Flickr. Moving on from Web 2.0.

On the features of Web 2.0 sites is the design pattern concept of The Perpetual Beta (See Point 6).

Seems Flickr or more likely Yahoo (the owner of Flickr) wants to be more.
Have a close look at the logo.

Tagged with: General Web 2.0

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