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Twitter directly from Flickr
Flickr has joined the Twitter revolution and now allows users to directly post pictures or videos into their Twitter streams.
They can either be uploaded directly using a dedicated email address or can they can be tweeted from Flickr using the ‘blog this’ function.
The tweets will show a special short Flic.kr URL and the user will have 116 characters left to tweet any additional info.
It’s about time Flickr got official with Twitter. Services such as Twittergram have demonstrated that linking from Flickr is an easy thing to do.
(via Flickr)
Slave Leia looked on proudly as Admiral Ackbar walked down the aisle
It’s a Star Wars wedding. Not just a a cake grandma made that, from the right angle, looks a bit like a 2D Death Star, but a proper, CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY DID THAT? Star Wars wedding. Everyone put in some effort.
Here’s a small celebratory montage we’ve put together of the finest photos. The highlight is the ginger man who grew his beard out to be Chewbacca, plus the grey-haired man who used his natural assets to do a superb Ben Kenobi. The X-Wings let the side down a bit, mind. What’s with the socks?
The entire set is, incredibly, viewable by the general public over on Flickr. We wanted to poke fun, but… it’s sensational…
Getty Images to buy your pictures off Flickr as Yahoo! agrees a deal
Yahoo! has signed an agreement with Getty Images so that the commercial picture gallery can bag photos from Flickr at will, but before you go blowing your tops, the good news is that they’ll pay you if they take one of yours.
Typically, Getty Images get between $29 and $200,000 for each shot…
Leaked pictures of the Nokia Tube 5800 X-press Music
Leaked photos are becoming rather like those grainy snaps of the Loch Ness Monster and if it weren’t for the fact that they were of the giddiness-inspiring Nokia Tube…
Free Flickr 'upload anywhere' application for BlackBerry
BlackBerry users, it’s time to get your fingers twitching and bag yourself a free application courtesy of Flickr who’s teamed up with the smartphone company to allow you to upload your photos wherever you are…
Flickr users rebelling over new video feature
Scarce days have passed since Flickr upgraded its service to include a new video feature, and already thousands upon thousands of users are up in arms, demanding that the feature be removed again. One of the main groups – “We say NO to Videos on Flickr” – has gathered over 23,000 members already…
Video arrives on Flickr
As was rumoured last month, Yahoo has opened up its photo sharing website, Flickr, to video content…
Flickr may finally get video capabilities
Veteran* photo sharing site Flickr may finally be investing in video, according to an article from TechCrunch.
Last August, owner Yahoo recommitted to introducing video on Flickr, but only now does this seem like a reality…
Flickr hits two billion photo uploads – Australian gum tree immortalised
Flickr’s been doing quite well. It’s now officially more than a bit popular, with the photo sharing mega-site revealing it now hosts a staggering two billion photos.
We have no idea whether this is impressive or not, but if Flickr’s sending out a press release about it and bragging about it on its blog it’s obviously pretty pleased with itself.
Microsoft's latest rip-off target – Flickr?
Flickr with a touch of YouTube, actually.
There’s a rather pretentious “Web 2.0” job on offer at Microsoft at the moment, which is asking for geeks able to “construct a winning strategy for Microsoft in photo and video…
