Comments on: Yahoo to Add Video Hosting to Flickr

By: Bernie Goldbach

Bernie Goldbach — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:54:24 +0000

If videos are as easy to upload to Flickr as images are through add-ons like Zonetag, I will use the service more than I use YouTube. And I wouldn’t mind paying for privileges like I do with two Flickr Pro accounts currently.

By: Daniel R

Daniel R — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:03:59 +0000

@Andy:

Flickr has been talking about this forever, so I’m suspect until I see it. Also, I’m still curious about the Yahoo Video v. Flickr Video comparison. Can Yahoo afford to have two duplicate properties?

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:33:47 +0000

@Paul Chaney – I can post videos and images to Smugmug.com.

By: J.G. Howard

J.G. Howard — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:33:01 +0000

I think this is a great move for Yahoo. The Flickr community revolves around photography as art, sharing authentic communications about both form and content. If they can do the same for video, it will be a unique community and easily differentiated from YouTube and others.

Many photographers progress into video, so it seems a natural fit. The name Flickr always reminded me more of movies than photos, anyway.

By: Paul Chaney

Paul Chaney — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:03:25 +0000

Yea, but, I’ve often thought how convenient it would be if I could post both photos and video to the same place.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:46:31 +0000

Is this going to be free? It had better be to compete with YouTube. Fickr does charge beyond a certain number of pics right?

By: Jeff O'Connor

Jeff O'Connor — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:28:32 +0000

I am guessing that the back-end of Flickr video is going to be Yahoo! Video, sort of how del.icio.us 2.0 is going to be “powered” by the new Yahoo! Bookmarks.

By: Mobile guy

Mobile guy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:13:50 +0000

Video services could cost a lot of money. It’s not great time for Yahoo to spend more.