[Leica] SmugMug acquires Flickr

[Craig Schroeder]

I also use SmugMug, primarily for easy sharing of friends' event 
pictures.  I set the pricing at photographer cost and it gets me out of 
the middle of print orders that can get a bit messy to coordinate.  The 
annual fee is a cheap way out of these situations.  I never warmed to 
Flickr... not sure why.  They were changing interfaces in the early 
stages and it was a bit off-putting, I guess.

On 04/20/18 7:13 PM, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> If you use flickr, as I do, this affects you:
> <https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/04/20/smugmug-buys-flickr-verizon-oath/537377002/> 
>
>
> I don't know what this portends.  It could be good news, or it could 
> mean that all old user agreements will be null and void and subject to 
> whatever terms they decide to dictate.  I'm reasonably optimistic 
> based on SmugMug's past history and reputation. We shall see.  The CEO 
> says they don't data-mine users content.  I pay a reasonable fee to 
> *not* be deluged with ads. I like that model.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --Peter
>
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