Yahoo! is doing something brave. And smart.

They are shutting down Yahoo Photos, the biggest host on the web with 2 billion pics. It’s crappy.

The service will be shut down in favor of the newer and more social Flickr, which they acquired in March of 2005. …

Yahoo is not forcing transition to Flickr – instead, users are being given the option of choosing among a number of top photo sharing sites.

If you are a current Yahoo! Photos user, you will be given the option to export all your photos into Flickr (a one-click process) or you will be able to export to a few other services such as Photobucket, Snapfish, Kodak Gallery or Shutterfly. …

Breaking: Yahoo To Shut Down Yahoo Photos In Favor Of Flickr

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