Zooomr has now taken a major chunk of previously available photos off-line with promises to have them on-line again “within the month.”

What the fuck!?

So begins the mass migration from Zooomr to Flickr.

That’s not something I want to do, mind you, as there are more than 1,600 photos to migrate.  I’ll start with the several months worth that have suddenly gone missing, then I’ll go from there.

Add to that the looming threat of having Microsoft buy Yahoo! and, subsequently, Flickr.  That will mean yet another migration as I want nothing to do with M$.

Still, having a large portion of my photos go off-line for up to a month is even more unacceptable.

Zooomr has really screwed the pooch this time.  Such an abrupt and cataclysmic disruption is unacceptable even if it’s still a beta service, even if it’s free^[1], and even if it’s the underdog.

Sorry, Kris.  There are some mistakes which I find foreseeable, preventable, and unforgivable.  This is one of them.

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[1] Many moons ago when I had the funds, I donated enough money to Zooomr to secure a Flickr Pro account for years to come.  Many years to come, I mean, as in more than five.  I considered that an investment in a service I felt held great promise.  Those funds now seem lost, the investment frustrating at best.  Trust is a tough thing to regain once it’s lost.  Let’s hope Zooomr gets its act together in time to restore that faith.