Thousands of Flickr users stage an online protest against the Flickr's decision to include videos in an otherwise photo-oriented website. Flickr members said they don't want Flickr, a Yahoo-owned web service, to be the next Youtube, a video-sharing site owned by Google. Wired Blog Network reported:
"The big issue is the way it was implemented," said Jason Bouwmeester, a systems analyst in Canada and one of the group administrators for No Video on Flickr. "There was no public beta.... They just reset everyone's settings."
I haven't read Flickr's reaction to the protest. My first thought on this issue is that if millions of members, being disappointed with Flickr videos, would leave Flickr for good and start their own photo gallery website, Flickr might reverse its decision and remove the protested video feature.
Meanwhile, I've read that thousands of photographers have started their own photo-sharing websites. Maybe they want to be independent in which they have full control of their photo-sharing websites under their ownname dot com domain name. Thanks to the open-source community for offering free photo gallery softwares.
The three most popular photo-album softwares are Gallery, Coppermine Photo Gallery, and 4images Photo Gallery. The good thing is that many webhosting companies are also offering a free click-and-install service to those who want to use one of the free photo scripts.
Examples of webhosts that offer free Gallery installation are DreamHost, Thinkhost, Bluehost, Hostmonster, Hostgator, and Powweb.
Samples of webhosts that provide free Coppermine Photo Gallery installation are WebhostingBuzz, Hostican, and Site5.
Examples of webhosting providers that provide free installation of 4images Photo Gallery are Lunarpages, Hostgator, and Techhosting.
Is Flickr Website Losing Its Original Direction?
