Originally Posted by
jetboy
flickr is being bought by Verizon supposedly.. so who knows what might happen.
Important point: Most major companies are trying to become "Media outlets" right now. VZW is pressing extremely hard, and you can see it in who they've purchased lately.
They're not alone. Look around, you'll see it. Everyone wants to get a corner on the media world. Look no farther than Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame, he's purchased The Washington Post and Whole Foods. What do you think he's doing?
Everyone is trying to conglom whatever they can. They want sources of data, sources of capital, etc. They want to control what you consume. That's something we'll be fighting with for the next couple of decades.