The service, which lets users upload and share photos for free was once a cornerstone of the early internet. "It just wasn't the right fit for Yahoo"įlickr was founded in 2004 and bought by Yahoo for $35 million in 2005 after exploding in popularity. When we first started, people were asking us why we were competing with brands like Kodak, which really doesn't exist anymore," MacAskill says.
"We've weathered so many competitors over the years. But SmugMug, which was founded in 2002 and is still a family-run operation without any venture capital backing, is not afraid. And Flickr is competing for consumers against giants like Instagram and Snapchat. That might seem like a tall order, given that consumer internet brands are notoriously difficult to revitalize once the buzz is gone.
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