In short, Mr. Hawk is pointing out that Flickr is no longer dedicating resources to untangle a PHP codebase that has taken on a life of its own after seven or eight years whereas Google+ is embracing photo-sharing as an integral part of its new offering. Proof to that is that I have Brian Rose in my circles right from the beginning and I had no clue who he was. A photo-walk with the Facebook team? Can anyone even tell me who's on the Facebook photo team? Flickr?
Flickr will not be rebuilt nor will it be offering incremental feature upgrades of any importance going forward. I'd be surprised if they actually had a dedicated development team versus a group of maintenance developers. The managers are there to make sure I pay for my Pro account once a year and report back to the board that the money is still rolling in.
Google+ pictures to help you share, discover and reinforce social relationships, Flickr to store and organize your crap.
OMG does 500px suck. It's Flickr with a new theme and Stumbleupon integration.
Flickr will not be rebuilt nor will it be offering incremental feature upgrades of any importance going forward. I'd be surprised if they actually had a dedicated development team versus a group of maintenance developers. The managers are there to make sure I pay for my Pro account once a year and report back to the board that the money is still rolling in.
Google+ pictures to help you share, discover and reinforce social relationships, Flickr to store and organize your crap.
OMG does 500px suck. It's Flickr with a new theme and Stumbleupon integration.