Many Flickr members are planning a mass account delete, 24hrs before Flickr requires Y! IDs. This will probably be next year.

Over 1000 members are in a Flickr group which opposes this move, and as said some are going to delete their accounts. I’m a member (#1001) but I’m not deleting my account. This group is called Flick Off .

I don’t like the idea of Yahoo! IDs being incorporated, as whenever Yahoo! get their hands on something it becomes bad, look at BT Openworld (now BT Yahoo!) for example. My Y! is my BT Openworld email, which I don’t use. I don’t want to have more than one Y! ID, as it’s awkward, but nor do I want to let people see by BT email address.

I would like to be able to opt-out. I will protest a move, though if needed I’ll create a new Y! ID or switch to Buzznet (though probably not). Hopefully, Google will enter the market by then.

Many major sites have commented on this new movement, such as Wired, The Guardian Newsblog and Cnet. It’s interesting how a user group can create such a media following. It is always nice to think someone making a point can get so much publicity, in such a short time. Perhaps one day I could rise to the top. It rises my spirits, that I might not always be at the bottom of the pile.

Tags: flickr, photo, yahoo!, yahoo, blog, google, photoblogs, protest, BT, BT Openworld, BT Yahoo

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