yahoo Messenger 9 Enhances Video Support

Following the recent release of Flickr Video, the Sunnyvale-based company Yahoo, also the owner of the photo-sharing service, has updated its internal instant messaging client to support the clips uploaded on Flickr. This means that users of Yahoo Messenger 9 can share their Flickr video straight into the message win...

16 April 2008
03:56 GMT

Video Flickr Not Welcomed on the Web, Users Believe

A few days ago, the Sunnyvale-based company Yahoo made what seems to be Flickr's first step into the video sharing market: the implementation of video support which allows users to upload their own clips on the famous photo sharing website. That's right, Flickr was actually a photo sharing webpage and the v...

11 April 2008
04:16 GMT

Video on Flickr: a Dream Came True!

Flickr, the popular photo sharing service, is now stepping into the video sharing market with video support, a special function supposed to let people insert their own into Flickr photostreams. Although it may sound like a good competition for other such sharing services on the web, it's not because the idea of ...

9 April 2008
05:17 GMT

Web2 Delight 1.0 Released for Mac

Global Delight Technologies has just released the latest version of Web2 Delight for Mac, a search-and-download tool enabling Mac owners to get anything their hearts desire from online video or photo platforms such as YouTube and flickr. Web2 Delight supports Apple's iPod, iPhone and AppleTV. It automatically co...

2 April 2008
04:19 GMT

Yahoo! Video Relaunched, YouTube Competitor

What is Yahoo! thinking? One of the products it has worked best on was launched without any fanfare and mediums were kept mostly in the dark surrounding the event. Yang needed the attention to show the shareholders that he was head of a strong and organized company, not one that couldn't dwell on its best featur...

15 February 2008
07:41 GMT

Flickr Brings History in Imagery

Yahoo!'s photo sharing service has had this one in the brewing for a while now and the magnitude of the whole thing is yet to be seen. With the launch of the two sets of photos, we've been given a small taste of what is yet to come in "The Commons" pilot project, which brings together Flickr and the Library...

17 January 2008
19:26 GMT

It's Out! The World's First Touch-Screen WiFi-Integrated Digital Picture Frame...

If you're looking for a "no fuss" kind of digital photo frame, this one might actually be a decent choice. RealEase has just introduced the world's first touch-screen WiFi-integrated digital picture frame. The Shogo touch screen digital frame uses an integrated battery, which translates into no more wires f...

11 January 2008
07:01 GMT

Nokia N95 8GB Officially Announced for US Market

Finally, an official announcement from Nokia states that the Finnish handset manufacturer is optimizing the Nokia N95 8GB for networks using 850/1900 MHz HSDPA in the Americas. Combining speed, technology and content, the new Nokia N95 8GB bridges the gap between traditional fixed entertainment centers and portable w...

7 January 2008
08:01 GMT

Flickr Out to Get Photoshop?

*I would like you to take into consideration that this is the 21st century and that photo editing tools have been around for quite a while now* The previously announced partnership between Picnik and Flickr has finally paid off today, with the launch of the editing program that is supposed to make Flickr more user f...

5 December 2007
07:08 GMT

New Geographical Features from Flickr

It's not easy to compete with Google, but Yahoo! seems to be up for the job or at least right now it is. The new releases seem to top each other's and right now it's the Sunnyvale, California based company's time to shine.Flickr, Yahoo's popular photo sharing site, has released today two new ...

19 November 2007
05:08 GMT

Yahoo Cooks Online Photo Editing Tools

The one who says Flickr is not the best photo-sharing service on the web might be wrong. Although I'm not a huge fan of the product, I must admit that Flickr has always been one of the top technologies on the web because it is pretty similar to YouTube with only one difference: it is focused on photos and not on...

22 October 2007
14:31 GMT

Updated Windows Live Photo Gallery Available for Download

Microsoft has updated Windows Live Photo Gallery, the upgrade to the default Windows Photo gallery that ships by default integrated into Windows Vista. While Windows Live Photo Gallery is still in Beta at this stage the product has evolved with the addition of some new features and functionality. Following the consis...

19 October 2007
09:45 GMT

International Holiday Scares People

Today, September 19, is the International Talk Like a Pirate day. I had no idea about this 'special day', until someone called me. I was working on a piece of news when my mobile rang and a friend asked me what I knew about the Flickr hack and what has happened to them. My instant reaction was: "What?! Flic...

19 September 2007
08:57 GMT

Microsoft to Bridge Windows Live Photo Gallery with Flickr?

That's right, there is the possibility that Windows Live Photo Gallery is connected with Flickr. Last week, Microsoft introduced an upgrade to Windows Photo Gallery, the default viewing and editing application built into the operating system. The upgrade was delivered as an integer part of the new phase in the e...

13 September 2007
09:02 GMT

Yahoo: Don't Forget We're Closing Down!

Some time ago, Yahoo made what it seems to be an obvious move: it announced that it closes Yahoo Photos in order to remain focused on Flickr, a recently acquired photo sharing service that has almost the same features as this product. Because of that, all the users of Yahoo Photos must migrate to another photo sharin...

17 August 2007
08:28 GMT

Yahoo Joins the Google Challenge, Prepares a Video Service

Every day, one new Internet company launches another video service that is meant to beat YouTube. Bull**it! But I'm starting to get used to it. A lot of YouTube-like products that could beat Google and steal most of its users were already released and none of them managed to compete with the famous video platfor...

10 August 2007
06:38 GMT

Nokia vs. Google. Round One. Fight!

The famous phone producer Nokia said that it will acquire Twango, a famous photo-sharing social website founded in 2004. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but this is an interesting move than brings new rivals for giant companies such as Google and Yahoo that are already owning similar solutions with...

24 July 2007
15:06 GMT

Yahoo Grows Up, Reaches the Second Position

The Yahoo photo sharing service Flickr grew up a lot and is now the second most popular product in its category with approximately 38 percent market share in the latest four weeks. According to a recent statistic published by Hitwise, Photobucket is the leader in the United States with 43.5 percent market share. The ...

11 July 2007
06:02 GMT

Yahoo in Trouble: Photobucket Receives OK to Be Bought!

Photobucket, an online photo sharing service, will be acquired soon by the Fox Interactive Media, a large company that owns several famous names such as MySpace. The deal was rumored a long time ago but the two firms needed the approval of the Federal Trade Commission in order to finalize the transaction. According t...

6 July 2007
05:51 GMT

Yahoo: Outrageous! The Authorities Are Banning Us!

Last week, an interesting rumor spread on the Internet sustaining that Yahoo's Flickr was banned by the Chinese authorities but no reason for that was offered. At that time, the Sunnyvale company's officials refused to offer more details about the unavailability of the service, saying only that it wasn'...

14 June 2007
11:06 GMT

Yahoo's Closure Is Happening Right Now!

The transition from the old-fashioned Yahoo Photos to the new Flickr starts today, Yahoo's employees struggling to make the migration with minimum action from the registered members. Some time ago, Yahoo announced the closure of Photos, all the users being forced to upload their photos on Flickr, the other photo...

14 June 2007
05:47 GMT

Yahoo Involved In Photo Censorship Dispute

The Sunnyvale company Yahoo has gotten into some new troubles in China after it was reported that its online photo sharing service Flickr in unavailable for most of the local users. There is no official statement to indicate that Yahoo is facing a new ban in the country but, after the company's representative de...

11 June 2007
05:41 GMT

Yahoo Implementation in Google Earth!

Have you ever asked yourself whether Yahoo were able to work with Google and improve one of the products developed by the two companies? Well, maybe this is not possible; but what if you're able to implement one of the giant portal's solutions into Google's products? It might result something incredibl...

16 May 2007
13:56 GMT

Photo Thumbnails on Yahoo Search!

Yahoo updated its search engine with a new element, adding interoperability with Flickr, the online photo sharing service owned by the company. You're now able to view photo thumbnails of the most famous landmarks straight into the SERP, just like you'd do in any other shortcut provided by Yahoo. The pictur...

11 May 2007
05:06 GMT

Flickr Won The Battle! Yahoo Photos to Be Shut Down!

Yahoo prepares to announce the closure of Yahoo Photos, the service that allowed users to upload and share their pictures with other Internet users. The service will be shut down in the upcoming months because the company wants to move all the clients to the recently acquired platform, Flick. According to TechCrunch,...

4 May 2007
04:54 GMT

GISTEQ Photo Trackr for Digital Cameras

A while ago nobody thought that the geographical coordinates of a place you're taking pictures of could have any utility. And since Flickr had a brainstorm and associated maps with photos, everybody started talking about geo-tagging or GPS photo-tagging. Here it goes (and I'm referring to the Geo-photo-tag...

25 April 2007
13:21 GMT

Yahoo Prepares New Flickr Flavor

As you probably know, Yahoo's Flickr is one of the most known online photo sharing services, allowing users to publish, share and comment pictures with other members of the community. Currently, it is extremely popular because it contains several image manipulation utilities such as photo editors and organizing ...

16 March 2007
11:38 GMT




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