Yahoo buys Flickr - to test YPN ads?

intelliot · 03-21-2005, 12:23 PM

It has finally been confirmed that Flickr has been bought by Yahoo!, after a month or so of endless speculation. The interesting thing is that Flicker features Google AdSense ads on their site. Will Flickr become a beta test site for the new Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN)? It wouldn't make sense for a Yahoo-owned property to continue running AdSense ads when they have their own competing program available.

darrenstraight · 03-21-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by intelliot

It wouldn't make sense for a Yahoo-owned property to continue running AdSense ads when they have their own competing program available.

Nope not at all.

sbhavishro · 03-02-2006, 10:25 PM

I think yahoo Is More concerned about the google ads served on majour sites

cruocitae · 03-24-2006, 08:59 AM

YPN sucks. They're not content-sensitive-enough.

andrew247 · 03-24-2006, 09:24 AM

When I saw this topic, I thought "whoa, did I miss something". Then I realised it's over a year old.
YPN only "sucks" because it's not very widely adopted yet. For example, only users in America can use it at the moment.

cruocitae · 04-04-2006, 08:22 AM

i don't care.. it sux

Anyways, it's weird buying Flickr only for testing ads.. i wouldn't do that, but Yahoo! MIGHT have more money for such actions than me. haha

warzabidul · 04-07-2006, 02:20 AM

flickr is something used by many people all day long. it's a community based website and these are incredibly important. The more time you spend in a place and the more additions there are to the services the more likely you are to stay with them.

They're still finding the right model to make money and be profitable.

I like flickr.

03-21-2005, 12:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 46 Times in 26 Posts	Yahoo buys Flickr - to test YPN ads? It has finally been confirmed that Flickr has been bought by Yahoo!, after a month or so of endless speculation. The interesting thing is that Flicker features Google AdSense ads on their site. Will Flickr become a beta test site for the new Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN)? It wouldn't make sense for a Yahoo-owned property to continue running AdSense ads when they have their own competing program available.

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sbhavishro Googler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delhi ( India) Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think yahoo Is More concerned about the google ads served on majour sites

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cruocitae Master Googler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Terminus Posts: 531 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	YPN sucks. They're not content-sensitive-enough.

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andrew247 Google Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: c:\GoogleCommunity Posts: 3,383 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	When I saw this topic, I thought "whoa, did I miss something". Then I realised it's over a year old. YPN only "sucks" because it's not very widely adopted yet. For example, only users in America can use it at the moment.

04-04-2006, 08:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
cruocitae Master Googler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Terminus Posts: 531 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i don't care.. it sux Anyways, it's weird buying Flickr only for testing ads.. i wouldn't do that, but Yahoo! MIGHT have more money for such actions than me. haha

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warzabidul Senior Googler Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	flickr is something used by many people all day long. it's a community based website and these are incredibly important. The more time you spend in a place and the more additions there are to the services the more likely you are to stay with them. They're still finding the right model to make money and be profitable. I like flickr.

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