Flickr sold. Is this really bad news?

[straps68]

So Flickr has been bought by some company I never heard of. Is this potentially really bad news? I mean Photobucket bad? Or will things stay the same in the long run?

Quote from the announcement:

"
We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the photography platform dedicated to visual storytellers.

SmugMug has a long history of empowering people who love photography and who want to improve their craft, making them a perfect fit for Flickr and our creative community. With SmugMug, we’ll continue to focus on you, the Flickr members who inspire us all with your work.

Nothing will change immediately with regard to your Flickr account. You will still access Flickr with your current login credentials and you will have the same Flickr experience as you do now. We will continue to work to make your Flickr experience even better.

We think you are going to love Flickr under SmugMug ownership, but you can choose to not have your Flickr account and data transferred to SmugMug until May 25, 2018. If you want to keep your Flickr account and data from being transferred, you must go to your Flickr account to download the photos and videos you want to keep, then delete your account from your Account Settings by May 25, 2018.

If you do not delete your account by May 25, 2018, your Flickr account and data will transfer to SmugMug and will be governed by SmugMug’s Terms and Privacy Policy.

Read more detailed FAQs about this transition on the Flickr Blog.

We’re happy that Flickr is your home for photography and we look forward to the next chapter in our adventure together as we join the SmugMug family.
Thanks,
The Flickr Team
"

[blueradish]

Uggg, pic hosting is so up in the air after what PB did. I don't like this, Flickr is where I moved because I was sure Yahoo wouldn't pull a PB move. Maybe Google is the way to go.

[Jorge]

I hope not. .

I m using flickr many years and is my basic pict hosting

[Emilio]

Fingers crossed.

[hako]

Oh dear
I already see my hard disk burning fron down and uploading again gigs of pics....

[jbetts1790]

I only realized a couple months ago that all the photos I had on the forum hosted by Photobucket were gone, so I signed up for a imgur account and that seems to work for posting. I've never used Flickr, but it sounds like imgur might be a better alternative?