Yahoo CEO: " ...there is no such thing really as professional photographers"

Majeed Badizadegan · May 21, 2013

Yahoo! Event | Watch the video - Yahoo! Screen

Go to 46:12 to see it for yourself; she speaks fast and mumbles a bit.

" ... was a decision that we would not have the Flickr Pro piece anymore, and that all - there's no such thing as Flickr Pro, because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, there is no such thing really as professional photographers, when there's everything is professional photographers. Certainly there is varying levels of skills, but we didn't want to have a Flickr Pro anymore, we wanted everyone to have professional quality photos, space, and sharing."

The move to offer everyone 1TB free is awesome.

The jab to professional photographers shows a worrisome disconnect between flickR and their understanding of the photographic industry. She implies that because of the sheer number of cameras, nobody is a professional anymore. Pretty stupid.

That's like saying "with basketball hoops and basketballs as pervasive as they are, there's really no such thing as a professional basketball player anymore."

I don't know anything about this new Yahoo CEO, but that is a pretty ignorant statement to make.

runnah · May 21, 2013

Chalk it up to corporate disconnect. $5 says he doesn't even know what flickr is or does, he just sees an assest to be bought and sold.

Derrel · May 21, 2013

Their streaming is currently not working...

ronlane · May 21, 2013

She came from Google over to Yahoo to try to save it. So that is where she gets the arogance to make that statement.

cgipson1 · May 21, 2013

Time to quit using Flickr!

jowensphoto · May 21, 2013

runnah said:
Chalk it up to corporate disconnect. $5 says he doesn't even know what flickr is or does, he just sees an assest to be bought and sold.

Dude looks like a lady!

So much in fact, "he" took office while pregnant.

runnah · May 21, 2013

jowensphoto said:
runnah said:

Chalk it up to corporate disconnect. $5 says he doesn't even know what flickr is or does, he just sees an assest to be bought and sold.

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Dude looks like a lady!

So much in fact, "he" took office while pregnant.

chalk that up to my sexist world view.

amolitor · May 21, 2013

flickr's interest in pandering to professional photographer is.. zero. Why on earth would they give a crap what some tiny group of non-customers would think?

kathyt · May 21, 2013

Rotanimod said:
Yahoo! Event | Watch the video - Yahoo! Screen

Go to 46:12 to see it for yourself; she speaks fast and mumbles a bit.

" ... was a decision that we would not have the Flickr Pro piece anymore, and that all - there's no such thing as Flickr Pro, because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, there is no such thing really as professional photographers, when there's everything is professional photographers. Certainly there is varying levels of skills, but we didn't want to have a Flickr Pro anymore, we wanted everyone to have professional quality photos, space, and sharing."

The move to offer everyone 1TB free is awesome.

The jab to professional photographers shows a worrisome disconnect between flickR and their understanding of the photographic industry. She implies that because of the sheer number of cameras, nobody is a professional anymore. Pretty stupid.

That's like saying "with basketball hoops and basketballs as pervasive as they are, there's really no such thing as a professional basketball player anymore."

I don't know anything about this new Yahoo CEO, but that is a pretty ignorant statement to make.

Write her a little memo rotanimod and let her know how you feel about that.

kathyt · May 21, 2013

runnah said:
Chalk it up to corporate disconnect. $5 says he doesn't even know what flickr is or does, he just sees an assest to be bought and sold.

He is a she.

Majeed Badizadegan · May 21, 2013

kathythorson said:
Write her a little memo rotanimod and let her know how you feel about that.

This thread will get thousands of hits over it's life, so it's like I already did

cgipson1 · May 21, 2013

Rotanimod said:
kathythorson said:

Write her a little memo rotanimod and let her know how you feel about that.

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This thread will get thousands of hits over it's life, so it's like I already did

You GO, Bro! :hail:

runnah · May 21, 2013

kathythorson said:
runnah said:

Chalk it up to corporate disconnect. $5 says he doesn't even know what flickr is or does, he just sees an assest to be bought and sold.

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He is a she.

Figures...

CowgirlMama · May 21, 2013

I *just* renewed my subscription. Anybody know if they're giving money back? Because I'm *ticked*. I paid $50 for 2 years.

Pallycow · May 21, 2013

amolitor said:
Why on earth would they give a crap what some tiny group of non-customers would think?

as much as I hate agreeing with amolitor...generally...lolol. This is pretty much dead on balls accurate. Rant and rave all ya want...but fact is that they won't care.