Ten Years of Flickr at Yahoo

In March 2005 Yahoo purchased Flickr.

Like most acquisitions it hasn’t been the smoothest of rides. My hope from back then:

I plea with Yahoo to not mess up Flickr

I remember reading Jeremy Zawdony’s thoughts on the deal and thinking that there are at least a few people at Yahoo who get it.

Sadly Flickr fell on hard times at Yahoo, but never died completely. Then there was new Flickr. A ray of hope on a cloudy day.

I still use Flickr for photos and small videos. I don’t want it to die, but the service still only feels lukewarm. Is there enough oomph left at Yahoo push Flickr ahead?

Hopefully there will still be a Flickr around to talk about in 2025.