Should I Renew my Flickr Pro Account?
posted at 5:14 pm
on Jul. 9, 2012
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My Flickr Pro account comes up for renewal in a couple of weeks. I’ve been a member for 8 years, since March 2004. Here’s a picture from August 2004.
I’m debating whether or not to renew it—and as I type this, the answer is becoming clear.
I mean, there are a lot of photos there, a lot of comments, a lot of history and memories and some really good work.
On the other hand, I don’t need it for backups, I don’t use the site any more for anything much at all, and I will still be able to upload a fair number of photos for free. Few of my friends use the site actively. And I don’t see any major change coming that will re-relevent-ize Flickr for me; there’s no iPhone app that I love, there’s no social feed that I depend on.
I don’t think I need to pay Yahoo $25 for something that other sites now do for free. I might feel differently if I was supporting Flickr as an independent site. But it’s not.
Sorry, Flickr. The sun is setting on you.
