Flickr Video feels misunderstood.
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First, the news. Flickr announced a new service that allows you to post videos up to 90 seconds long.

Next, the response. Flickr Video is getting a lot of criticism, mostly because the 90 second limitation is unusually short for an online video service in 2008.

Now, the joke. In the spirit of Internet humor, the Twitter-based peanut gallery has decided to turn its griping about Flickr Video into a parody of the Barack Obama is your New Bicycle website (which is a parody in itself).

Now, the real joke. Who’s griping about Flickr Video? Oh, right. Twitter users! As Barb Dybwad points out, these are people who love the creative restriction of 140 characters in text, but just can’t yet fathom an equivalent in video. Hey Twitterati! You thought Twitter was stupid when you first heard about it, too. Either give creative restriction a chance, or use Vimeo. Flickr isn’t trying to be the next YouTube. It’s trying to do something new.

Okay, but back to the joke. Even though I don’t support the goal of this protest, I think its execution is brilliant and hilarious. Here’s a sampling of some of the gems I’ve picked up via the Tweet Scan:

mulegirl : Flickr video overfished the California salmon.

skampy : every time you masturbate, flickr video kills a kitten.

christophr : We have reason to believe that Flickr video is hiding weapons of mass destruction.

miz_ginevra : flickr video hates your new bicycle.

swgs : Flickr Video confused those repairs and crossed the paperwork. And slept with your mom.

christophr : BREAKING NEWS: O.J. Simpson found the real killer! Yep, you guessed it…Flickr video.

mulegirl : Flickr video is selling coke to Kate Moss.

richardwinchell : Flickr video gave me bird flu.

skampy : grrr!! flickr video borrowed my favorite sweater and returned it snagged and totally reeking of trashy vegas bingo parlours.

christophr : Flickr video hasn’t paid me child support in AGES.

critic : Flickr Video is………. NOT the father!

CosaMostro : Flickr video designed the Florida butterfly ballot.

cazbag : Flickr video cancelled all those American Airlines flights.

allaboutgeorge : Flickr Video is your new gripecycle.

palinode : Flickr Video wears Patagonia neon pink outerwear.

peterme : Flickr video removed the marshmallows from your Lucky Charms

bucky4eyes : Flickr video told Coppola to make Godfather III.

cazbag : Flickr video coined the term MILF.

lucysspleen : Flickr video leaves pee on the seat

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Posted in: Community, social media, Web 2.0 | 11 April 2008 | by: sarah #434

8 Responses to “Flickr Video feels misunderstood.”

  1. Melissa Casburn Says:
    April 12th, 2008 at 4:11 am

    On a totally unrelated note (because you’re not following my tweets so I can’t DM you (this is Melissa from SXSW, PDX-based co-worker of @semaphoria; we hung out, girl…)).

    I should be but am not ashamed to type that I <3 Windows Mobile after 4 years of experience with it–I’m on my 2nd device (MotoQ) and will only leave it for an iPhone. I think your primary laptop/desktop platform matters a bit; I’m PC @ work, where my tasks and contacts generally originate, and the sync is seamless as of ActiveSync 4.7. So… while I’m iBook at home, I can’t hate on WinMob. It’s worth a look if you’re into organizing shit like I am. It’s a biz platform, so judge it as such.
    -@mcasburn

  2. sarah Says:
    April 12th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Melissa,

    First off, I’m a punk. I’m sorry. I didn’t connect the dots between your twitter ID and the wild sexy party girl I met at the Ginger Man. Consider it remedied.

    And second, I appreciate the windows mobile info. Do you ever try to synch it with your iBook?

  3. jon deal Says:
    April 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    ooh!

    I missed a bunch of those when I compiled my “Flickr video is the source of all evil in the world” list from twitter:

    http://www.ransom-note-typography.com/index.php/weblog/comments/birth_and_death_of_a_meme/

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