The first time I used Flickr, I knew it was something different and something important.
It took me a while to figure out and try to articulate exactly what that was, but I took my first swipe back in September when I called it a does one thing and does it well
provides a clean and simple UI
has clear and helpful documentation
exposes core functionality with a del.icio.us, uses tags to help organize
doens't spam me with graphical/animated/flash ads or try to unexpectedly pop up any sort of windowIn other words, it's developer friendly, user friendly, and is a web site as well as a "service" or "platform" (in the Adam. You guessed wrong on this one.
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.
Related:
Flickr blog)
Jeremy Zawodny's blog. Jeremy is part of the Yahoo search team and frequently posts in the Jeremy Zawodny's blog
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