SmugMug Swallows Flickr

spinach · 06-26-2018, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by Tas

This image is at the top of my photo stream page. They've grabbed the image and added the rest to suit their purposes, so ta for raising my profile but dropping me a line would have been nice. If nothing else, the silver lining is yay a Pentax photo is the only attributed Flickr photo on the Flickr pro ad page.

it's autogenerated for each user – everybody sees one of their own images in that slot.

LensBeginner · 06-26-2018, 06:14 AM

I guess being able to use low-res, watermarked images won't be a major issue, even when I become a famous photographer!

(not)

...unless it's one of those times I forget to watermark them... :-/

krre23 · 06-26-2018, 06:33 AM

Lets hope there's good changes in the future for Flickr

spinach · 06-26-2018, 08:00 PM - **2 Likes**

anything's better than yahoo ownership.

**Mikesul** · 06-27-2018, 08:02 AM - **1 Like**

I will confess that I have been puzzled by all of the angst over this. I think most of us who have been using Smugmug have been pretty happy with the service. Flickr has been on life support under Yahoo so there is little likelihood of things getting worse and every likelihood of improvement.

Racer X 69 · 07-07-2018, 01:28 PM

So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover?

I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all.

**Mikesul** · 07-07-2018, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover?

I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all.

My impression is that it is a done deal. Look to Smugmug for help.

**boriscleto** · 07-07-2018, 05:38 PM

Logins will eventually switch over to Smugmug the same way you had to switch from the old Flickr login to Yahoo some years ago...

steve_k · 07-07-2018, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover?

I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all.

I use to have a Flickr pro account. Had issues where I wasn’t receiving notifications from Flickr. Tried to contact support and they were useless. So if I couldn’t get support why should I pay them money. No more pro account.

When SmugMug purchased Flickr I had a long talk with one of their reps. It was a great conversation. One of my questions was could I expect this type of support for Flickr. Unfortunately the answer was no. There are currently no plans at the moment to change Flickr.

Racer X 69 · 07-07-2018, 08:32 PM

Well the pink and blue donuts are gone. And no information about the impending change.

But there is still information about jobs at Flickr offering the Yahoo benefits package. I suppose they are still porting everything over to the SmugServers or something like that.

I read that Flickr hosts and serves billions of images, so it must take time to gather them all up and carry them to the new SmugDigs.

**monochrome** · 07-07-2018, 09:10 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Well the pink and blue donuts are gone. And no information about the impending change.

But there is still information about jobs at Flickr offering the Yahoo benefits package. I suppose they are still porting everything over to the SmugServers or something like that.

I read that Flickr hosts and serves billions of images, so it must take time to gather them all up and carry them to the new SmugDigs.

SmugMug would need to buy or lease and set up massive quantities of new storage servers. It would make more sense to just buy (or assume the leases for) flickr’s servers, code a new back-end port from SmugMug and leave the files where they are.

.:

**Mikesul** · 07-08-2018, 12:00 PM

The Smugmug CEO has said they will not change Flickr now. No way to see the future but he has said several times that they see the future in maintaining both platforms for different users or purposes.

rangercarp · 07-10-2018, 11:13 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mikesul

The Smugmug CEO has said they will not change Flickr now. No way to see the future but he has said several times that they see the future in maintaining both platforms for different users or purposes.

Is that kind of like Adobe saying they would keep the stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely?

I agree with you 100%, but I could not resit the comparison. For now there is nothing to get worked up about. If/when they do make changes, I am inclined to believe those changes are more likely to be improvements.

**boriscleto** · 07-10-2018, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by rangercarp

Is that kind of like Adobe saying they would keep the stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely?

There is a stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely. Lightroom 6...and no upgrades forever...

Lightroom as an desktop app is really at the end of its road. Lightroom as a cloud based service is the future.

D1N0 · 07-16-2018, 07:11 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Lightroom as a cloud based service is the future.

Nobody ever asked for that. It isn't even cloud based, it runs locally. its locked into the cloud because that way people will pay for it instead of pirate it.

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06-26-2018, 05:54 AM	#151
spinach Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 114	Originally posted by Tas This image is at the top of my photo stream page. They've grabbed the image and added the rest to suit their purposes, so ta for raising my profile but dropping me a line would have been nice. If nothing else, the silver lining is yay a Pentax photo is the only attributed Flickr photo on the Flickr pro ad page. it's autogenerated for each user – everybody sees one of their own images in that slot.

06-26-2018, 06:14 AM	#152
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	I guess being able to use low-res, watermarked images won't be a major issue, even when I become a famous photographer! (not) ...unless it's one of those times I forget to watermark them... :-/

06-26-2018, 06:33 AM	#153
krre23 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Caracas Photos: Gallery Posts: 540	Lets hope there's good changes in the future for Flickr

06-26-2018, 08:00 PM - 2 Likes	#154
spinach Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 114	anything's better than yahoo ownership.

06-27-2018, 08:02 AM - 1 Like	#155
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	I will confess that I have been puzzled by all of the angst over this. I think most of us who have been using Smugmug have been pretty happy with the service. Flickr has been on life support under Yahoo so there is little likelihood of things getting worse and every likelihood of improvement.

07-07-2018, 01:28 PM	#156
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover? I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all.

07-07-2018, 05:22 PM	#157
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	Originally posted by Racer X 69 So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover? I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all. My impression is that it is a done deal. Look to Smugmug for help.

07-07-2018, 05:38 PM	#158
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Logins will eventually switch over to Smugmug the same way you had to switch from the old Flickr login to Yahoo some years ago...

07-07-2018, 06:42 PM	#159
steve_k Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Shelton, CT Photos: Albums Posts: 708	Originally posted by Racer X 69 So does anyone know the status of the Smugmug takeover? I've been having some troubles with Flickr the last week or so, and the user supported help forum there is no help at all. I use to have a Flickr pro account. Had issues where I wasn’t receiving notifications from Flickr. Tried to contact support and they were useless. So if I couldn’t get support why should I pay them money. No more pro account. When SmugMug purchased Flickr I had a long talk with one of their reps. It was a great conversation. One of my questions was could I expect this type of support for Flickr. Unfortunately the answer was no. There are currently no plans at the moment to change Flickr.

07-07-2018, 08:32 PM	#160
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Well the pink and blue donuts are gone. And no information about the impending change. But there is still information about jobs at Flickr offering the Yahoo benefits package. I suppose they are still porting everything over to the SmugServers or something like that. I read that Flickr hosts and serves billions of images, so it must take time to gather them all up and carry them to the new SmugDigs.

07-07-2018, 09:10 PM - 1 Like	#161
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Well the pink and blue donuts are gone. And no information about the impending change. But there is still information about jobs at Flickr offering the Yahoo benefits package. I suppose they are still porting everything over to the SmugServers or something like that. I read that Flickr hosts and serves billions of images, so it must take time to gather them all up and carry them to the new SmugDigs. SmugMug would need to buy or lease and set up massive quantities of new storage servers. It would make more sense to just buy (or assume the leases for) flickr’s servers, code a new back-end port from SmugMug and leave the files where they are. .:

07-08-2018, 12:00 PM	#162
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	The Smugmug CEO has said they will not change Flickr now. No way to see the future but he has said several times that they see the future in maintaining both platforms for different users or purposes.

07-10-2018, 11:13 AM - 1 Like	#163
rangercarp Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 437	Originally posted by Mikesul The Smugmug CEO has said they will not change Flickr now. No way to see the future but he has said several times that they see the future in maintaining both platforms for different users or purposes. Is that kind of like Adobe saying they would keep the stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely? I agree with you 100%, but I could not resit the comparison. For now there is nothing to get worked up about. If/when they do make changes, I am inclined to believe those changes are more likely to be improvements.

07-10-2018, 12:05 PM	#164
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by rangercarp Is that kind of like Adobe saying they would keep the stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely? There is a stand alone version of Lightroom indefinitely. Lightroom 6...and no upgrades forever... Lightroom as an desktop app is really at the end of its road. Lightroom as a cloud based service is the future.

07-16-2018, 07:11 AM	#165
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Originally posted by boriscleto Lightroom as a cloud based service is the future. Nobody ever asked for that. It isn't even cloud based, it runs locally. its locked into the cloud because that way people will pay for it instead of pirate it.