Flickr
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Type of site | Photo/Video hosting service |
|---|---|
| Available in | Chinese (traditional) English (original) French German Indonesian Italian Korean Portuguese (Brazilian) Spanish Vietnamese |
| Owner | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Created by | Ludicorp |
| URL | flickr.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | February 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | PHP |
Flickr is a photo sharing website and web services suite. It was founded by Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake in 2002.[1]It is also an online community platform, which is considered an early example of a Web 2.0 application.
Users can upload any photo to their website. The user will then be asked to release the photo under many licenses available. Some licenses allow other people to reuse it, which makes it possible for Wikimedia Commons to transfer free files from Flickr to their website.
Any person that has a Yahoo! ID can register their Flickr account in a few seconds.
Service
[change | change source]Flickr provides a free service for users to share their photos online with other people. However, free users have a limit of 300 MB of uploads per month, 15 MB per photo and 150 MB per video.[2] However, users can upgrade to the pro account where they can get unlimited uploads at $24.95 per month.[3]
Tools
[change | change source]Flickr also has a set of tools for users to upload their photos from their desktops. However, they can only be used on Windows and Mac computers.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://www.inc.com/magazine/20061201/hidi-butterfield-fake.html
- ↑ Flickr: Help: Free Accounts, Upgrading and Gifts - Retrieved December 19, 2010
- ↑ Flickr: Upgrade to a pro account - Retrieved December 19, 2010
- ↑ Flickr:Tools to upload and share - Retrieved December 19, 2010
Other websites
[change | change source]- Flickr
- FlickrBlog Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Ludicorp corporate website Archived 2005-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Flickrbits, a repository for third party plug-ins and API-based tools