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Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and more

Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and more
  • Posted May 21, 2013, 9:57 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Hot on the heels of Yahoo spending a whopping $1.1 billion on Tumblr, the company has just released a huge update to Flickr. And to go along with the completely redesigned look and feel of the photo service, it is…

One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent

One minute on the Internet: 640TB data transferred, 100k tweets, 204 million e-mails sent
  • Posted March 20, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • The well-known idiom "New York minute" is a phrase oft-used to express an extremely brief moment in time -- but an Internet minute? That's a whole other level of micro-time keeping. An infographic by Intel breaks down exactly what happens…

New Facebook photo storage system actually removes deleted pics

New Facebook photo storage system actually removes deleted pics
  • Posted August 16, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Facebook privacy concerns are nothing new but now that the company has gone public, they appear to be cleaning up their act. Although there’s still a lot of work to be done, we are now hearing that a new photo…

Flickr to keep photos for 90 days after you delete your account

  • Posted May 27, 2011, 4:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • Yahoo's Flickr has implemented a change to its policy on deleted accounts. The photo sharing website will now keep photos and associated content for 90 days before erasing them for good.

Flickr arrives for Windows 7, Windows Phone 7

  • Posted March 2, 2011, 10:50 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • Flickr has introduced Flickr for Windows 7 and Flickr for Windows Phone 7. The new app is optimized for high resolution displays and includes features such as swipe through panoramic blades to see all your recent activity, latest uploads from your contacts and all your newest uploads.

Yahoo magically restores Flickr account with 4,000 pictures

  • Posted February 3, 2011, 11:01 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • Yahoo recently deleted Mirco Wilhelm's Flickr account by accident. After apologizing and saying the account would be restored, but the 4,000 pictures could not be recovered, the story received a lot of coverage. In a surprise turnaround, Flickr has managed to restore Wilhelm's account.

Yahoo accidentally deletes Flickr account with 4,000 pictures

  • Posted February 2, 2011, 2:01 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • Update: After the story received plenty of coverage around the Web, and in a fortunate turnaround for German photographer Mirco Wilhelm, Flickr has managed to restore his account. The original story is below.

Flickr starts letting users login with Facebook

  • Posted January 21, 2011, 4:46 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • Yahoo recently started allowing its users to login with their Facebook accounts. Flickr, which is owned by Yahoo, has announced it will start letting users login with their Facebook account as well.

Video: Flickr coming to Windows Phone 7, Windows 7 tablets

  • Posted January 6, 2011, 3:26 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software With Video
  • Flickr has released a preview video of its upcoming app for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 7 tablet devices. Features include photo viewing, uploading, and sharing. The Windows Phone 7 experience is the usual Metro user interface with sideway scrolling…

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