The rumor regarding a Yahoo Flickr deal has been confirmed. Caterina Fake announced it on the Flickr blog today: Yahoo actually does acquire Flickr. So, what will happen to Flickr? According to Caterina:
“Flickr will be continuing on the path it’s on — to Flickr 1.0 and beyond. We’ll be working with a bunch of people that Totally Get Flickr and want to preserve the community and the flavor of what is here. We’re going to grow and change, but we’re in it for the long haul, with the same management and same team.”
Jeremy Zawodny of Yahoo comments:
“To the Flickr Team
Congrats and welcome to the Yahoo family. It’s a big one but you’re going to be a very big part of it. You have a lot of fans here–probably even more after today.
The next few months are probably going to be crazy. But if any of you have questions about Yahoo or just want to grab lunch at URL’s, give me a call/email/IM. I’ll do anything I can to help.
You guys rock.”
Seems like some great synergy. I’m looking forward to seeing how Flickr’s offering and Yahoo 360 blogging service will pan out.
Tags: Yahoo, Flickr, Yahoo Flickr
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