flikr links that go to yahoo login page?
August 8, 2009 8:14 AM Subscribe
Ever since flikr became part of yahoo I've noticed that some links to flikr photos go directly to the photo in question while others that appear to be formed exactly the same way, www.flikr.com/(username)/(number), take me instead to a "sign in to Yahoo" login form. What's the difference?
For example, in apollo's askme from earlier today the flikr link in the outside question, "Here's a link to the picture", goes directly to the picture while the "clearer view of the back of the car" link in the more inside portion takes me instead to login.yahoo.com.
Is this a user setting on flikr? The two photos are owned by different flikr users. Has the second user restricted access to logged-in yahoo IDs for some reason? No, it doesn't appear to be that, I can view drjeff's photos by going first to www.flikr.com and then searching for drjeff's photo sets without encountering any login prompt. What else might account for the difference? I see it reliably in either Firefox or IE. I myself have no flikr account. I do have a yahoo account which I signed up for ages ago to use yahoo mail as a spamcatcher address, but I am not currently logged in at yahoo (I cleared cookies and restarted Firefox to be sure of that.)
Right now I'm looking for a photo/graphics sharing site to use, and flikr is an obvious choice, but if it's going to randomly try to coerce viewers into getting a yahoo account instead of displaying my image then it doesn't make the first cut.
Thanks very much!
For example, in apollo's askme from earlier today the flikr link in the outside question, "Here's a link to the picture", goes directly to the picture while the "clearer view of the back of the car" link in the more inside portion takes me instead to login.yahoo.com.
Is this a user setting on flikr? The two photos are owned by different flikr users. Has the second user restricted access to logged-in yahoo IDs for some reason? No, it doesn't appear to be that, I can view drjeff's photos by going first to www.flikr.com and then searching for drjeff's photo sets without encountering any login prompt. What else might account for the difference? I see it reliably in either Firefox or IE. I myself have no flikr account. I do have a yahoo account which I signed up for ages ago to use yahoo mail as a spamcatcher address, but I am not currently logged in at yahoo (I cleared cookies and restarted Firefox to be sure of that.)
Right now I'm looking for a photo/graphics sharing site to use, and flikr is an obvious choice, but if it's going to randomly try to coerce viewers into getting a yahoo account instead of displaying my image then it doesn't make the first cut.
Thanks very much!
I can view drjeff's photos by going first to www.flikr.com and then searching for drjeff's photo sets without encountering any login prompt.
As jessamyn says, you can't see this photo though.
posted by smackfu at 8:29 AM on August 8, 2009
As jessamyn says, you can't see this photo though.
posted by smackfu at 8:29 AM on August 8, 2009
Response by poster: OK, that explains it very clearly. Thank you, jessamyn.
posted by jfuller at 8:58 AM on August 8, 2009
posted by jfuller at 8:58 AM on August 8, 2009
If you're still considering other sites, take a look at SmugMug.
posted by LuckySeven~ at 1:10 PM on August 8, 2009
posted by LuckySeven~ at 1:10 PM on August 8, 2009
As a useful aside for those new to Flickr - often some searches in Google will bring up photos in Flickr, but not always. If you're looking for someone who, for example, took a photo of your license plate, or makes a certain type of craft (example, Day of the Dead scultures), or what the old neighborhood you used to live in looks like today (make sure to click the "recent" search option) or wonder what an area you read about in a news article actually looks like (ex, Ichauway plantation owned by Coke CEO) - all have brought up info for me on Flickr (not always useful), and I didn't always find the same images for on other search engines. I've been able to identify plants and trees, as well as insect types as well. It's been handy - and at worst an interesting time waster.
And I think the same search engine that I see as a member can be used without getting an account.
(I swear, I don't work for Flickr. I'm just fond of it!)
posted by batgrlHG at 4:06 PM on August 10, 2009
And I think the same search engine that I see as a member can be used without getting an account.
(I swear, I don't work for Flickr. I'm just fond of it!)
posted by batgrlHG at 4:06 PM on August 10, 2009
Oh but I should add (to be fair) that SmugMug has great services as well, and we use them to post husband's stock photos on.
I think I'm more into Flickr due to it being a more of a social website (I've found a lot of local photographers who've inspired me), and from what I've seen of SmugMug it has a lot more serious photographers. (I'm more the casual sort.) But it has a really nice service for getting prints and products with your photos on them - we've been pleased with the quality of what we ordered from them. I'm thinking we'll be doing a lot of Christmas presents thanks to SmugMug.
posted by batgrlHG at 4:11 PM on August 10, 2009
I think I'm more into Flickr due to it being a more of a social website (I've found a lot of local photographers who've inspired me), and from what I've seen of SmugMug it has a lot more serious photographers. (I'm more the casual sort.) But it has a really nice service for getting prints and products with your photos on them - we've been pleased with the quality of what we ordered from them. I'm thinking we'll be doing a lot of Christmas presents thanks to SmugMug.
posted by batgrlHG at 4:11 PM on August 10, 2009
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It's a little more clear from the inside but you can have photos on flickr, make them available to people and not have to deal with people getting a login screen. You can even, in a limited fashion have photos not be totally public and give certain people ways to access them [via this guest pass system that works pretty well] and they still don't have to log in.
posted by jessamyn at 8:24 AM on August 8, 2009