Entry: Yahoo! Photos is Closing Wednesday, July 25, 2007



When I was in Manila the last time, Allan, Cess, and I were talking about tons of different stuff. One of the things that we talked about was the closing of Yahoo! Photos. I honestly thought it was not that of a big deal and I forgot about it until around a couple of days ago when I decided to check on the site.

Yup. I guess everything that Cess and Allan told me are true. I mean, if you have a Yahoo! Photos account, try to go back. I'm sure you'll be receiving a page that looks like this:

Yahoo! Photos front


Yup, that's right. You would be allowed to log in. Upon logging in, I get these two important messages screaming in front of me...

Yahoo! Photos is closing down message

Yahoo! Photos' message to user

So I guess they are going to close down Yahoo! Photos on September 20. Although it would be just a few more weeks away, I pretty much do recommend that you go through your account so you can see if you need to save photos you may have uploaded there.

But there is no need to worry though for Yahoo! has come up with suggestions as per where you can save any photos that you think are worth keeping. They even suggest two options:
Where to save your photos

Yahoo! Photos' other option


According to the site, you can try uploading your photos to these sites:
  • Flickr: Share photos with family and friends or the world! You can sign into Flickr straight away using your Yahoo! ID.
  • Shutterfly: Transfer your photos and enjoy a free photo book, plus unlimited storage, photo sharing, and pick up prints at Target.
  • Kodak Gallery: Your pictures join over 2 billion cherished memories. Get Prints in home or at 13,000 stores and a special offer!
  • Photobucket: Free service with room for thousands of photos and hours of video. Easy sharing and linking. Great gifts.
  • Snapfish: 50 free prints and free shipping. 12c prints everyday, free sharing and storage. Pick up prints at Walgreens in 1 hour.
When I did go check what pictures were in my account, I was astounded to find that this was where I had stored tons and tons of photos - those which were scanned and then uploaded, mostly college pics, and tons of Atom Araullo photos. I remember those days... Haha. So, I did download them one by one and I would be transferring them to another site.

   6 comments

g0ma
July 25, 2007   10:16 AM PDT
 
i prefer Picasaweb by Google na lang. Somehow, it's safe to have your backup at all times sa harddrive mo or magburn sa cd.
dhen
July 25, 2007   10:19 AM PDT
 
tnx sa info.. :) few weeks are left pro its enough time pra mlipat ko mga pics ko.. tnx again!
fishyloveskarl
July 25, 2007   10:22 AM PDT
 
uyy wow..tnx for the info peach..sayang din ung mga pics ko dun pag nadelete.hehe
Name
July 25, 2007   11:14 AM PDT
 
ah okay, buti na lang nasa flickr 'yung photos ko and most are in multiply.
cess
July 25, 2007   08:00 PM PDT
 
ve, imagestation.com na lng. ehehe..anyways wag mo sa photobucket. basta. pangit, dun ko na 'migrate' yung pics ko eh, tapos di ko gusto ang pagkaka organize nya..patingin ng pics mo dun, parang mga KNL pics yun no
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atomicgirl
July 26, 2007   08:07 AM PDT
 
@g0ma, yup. i think Picasa is quite okay to use and it's always better to have backup.
@dhen, sureness. i hope you get all your photos tucked safely away.
@fishyloveskarl, yup. make sure na you get all important moments uploaded and saved!
@doc tess, good for you! i did use flickr before but di ko nagustuhan in the end.
@cess, imagestation? sony? haha. i'll show you the pics once they're all online. kakatamad mag-upload.

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