Wednesday, December 12, 2012; 7:49:00 PM Eastern
The API makes Flickr great
Just read the review of the new Flickr mobile app from Nick Bilton at the NYT.- I'm a Flickr user from the beginning, and I've stuck with it.
- I like Flickr for the API. It enables me to mirror everything I put up there on S3 which is really important to me.
- Hope they don't break the API. It's another of their big advantages, a huge base of compatible software. Lots of it hasn't been updated in a long time, all the more reason to leave it alone. (They've been talking about deprecating stuff for a long time, but my stuff still runs, which is good.)
- Installed it on my iPod Touch . That's where I take most of my pictures.
- It took me a few tries to remember the combination of username and password. Eventually got in.
- Was able to browse my photos. Took a new photo of a couple of soda cans on my desk. Used a filter to reduce the glare and give it an oldtime look. Not trying to demo the camera -- just want to see how the software works.
- I'm glad they updated Flickr. It works. If more people use Flickr I'm happy. It's a mature photo service with tons of users and lots of photos, and a full API that I've built on. If it has a more assured future, I'm happy.
- But don't break my apps. Please. :-)