I’m leaving @flickr. Here’s why:
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If you haven’t checked on your #Flickr account in a while, you should do so before 2019. If you’re on a free account with over 1000 images or videos, they may be deleted in February.
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You might already know Flickr was acquired by Smugmug not long ago, taking over from Yahoo. Naturally, new mgmt means changes. I’m not going to summarize here; head over to the Flickr landing page and check out their new rules for free vs paid accounts. Also worth reading: @fastcompany’s updated article about the changes, which mentions that previously-uploaded CC images will remain intact.
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Some people think this is a good change. Evidently, Flickr’s previous 1TB/account offering was unsustainable. But, I’ve had a free account for over 10 years and while I concede that services have to make money somehow, the impending deletion of years of content still feels like a slap in the face. (Especially MacAskill’s presumptuous opinion of who can afford to “pony up” a $50 annual fee based on what we shoot with.) There are plenty of other, more useful storage & gallery options out there, so I’ll be downloading my shit and going.
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Another reason: personally, I hate subscription-based plans. I honestly feel like they’re a bit predatory: with all of the various subscriptions one can have, it’s too easy for them to rack up and easy enough to forget one. Holes in a boat. If I’m going to subscribe, it has to be easy to stop and useful enough to start at all. I’d also prefer to stay within a multi-purpose ecosystem, like Google’s.
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You might find you like the new proposal. This is just a PSA for those who haven’t logged in in a while. https://ift.tt/2QKj44A
in case anyone has a sizable Flickr presence, and haven’t heard about it, here’s a good summary of why you might want to leave it soon.
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