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History of Flickr

  • When it began.....

    When it began.....
    Ludicorp, a company based in Vancouver, Canada, launched The photo and video sharing site known as Flickr. Based on the remnants of thier shelved MMO "Game Neverending".
  • Yahoo invades

    Yahoo purchases Flickr from ludicorp. Cost of acquisition was $35 million and moved all data and servers to the U.S. which made it subject to U.S. federal law
  • Update

    Flickr updated its services from beta to "gamma", along with a design and structural overhau
  • User update

    Increased monthly uploads to 100 mb for free users and unlimited for pro users
  • Old Skool

    Yahoo asked all members to associate their account with a yahoo ID
  • New uploads

    Flickr began allowing paid subscribers to upload videos, limited to 90 seconds in length and 150 MB in size
  • HD

    New HD upload capabilities for pro memebers and removed limitations on free users to allow them to upload videos
  • Presidential

    White House official photographer Pete Souza began using Flickr as a conduit for releasing White House photos. They are listed as Government property and cannot be downloaded.
  • life continues

    Flickr is still being widely used by photographers around the world
  • Never forget

    Today was the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon