• Flickr is a photo and video sharing website and online community. It allows users to post, tag, organize and share photos and videos. The service can be connected directly to your blog for photo sharing and image hosting, and many third-party applications have been developed to creatively utilize the Flickr API.Flickr: Services

  On October 16, 2008 Flickr launched a new home page as part of the Yahoo Open Strategy. The new home page emphasizes the site's social aspects and includes an activity stream.CNet: Interactive Flickr: Now for everyone (October 17, 2008)

• 1. Launched in February 2004 by Ludicorp, the company founded by Canadian entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield and his wife Caterina Fake
  2. Acquired by [[Yahoo!]] in 2005
  3. Basic membership is free
  4. Pro membership costs $24.95/yearFlickr: Upgrade to a Pro Account
  5. Flickr Pro offers unlimited uploads/sets, stats and moreFlickr: Upgrade to a Pro Account
  6. An early "Web 2.0" participant
  7. Reached two billion photos in November 2007TechCrunch: 2 Billion Photos on Flickr (November 13, 2007)
  8. June 2009 Flickr Co-Founder’s New Hunch: Hunch.com http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/06/10/flickr-co-founders-new-hunch/

• Flickr Video

  Flickr Video was launched in April 2008 and extended the web site services to include video hosting. This service is only available to Pro (paid) users and is limited to videos 90 seconds in length.Flickr Blog: Video on Flickr! (April 9, 2008)

• Censorship Controversy

  In June 2007, there was a controversy regarding an update to the Flickr website. While adding the ability for users to rate photos, Flickr also limited what photos users in specific countries could view (based on their rating). While some of these limitations have been loosened, users located in some countries (including Germany and Korea) are still unable to view some "moderate" or "restricted" rated photos.Heise Online: Flickr filter raises eyebrows (April 14, 2007)

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