Flickr has had a face lift

So you lose the stats with the free account? I'm not a fan of the new look to be honest, but I guess I'll get used to it. I'll be having a look at other offerings now though...
 
So after reading that article this is what i pieced together, free users basically get what the pro users used to get -

One of those changes is that free users are no longer limited to a certain number of photos; instead, everyone gets 1TB of space for their full-resolution photos.
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With that change comes an end to what used to be the biggest difference between free Flickr accounts and Flickr Pro. As it turns out, that's by design. In addition to lifting the previous upload and storage limits, Flickr is quietly discontinuing its Flickr Pro accounts (existing Pro users can continue to use Flickr Pro) and shifting to a different type of upgrade model.
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With the new Flickr, free users now get 1TB of photo uploads, and the maximum photo size is now 200MB (it was 10MB for free users before). What's more, all users can create collections, post to up to 60 group pools and limit the maximum image size available to others.
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The only real differences between the free and pro is -

The old Flickr Pro accounts included unlimited storage space, and that means it can exceed 1TB.

Flickr Pro users also get to view view counts and referrer statistics for their images. Lots of professionals often like this feature because it shows where a photo has been used or linked across the web.

Flickr Pro users can replace photos (without having to reupload), archive high-resolution original images and enjoy an ad-free experience.

In addition to unlimited storage and bandwidth, Flickr Pro members will be able to take advantage of the new upload limits. That means that photos can now be up to 200MB in size and 1GB per video.
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As i read it if you choose to go free you will lose your current pro perks and the cost of $24.95, so if you decide to go pro at a later date it will cost you $49.99 and that is just to remove the ads!
 
Vertigo1 said:
Interesting read, thanks.

Am I reading that right? It seems to suggest that Pro users can keep renewing their account for the old renewal price indefinately? That can't be right can it?
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Yes but only until Yahoo decide otherwise!...i have a pro account that renews in August so hopefully mine will still cost the same as now:rolleyes:
 
It's a disaster, their servers just can't handle it! I hate the black background, it was fine before with std white and the light box only if you clicked. I can find most things ok now, but the speed is awful and did I say I hate the black?

The feedback is quite amusing (almost completely negative), Flickr have said it is not going back to how things were, whether or not they'll tweak it?... First of all they need to get the back end right so it is useable!
 
Aside from the account changes, the other changes are only skin deep and one click (at the moment) takes me back to the old style.

I just (2 weeks ago) signed up for another two years of pro account. Flickr gave me the option to refund - I decided to keep it.
 
thanks to the top tippery on this thread I changed my primary email, linked it to my new bt infinty id and now have flickr pro for free



how did I not know this before!!
 
Rojin said:
It's a disaster, their servers just can't handle it! I hate the black background, it was fine before with std white and the light box only if you clicked. I can find most things ok now, but the speed is awful and did I say I hate the black?

The feedback is quite amusing (almost completely negative), Flickr have said it is not going back to how things were, whether or not they'll tweak it?... First of all they need to get the back end right so it is useable!
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You hate the black background? WHAT? You crazy.
 
Pro account is not a great offer any more though is it in my mind, will let my Pro account lapse I feel as 1 tb is plenty for my current needs. It's obvious they want to raise more ad revenue as it earns more than paid revenue.
 
2StepSteve said:
You hate the black background? WHAT? You crazy.
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I had a choice before, now I don't. Black all the time is fugly. I'll probably use FlickStackr a lot more for browsing now, I'll just use the website to grab a link if I need one.....
 
The black background works really well I find but wish it didn't take up 90% of the screen when images are clicked but it's not a major issue really.
 
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