Flickr passed five billion uploaded photos in September 2010 and was the serious photographer's social network: albums called sets, Creative Commons licences, groups for every camera, and Explore's daily selection. In 2010 the iPhone overtook dedicated cameras as the most-used camera on the site.
- Domain in 2010
- flickr.com
- Launched
- February 2004
- Founders
- Stewart Butterfield, Caterina Fake
- Owner in 2010
- Yahoo!
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Hosting photo sets and photostreams
- Licensing photos under Creative Commons
- Camera-specific groups
Interface characteristics
- Pink and blue dots logo
- White pages with photo grids and EXIF data
- Free accounts limited to 200 visible photos
Notable features
- Five billion photos (September 2010)
- Explore interestingness algorithm
- Flickr Pro for $24.95 a year
What happened later
SmugMug bought Flickr from Yahoo's successor in 2018.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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