Flickr limits users to only 1,000 photos / videos

Flickr said Yahoo's decision to give users 1TB of storage is a mistake because it only attracts users who need free storage, not because of photography, which benefits people. ads rather than members of this photo community. Flickr's new owners say the more reasonable option is to use a paid plan.

SmugMug co-founder and CEO Don MacAskill put Flickr in a new direction after acquiring the photo-sharing platform used by many users. 'The days of pursuing one strategy after another, following the emerging social trends at Flickr are now over,' he said on a post.

But what about Flickr users?

Flickr's biggest change is related to free accounts. From 8 January 2019, free users will only be able to post up to 1000 photos / videos. By February 5, 2019, free accounts that still exceed the quota will be deleted until less than 1,000 (deleted from previous content).

Since Yahoo redesigned in 2013, free users have 1TB of storage, enough to store more than 500,000 6.5-megapixel photos.

According to Andrew Stadlen, Vice President of Product at Flickr, many Pro account users have more than 1,000 photos on Flickr, while free users often have less than 1,000. Therefore, the 1,000 mark is 'reasonable and generous'.

Flickr is where many people choose to store photos

Anyone who wants to store unlimitedly will have to upgrade to a Pro account at a base price of $ 5.99 / month or $ 49.99 / year, without advertising, and more information about how their photos are viewed / loved . how, videos can be up to 10 minutes long (instead of 3 minutes as before), receive discounts from partners like Adobe, SMugMug, Peak Design .

The feature most requested by Flickr users is the new login system, which does not use Yahoo email addresses. MacAskill said it will test in December and release a new system in January next year. The SmugMug team also said it would delete comments or spam followers but the work is still incomplete.

Flickr was founded in 2004, acquired by Yahoo a year later for about $ 22 to $ 25 million. Last year, Verizon bought Yahoo and last April, SmugMug bought Flickr from Verizon's digital media subsidiary Oath.

Flickr offers a 30% discount for the first year of Flickr Pro until November 30. Hopefully, from January, users will not have to sign in to Flickr with their Yahoo account.

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