Flickr turns to Getty to sell amateur photos

Flickr photographers dream of the big break - and that big break is getting both attention and money for their images.  So Getty Images is giving substance to that dream.  Flickr was right to make the deal: it energizes their users and upgrades their offering with a new veneer of professional viability.  Flickr is not the same as Getty's microstock arm, iStockphoto.  Flickr covers...

Flickr might be crazy, but crazy like a fox. It could be gaining some good advantages from its deal with Getty: the possibility of an up-front payment; all the usage data during the partnership, as a deep market test; and brand extension that will likely lead to even more uploads to Flickr and close the door further on any competitors in the amateur photo market.

What is Yahoo/Flickr thinking?  The Execs at Flickr have done it again - they have shown they lack the understanding of the value of what Flickr is and could be.  This week they announced a deal with Getty Images which allows Getty editors the exclusive right to peruse the site and select images that may be appropriate for publishers, designers and advertising creatives for licensing. ...