Applying for a US visa? Send them your Flickr username!

This isn’t parody. The US State Department is now requiring that pretty much everyone applying for US visas needs to now also tell US border force their social media usernames, including those for the photo-sharing service Flickr. Yes – you read that right The change has now taken effect after first appearing in new proposed… Continue reading Applying for a US visa? Send them your Flickr username!

Flickr Login Problems

Despite the fact that Flickr is without doubt, hands down the best photo sharing website on the internet, it’s not without its problems. When discussing the problems with Flickr you don’t really have to dig deep into the politics of corporate takeovers and monthly usage statistics. If you want to find one of the most… Continue reading Flickr Login Problems

Why is Flickr not Growing as Quickly as Instagram?

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As of 2017, Flickr has a huge user base of just over 50 million people. That’s quite an impressive number of users for something that has been around for just over a decade. However when you compare Flickr to Instagram which has over 700 million active users and has only been around since 2010, you… Continue reading Why is Flickr not Growing as Quickly as Instagram?