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Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by superchink »

0x0 wrote: post #26

1TB isn't that impressive when you have to deal with a 300MB/month upload rate limit: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ It'd take 291 years to fill up the 1TB allowance: https://www.google.com/search?q=1TB+%2F+(300+MB%2Fmonth) (Also looks like there's a missing on that limits page, there.) Edit: Looks like the page is being edited right this moment - the page used to list the 300MB/month limit but was also mentionin…

I'm unable to find any mention of this 300MB/month limit on that linked page?

I only see: "Upload photos of up to 200MB per photo"

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by rallison »

ttf wrote: post #44
cscheid wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh. Flickr Pro is gone, and there's no way to lift this 300MB/mo limit? Looks like Dropbox might have found themselves a new paying customer.

When I log in, I see: "Dear [name], as a Pro member continue to enjoy the benefits of unlimited space, an ad free experience and stats." "Smile [username]. Flickr gives you one free terabyte of space. Share your photos in full resolution. See what's new Pro members, your subscription remains the same." It seems Pro is still here.

This only applies to existing Pro accounts, not new ones [1].

[1] https://secure.flickr.com/help/limits/#150487675

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by 0x0 »

victortrac wrote: post #52
0x0 wrote: post #26

1TB isn't that impressive when you have to deal with a 300MB/month upload rate limit: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ It'd take 291 years to fill up the 1TB allowance: https://www.google.com/search?q=1TB+%2F+(300+MB%2Fmonth) (Also looks like there's a missing on that limits page, there.) Edit: Looks like the page is being edited right this moment - the page used to list the 300MB/month limit but was also mentionin…

I don't actually see the 300MB/month limit on that page. Was it possibly a vestigial FAQ list item that just got removed?

The page specifically listed the new account types (free, adfree, doublr) but also mentioned that the free account was limited to 300mb/month. Maybe they forgot to change a paragraph when they published it earlier.

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by sdoowpilihp »

teraflop wrote: post #18

So far, the response from Flickr power users looks overwhelmingly negative: http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633547442506/

In my experience, a certain percentage of users will always complain about user interface changes, no matter how good they are. I have always believed in a policy of waiting ~2 weeks to let the changes "soak in", and gauge whether the complaints are just a knee jerk reaction by a small percentage, or is indeed indicative of a larger problem. This is also one of many reasons you find larger companies doing a "roll out" of a new UI change. It's a good way of gauging user reaction while only affecting a small random sample of your user base.

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by nrivadeneira »

manacit wrote: post #34
Eduardo3rd wrote: post #2

"So we’re also giving our Flickr users one terabyte of space — for free." This is incredible. I remember being blown away with the 1 GB of storage I got with my gmail account back in 2005. I couldn't even fathom needing a terabyte back then. What a fun time to be alive.

Keep in mind as a non-pro user you can only upload 300MB a month: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ 277 years (or 7,242 fortnights) later, and you can finally use all of your space. Edit: It appears they have removed the limit, disregard.

That limit seems to have been removed. In fact, you can upload 200mb for a single photo (with no mention of upload rate limits).

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by danso »

teraflop wrote: post #18

So far, the response from Flickr power users looks overwhelmingly negative: http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633547442506/

Well I'm a power user (8,000+ photos) and I love it. I guess it helps that my most recent photos are ones that I actually edited...on other days, I might do a photo dump of something dull, which would make for an ugly looking homepage.

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by fletchowns »

manacit wrote: post #34
Eduardo3rd wrote: post #2

"So we’re also giving our Flickr users one terabyte of space — for free." This is incredible. I remember being blown away with the 1 GB of storage I got with my gmail account back in 2005. I couldn't even fathom needing a terabyte back then. What a fun time to be alive.

Keep in mind as a non-pro user you can only upload 300MB a month: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ 277 years (or 7,242 fortnights) later, and you can finally use all of your space. Edit: It appears they have removed the limit, disregard.

I think they updated the limits page, I don't see any mention of 300MB per month on there.

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by timdorr »

cscheid wrote: post #32
0x0 wrote: post #26

1TB isn't that impressive when you have to deal with a 300MB/month upload rate limit: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/ It'd take 291 years to fill up the 1TB allowance: https://www.google.com/search?q=1TB+%2F+(300+MB%2Fmonth) (Also looks like there's a missing on that limits page, there.) Edit: Looks like the page is being edited right this moment - the page used to list the 300MB/month limit but was also mentionin…

Huh. Flickr Pro is gone, and there's no way to lift this 300MB/mo limit? Looks like Dropbox might have found themselves a new paying customer.

Pro is now "Ad Free": http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/

Well, sort of. There's no mention of bandwidth on the new limits page, other than it was previously unlimited under Pro. They apparently haven't completely updated their FAQ page...

Re: Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space

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Post by sbashyal »

calinet6 wrote: post #13
sbashyal wrote: post #4

Marissa is nearing her 1 year anniversary as Yahoo CEO and it seems that she is turning the company around.

Props to her, but to be fair, it's not hard to say "Hey look, a wall!" and go the other direction.

Its not just the change in business direction. Look at Yahoo's stock chart for the past year: http://money.cnn.com/quote/chart/chart.html?symb=YHOO
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