Comments on: Open Thread: Will You Keep Using MicroHoo?

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:16:37 +0000

Pulling the plug from delicious is fairly easy. You can import your bookmarks right into something like Magnolia.

I’m definitely more worried about Flickr. If they try to roll it into some Windows Live Photos type thing, I’m definitely out. But if the influence is minimal, I can deal with someone else cashing the checks.

By: Leonid Mamchenkov

Leonid Mamchenkov — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:42:42 +0000

Will you keep using Flickr even if it becomes Microsoft Windows Live Photo Sharing? Are you already thinking about pulling the plug? Or are you in “wait and see” mode, hoping for the best from the combination?

I am in the “wait and see” camp. I won’t pull the plug until I have some serious reasons to do so (partially because with 11,000 images in Flickr and a few thousand bookmarks in del.icio.us – its a heck of a plug to pull). But I have to say that this whole MS thing makes me worried.

Nothing lasts forever, but it feels so damn good when it lasts… :)

By: maique

maique — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:58:02 +0000

i guess i’ll keep using flickr if things don’t go the wrong way…
i have thousands of photos there, and lots of real-world friends and colleagues who use the service.

as far as bookmarks go i’m using ma.gnolia for quite a long time, and happy with it (for the most part).

By: Dave Conrey

Dave Conrey — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:37:01 +0000

If Microhoo happens, all that will be affected for me is MS Adcenter, Flickr and Yahoo Mail.

Adcenter and Flickr are both useful to me, so I will continue. Yahoo mail is my junkmail account. I don’t pay it much mind, but I’ll check in occassionally to make sure they don’t shut down the account.

Other than that, Apple, Google and Firefox get the lionshare of my attention these days. I don’t even use MS Word anymore.

By: Just Mohit

Just Mohit — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:59:39 +0000

Am a flickr pro user…and just renewed my account for 2 more years (yesterday!)
Although some of the smartest guys i know work at msft (including a sibling), i have very little respect for their web-strategy & offerings…
Will wait & watch before I pull the plug on flickr…and transfer all the stuff to Picasa/Picsquare…

By: TourPro

TourPro — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:58:06 +0000

I’m going to play with it. Not ditching del.ico.us yet, but just in case. Thanks.

By: Amie Gillingham

Amie Gillingham — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:46:46 +0000

er, Ma.gnolia.com. Remind me not to post before my first cup of coffee!

By: Amie Gillingham

Amie Gillingham — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:45:41 +0000

@tourpro: Ma.noglia is a viable alternative to del.icio.us

By: TourPro

TourPro — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:13:26 +0000

OK, what’s the best alternative to del.icio.us? Flickr, I could live without, but what about those darn bookmarks?

By: Frank Goertzen

Frank Goertzen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:25:32 +0000

A lot of smart (and good) people work for Microsoft. I know that can be hard to remember when you’re writing yet another hack for IE6 – but try anyway.

If this deal goes through (which most seem to predict it will) it might just be exactly what Microsoft needs to shift their culture/understanding of the web.

Business is survival and survival isn’t always pretty.