![]() ![]() Holding on to pictures was, for most of the history of photography, a matter of material decay and physical storage. Most of us don’t, at least not exactly, or in terms that we fully understand. It would have had a better run than most.Īnd here it is, almost 2019. A digital photo first uploaded to Yahoo at the turn of the century, in other words, when most people online were still dialing in to get there, and not once again rescued this year, may finally meet its demise. Users could begin paying or take the rest elsewhere. This news came with a new default storage limit: 1,000 photos. By making promises it couldn’t back up, based on an advertising model that it couldn’t sustain, Flickr said, Yahoo had “attracted members who were drawn by the free storage,” rather than “lovers of photography.” People were producing more photos than ever, but it still wasn’t clear where they were supposed to end up.Įarlier this year, Flickr, now owned by Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, made another announcement: It would be selling to SmugMug, a smaller competitor. (“We want all your photos,” said Adam Cahan, a Yahoo executive at the time.)īy then, digital cameras were ubiquitous and smartphones had gone mainstream. ![]() In 2013, the company announced that Flickr users would have a terabyte of space - for most people, an effectively unlimited amount - to store images for free. In 2007, Yahoo announced it would discontinue that first photo service, and that users should move their photos to Flickr, which now required a Yahoo account to use. But don’t worry, the company said: The two could happily coexist. It already had a photo site, Yahoo! Photos, which was created in March 2000. Yahoo starts looking lke more of an informational source again than a roadside strip-mall.In 2005, Yahoo acquired Flickr, the popular photo site. Search is more front and center with a blue outline around the search box and more niche content is featured on the homepage in the Yahoo Health channel. Yahoo 2005 shows a redux in clutter with a fallback similar to their 2002 design. Yahoo Games is getting more real estate on the homepage and Yahoo’s new version of Yahoo Photos gets users interested in storing their digital pics with – who’d a thunk it? The search box is enhanced with a drop down menu of niche Yahoo Search offerings. Yahoo 2004 shows a bit more detail with its listings and the addition of more product and advertiser images to its homepage. In 2003 Yahoo brings Yahoo Autos to the front and center along with Yahoo movies and Yahoo Business Services including hosting, domains and marketing. Yahoo grows up a bit in 2000 with the upgrade of Pager to Yahoo Messenger and a full featured Yahoo Shopping showcase outranking the directory.Ģ001is not that different that 2002, with Yahoo Broadcast featured in the sidebar and Auctions showcased after the eBay boom.Ģ002 brings a facelift to Yahoo with a cleaner tab oriented site with enhanced personalization, Yahoo Launch featured, further enhanced search, Finance & Shopping added to the top buttons, Yahoo Mobile and Yahoo Stores. Selected news stories are also (and still) included on the right side info bar. Personalized My Yahoo! is more out in the open and front page advertising begins taking shape with the Marketplace. Partying like it’s 1999, Yahoo gets futuristic with the Yahoo Pager (beep beep) which works with Yahoo Chat – Yahoo Pager laid the grounds for Yahoo Messenger. 1998 is a bit more advanced with the showcased offerings of Yahoo Mail, Shopping, Personals, Chat, Yahoo Games and Yahoo Travel. ![]()
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