Microsoft is taking over Yahoo!

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digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_to_buy_Yahoo_for_44_6_billion

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Sonny- says:

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7222114.stm

not good....
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

Yes, bad news. Another competitor swallowed.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Helge F. says:

Used here: www.helge.at/2008/02/microsoft-frisst-yahoo-t hat-sucks/
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

Thanks, muesli for the info. Btw didn't know that yahoo has bought the founder of Zimbra.
www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1085620,00.jpg
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

W10 says:

Bad news for us imho...

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

xenolon says:

did you notice your image is being used as the art for this post on wired.com?

blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/02/what-would -micr.html
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

This seems to be the 15 minutes of fame for my flickr account ; )
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

drummerjoe says:

Congrats!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

_vikram says:

Did wired ask for your permission? ...because it seems you havent allowed commercial uses of this photo. Sue 'em? :-p
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

In that case, I changed it : )
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Can someone start a protest pool? The few pics I have seen in online articles are amazing. Would be great if they were grouped in an easy to find flickr pool.
Thanks!
Another funny one:
www.flickr.com/photos/superfrunny/2235021280/
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Francesco Gallarotti says:

Very appropriate picture... MSFT is swallowing YHOO... but let's not forget that YHOO swallowed FLICKR few months before....
It's the evil corporations empire... a sad reality...
So what's next? what's out there like Flickr, better than Flickr, possibly not owned by some major corporation?
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

Thanks Francesco.
2005, when Yahoo snapped Flickr, it was a medium sized, but very fast growing photo community. Yahoo had the server infrastructure to support the countless new users. Both profitted. But now, the Microsoft and Yahoo internet applications portfolio have more in common than search engines and web mail. What will be left of Yahoo in 1 or 2 years?
Also I'm wondering, how the new Yahoo - Microsoft corporate culture will work.
The best alternative IMHO is www.Ipernity.com, but the last word in the merger has't been spoken...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

MacSmiley says:

Clever image! I hope this turns out to be a false alarm.

Congratulations! It's not quite WIRED.com, but I've posted this photo to my tumblelog!

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

kristaneher says:

Francesco - you should check out www.Photrade.com (in the interest of full disclosure, I do work there). We are invite only but if you email me (krista at Photrade dot com) and reference this issue I would be happy to send to an invite (private beta right now) and answer any questions. We are about as far away from corporate as you can get - just closed some seed funding and are currently cleaning up the rough edges.

Check out the Flickr discussion from the Altanta guild for their discussion flickr.com/groups/atlantaguild/discuss/721576 03239520846/
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Dragon_I says:

Microsoft announces new Flickr pricing!!!

Say goodbye to Flickr Pro :( Say hello to Flickr Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate.

Flickr Home Basic - $24.99
Flickr Home Premium - $39.99
Flickr Ultimate - $69.99
Flickr Business - $99.99
Flickr Enterprise - * Call for pricing (probably can't afford it)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

TaranRampersad says:

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

arekolek says:

could you post an exact url to the image? i simply can't find it on whatatop.com

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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

l0b0 says:

I'm out of here if Yahoo accepts the bid. Now how do I download all the photos with all the meta information? That is, tags, EXIF data, notes, copyright, sets, privacy information, stats, and everything else. Anyone try flickrdownload?
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

tschörda says:

yes, i am actually looking for such a tool too! i want to download all my pix and the info, exif, notes, .... to my harddrive as quick as possible. i will definitely not renew my pro account in march and since that means i will only have the access to the last 200 pix ... i need to act fast if i want to grab my ~ 1800 fotos!

any help would be very much appreciated!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Anoop A says:

"Did they merge?" by Anoop A [?]

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

disownedlight says:

Awesome!

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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom O'Neill says:

I think this photo is a

Please add your photo to www.flickr.com/groups/supershot/
After you add it to the group pool, please tag this photo as a SuperShot
Invited with SIC
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

-= Treviño =- says:

Wonderful pic...

We want be free from Microsoft:

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

bealluc says:

100% awesome.

(edit - er, the image, not Microsoft's attempt at bully-on-the-beaching yahoo into oblivion)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

GarrettWI says:

I love this picture!!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

SATOBOY - SOCIAL VANDALISM & NETWORK ACTIVISM says:

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Luzzio says:

well put!

I'd hate to have flickr under Microsoft.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

Word! Glad to hear that the last word hasn's been spoken:
blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/jerrys-choice -m.html
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Chenko says:

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Found in a search. (?)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Tiago Celestino says:

Apoiadooooooo companheiro.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Prabhu B says:

wow !! nice shot !! and nice usage !!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

AndreuRobusté (tonostudio) says:

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Sonny- says:

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7237320.stm

YAY!!!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Chenko says:

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Seen in some comments. (?)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

artonice says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Yahoo - Microsoft merger, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Jitendr says:

great work!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

Ah, but there is new hope.... Polaroid to the rescue!

Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

ThePanelist says:

Thank you for sharing your photo! This photograph appears as a news story on our site, thepanelist.com in this article. We will give you full credit.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Gnal says:

Strike!
money.cnn.com/2008/05/03/technology/microsoft _yahoo/index...;

Or Pyrrhic Victory?
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/microsoft_yahoo

Time will tell.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Strange Flavoured Monster says:

the photo is funny..:)))))
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Aesum says:

Explicit brand power :)))

Hi, I'm a brand scouter for a group called How I View a Brand, and we'd love to have you in our group and this beautiful brand view added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

antonino tumminia says:

.....NON LITIGATE !!!! Buona creatività dell'autore. Saluti da Antonio Tumminia.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

antonino tumminia says:

aggiungo questa foto fra le mie preferite, per la sua simpaticità creativa.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Isaac V. says:

Muito bom!!
Very Good!!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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