May 15, 2012   89 notes   

How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

Yet another cautionary ale about how the successful become unsuccessful

longformorg:

The autopsy of a once-dominant site.

| | May 2012

(Source: longform, via theatlantic)

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    Wow, what a sad saga. Key quote: “If you can’t beat laser cat, you probably deserve to die.”
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    A gripping read but make sure you get the comfy chair, because it’s a long way to the bottom.
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    If you’re wondering what happened to Flickr…
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    Yet another cautionary ale about how the successful become unsuccessful
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    I really liked Flickr. Still do. Maybe it can be revived.
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