Comments on: Flickr Users Look Down on YouTube

By: Youtube down | 360 Trends

Youtube down | 360 Trends — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:54:41 +0000

[...] Flickr Users Look Down on YouTube [...]

By: Flickr Opens Up, Adds HD « NewTeeVee

Flickr Opens Up, Adds HD « NewTeeVee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:30:38 +0000

[...] Video wasn’t a welcome addition to the Flickr family at first with many members looking down on the YouTube-like capabilities and 30,000 people joining anti-video groups on the [...]

By: Video Killed the Photo Sharing Star

Video Killed the Photo Sharing Star — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:07:35 +0000

[...] NewTeeVee reports flickr members are in full-on digital revolt with more than 30,000 members joining anti-video groups. [...]

By: Facade » Blog Archive » Are you worthy of your brand?

Facade » Blog Archive » Are you worthy of your brand? — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:27:05 +0000

[...] The guys at Flickr, apparently, are not worthy of their brand. They decided to add video features to the famous photo sharing site, and the heavy users and the fanatics didn’t like it and are up in arms about it. I’m a bit torn on the development myself. I understand the rationale behind both the company and the people opposing the move, but that’s not what this post is about. [...]

By: Nirav

Nirav — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:01:11 +0000

This is funny. Most of the people don’t understand the logic behind having videos on flickr. Every time I visit a place and take a lot of pictures; I also record small video clips that I’d like to share with my family. It doesn’t make sense for me to upload them on different websites and than ask my family to go to flickr for pics and youtube for videos. Some people on flickr are really lunatic about the whole thing. Don’t like a feature; don’t use it. Let others have it.

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Top Posts « WordPress.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:01:21 +0000

[...] Flickr Users Look Down on YouTube Jinkies, you’d think that Flickr was out clubbing seals given the negative reaction from the photo-sharing [...] [...]

By: spincitydotorg » Blog Archive » Flickr > YouTube

spincitydotorg » Blog Archive » Flickr > YouTube — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:54:15 +0000

[...] users have a massive superiority complex when it comes to YouTube users. They’re probably right [...]

By: Klim

Klim — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:34:45 +0000

Chai G. has saved me some typing… I fully agree with him… this little drama is all for nothing.

By: Klim

Klim — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:34:24 +0000

Cahi G. has saved me some typing… I fully agree with him… this little drama is all for nothing.

By: blog.hanfordlemoore » Blog Archive » Flickr adds video

blog.hanfordlemoore » Blog Archive » Flickr adds video — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:57:31 +0000

[...] know there’s a been a lot of anti-video ranting about this, but I think it’s brilliant. My camera takes both photos and videos. When I first [...]

By: Chai G.

Chai G. — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:12:30 +0000

I doubt that these Flickr users fears will ever be will founded. People use Flickr to post their family vacation photos, fine art photos, and snapshots they take at parties, oh and porn, lot's of porn. Flickr has a barrier of entry here ($25.00) to post video, and it's 90 second time limit is too short to allow aspiring creative directors the space to get creative.

Youtube is used to post videos of people getting hit in the nuts, motorcycle crashes, and teenage girls ambushing and beating the crap out of other teenage girls.

The reality is that video and still images are like apples and oranges. I'm a fan and content producer on both sites, but I don't plan on uploading any vids to Flickr, and probably wouldn't upload any photos to youtube, should they ever offer me the opportunity.

By: T. Barnes

T. Barnes — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:11:41 +0000

Donut freak out! Saying there's a divide between Flickr users and YouTube users is a little silly. This isn't Blood vs. Crypts or Jets vs. Sharks people. I use both and I hold no inner conflict about this albeit I don't pay to play either.

However, a friend of mine who has a Flickr pro account recently remarked: "Why would I pay $25.00 a year (which I already do) to post a 90 second video when I can post a 10 minute one on YouTube for free?"

The backlash is amusing to me. Like the previous comment, business need to listen better. The old aphorism "The customer is always right" seems appropriate here.

"Community" is a tired and useless buzzword if businesses fail to read the writings on the blogs. Call it lame, but you can't argue that Starbuck's is at making an attempt to do just that with their latest "My Starbucks Idea" campaign.

By: David Mullings

David Mullings — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:28:29 +0000

I don't understand why the users who don't want video just simply don't use it. No one is forcing them to start sharing video or even interact with video.

If the comments were more like the photo comments - mature and sensible - would they still be revolting. I think not.

Frankly, it says a lot about the both the Flickr users and the Youtube users (there goes the neighbourhood?)

By: The Screw You Coefficient

The Screw You Coefficient — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:08:41 +0000

[...] This week, with some Flickr users up in arms over the site introducing video (Chris Albrecht had a good summary of the situation this morning), I thought it would be an opportunity to re-visit the subject and come up with a [...]

By: Mike Abundo

Mike Abundo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:17:25 +0000

Even Web 2.0 industry leaders are not immune to forum drama.

By: Curt

Curt — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:16:26 +0000

Not listening to users has NEVER backfired on a company. Companies know us better than we know ourselves. (Though admittedly – eep on the level of collar-tearing.)