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Yahoo buys Flickr

Posted by timothy on from the funny-announcement dept.

FLickLover writes "Yahoo is buying Flickr for an undisclosed amount. The rumors of the deal have been doing the rounds for weeks now. On the Flickr Blog Ludicorp folks are talking about the deal and how it impacts the community. "We can finally confirm that Yahoo has made a definitive agreement to acquire Flickr and us, Ludicorp. Smack the tattlers and pop the champagne corks! Woohoo! " This is the third high profile Blog/RSS related buyout of 2005. Live Journal was bought by Six Apart, while Ask Jeeves snapped up Bloglines." Update: 03/21 12:49 GMT by H : And my favorite comment on it comes from Ben Hyde's blog. Genius.

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  1. They've renamed it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now it's Fl!ckr

  2. Yarrrrrrrr! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There be new bubbles to burst in thar sea!

  3. Yahoos' Dark Helmut by NoGuffCheck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Prepare ship for Ludicorp speed!

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  4. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 1, Funny

    How do you get bought by Yahoo and then scream "Woohoo?"

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  5. Re:excellent! by hunterx11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    RTFA; they're buying Flickr, not AOL.

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  6. My Flickr account password by Linuxathome · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have an account, the password is:

    1...2...3...4...5

    Brilliant! Just like my luggage combo.

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  7. Re:I'm confused by Colol · · Score: 2, Funny

    what the differents between flickr.com and photos.yahoo.com ?

    Flickr isn't used almost exclusively to host members' amateur porn. ;)