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'''Flickr''', launched by [http://www.ludicorp.com/ Ludicorp] in February 2004, is a photo sharing website and online community for photographers. The service hosts over 2 billion images<ref>http://blog.flickr.com/en/2007/11/13/holy-moly/</ref> and is widely used across the globe by many as a photo repository.
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'''Flickr''', launched by [http://www.ludicorp.com/ Ludicorp] in February 2004, is a photo sharing website and online community for photographers. The service has had over 5 billion uploads (at January 2011) and is widely used across the globe as a photo repository.
  
 
Due to the popularity of Flickr, [http://www.yahoo.com Yahoo!] acquired Ludicorp and the services the company controlled, progressively incorporating Flickr into Yahoo!'s current offering. Since January 2007 all members are required to log into Flickr using a Yahoo! Account.
 
Due to the popularity of Flickr, [http://www.yahoo.com Yahoo!] acquired Ludicorp and the services the company controlled, progressively incorporating Flickr into Yahoo!'s current offering. Since January 2007 all members are required to log into Flickr using a Yahoo! Account.
  
 
==Camerapedia on Flickr==
 
==Camerapedia on Flickr==
Camerapedia has its own public Flickr group with over 500 members ''(Q4 2007)''. Flickr members are encouraged to post any creative commons licensed images to the group pool that they wish to be used on Camerapedia. Group members are also able to discuss matters relating to the website, to cameras or photography in the forums.
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This wiki has [http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/pool/ its own public Flickr group] with over 7,000 images added in its first week. If you have images of cameras or photographic gear you would like to contribute to the cause, please add them.  
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If your images are licensed as "all rights reserved," we will interpret your adding them to the pool as permission to use them ''on this wiki only.'' You can make this permission more explicit by contributing images using the [http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Creative Commons licensing] of your choice.
  
 
==Flickr on Camerapedia==
 
==Flickr on Camerapedia==
Users who wish to submit images to Camerapedia articles can do so via Flickr. Form more information, see [[Camerapedia.org:Adding Images|Adding Images]]
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Users who wish to include images in wiki articles should do so from Flickr. For more information, see [[Camerapedia.org:Adding Images|Adding Images]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerapedia Camerpedia Group] on Flickr
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*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki Camera Wiki Group] on Flickr

Revision as of 19:45, 30 January 2011

Flickr, launched by Ludicorp in February 2004, is a photo sharing website and online community for photographers. The service has had over 5 billion uploads (at January 2011) and is widely used across the globe as a photo repository.

Due to the popularity of Flickr, Yahoo! acquired Ludicorp and the services the company controlled, progressively incorporating Flickr into Yahoo!'s current offering. Since January 2007 all members are required to log into Flickr using a Yahoo! Account.

Camerapedia on Flickr

This wiki has its own public Flickr group with over 7,000 images added in its first week. If you have images of cameras or photographic gear you would like to contribute to the cause, please add them.

If your images are licensed as "all rights reserved," we will interpret your adding them to the pool as permission to use them on this wiki only. You can make this permission more explicit by contributing images using the Creative Commons licensing of your choice.

Flickr on Camerapedia

Users who wish to include images in wiki articles should do so from Flickr. For more information, see Adding Images

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