Flickr to require Yahoo usernames (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Users of the popular photo-sharing site Flickr are upset with the announcement that customers must use Yahoo IDs to log-in from 15 March.

In an e-mail to users, Flickr said founding members, known as "old skool" users, would have to switch to "simplify the sign in process".

Many, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, have left negative comments on the company's forum.

"I like being Old Skool. Please reconsider!" he said.

Others echoed his sentiments.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6316761.stm

[mcscajun]

1. Blogger has done a similar trick with Google names.

Ugh.

[AlCzervik]

2. i'm staying with photobucket.