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How we fled #Instagram for #Flickr
The Facebook-owned photo-sharing service's impending changes to its terms and conditions, including use in ads without permission or compensation, sparked an exodus for some San Francisco Bay Area users to Yahoo!'s once-popular service. Click here: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22215501
- Many of you are "jumping ship" and heading to #flickr due to #instagram's new #TOS. I can't say that I will instagr.am/p/TY5WnhnQo9/
While I'm staying out of this Instagram ceasefire debacle, have to admire Flickr's mktg for sending this email today: http://pic.twitter.com/hZxZVNc1- Tuesday's reactions across social media had their roots in moves over the last two weeks involving Instagram and Twitter:
- December 5:
Instagram cuts off Twitter integration for direct photo-sharingInstagram has cut off its instant integration with Twitter, another move by a popular social network to keep its users' posts from easy s...- December 10:
Twitter offers own photo filters after Instagram ceases integrationTwitter announced Monday that it would offer users of its social-networking service the ability to filter and crop photographs they wish ...- December 12:
Yahoo revamps Flickr app to join Instagram-Twitter photo-filter frayClick photo to enlarge SUNNYVALE -- Yahoo ( YHOO) debuted a new mobile experience for the second consecutive day Wednesday, unveiling a r...- Word came Monday of Instagram's new terms and conditions, set to go into effect in mid-January:
- Terms of Use * InstagramWe are updating our Terms of Use: Our updated Terms of Use will be effective on January 16, 2013. By using the instagr.am/instagram.com w...
"To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your user name, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you," Instagram says in the terms of service.
Instagram may have ads, let companies use your photos for the adsClick photo to enlarge Instagram may be close to having advertisements, and those ads might use your photos. The Facebook-owned social ne...- Update: Instagram comments!
- Thank you, and we're listeningYesterday we introduced a new version of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service that will take effect in thirty days. These two document...
- @instagram, I'm sure the recent policy changes are the result of over-ambitious lawyering, but it's not cool instagr.am/p/TZEUpwvbcN/
@instagram Deleted my account already. The power of your service is in the users and their content not your app. Total bummer dudes.
@instagram Hopefully there are serious changes made or sadly I will delete my account come January.
@instagram I hope you clarify things because right now it doesn't look good for you...
I can’t even make money off my photos @instagram, what makes you think you’ll be better? #policychanges
@instagram yeah, facebook shares rose. you're making your overlords very pleased while kicking your users to the curb.
