Flickr

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An online social networking service that enables users to share photos.

    "Today, popularity is typically a multialgorithmic measure. At Flickr, a photo's interestingness derives from views, comments, notes, bookmarks, favorites..."

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"I just posted a great picture of wombats on Flickr."

Etymology

From flicker, suggested by co-founder Caterina Fake after the domain owner of flicker.com refused to sell it.

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