Flickr Code is a “one-stop shop for information, gossip and discussion with the Flickr developer community”. Includes the open source code for the new Flickr Uploadr tool which runs in a XULRunner environment.

Flickr Code

24 hours since the launch of the new video functionality on Flickr, and many members are up in arms. I must admit, when I first heard about the idea of video on Flickr a year ago, I was also sceptical. The photo sharing features were very pure and clean, and I thought that adding video to the mix would just end up diluting the excellent features. But video has been integrated into the site in a very clean and unobtrusive way, so I have no problems with it. The fact is that if you don’t like video clips, then you are not forced to upload or watch them. You can just continue to use the site as before, albeit ignoring the videos that your more creative contacts have chosen to share.

Users can now upload 90 second video clips along with their photos:

Video on Flickr? « Flickr Blog

Search results on Yahoo now include the HTML lang attribute which has important consequences for screen readers:

If you do not see the text but you get it read out to you then the pronounciation is very important. Visually impaired surfers use screen readers to tell them what is on the current page, and by defining the language, you make this a lot easier. Screen readers have different voices for different languages with the correct pronounciation rules.

Yahoo! search results now with natural language support

The new beta 3 version of Messenger for Mac allows you to make voice calls to other Messenger users for free:

Mac Version - Yahoo! Messenger

Last November, OpenSocial was created to help build infrastructure for the social web. OpenSocial provides a common mechanism for developers to easily hook into many different social networks and extend their functionality.

Official Google Blog: OpenSocial continues to grow: Welcome, Yahoo!

Interesting set of screenshots showing how the design of some popular websites have evolved over the years:

The Evolution of Websites: How 10 Popular Websites Have (And Have Not) Changed

A few weeks ago, we began talking about the new Yahoo! Search open platform. Today, we’re releasing more details about two important components of the initiative — the developer platform as well as our support of a number of semantic web standards.

Yahoo! Search Blog: The Yahoo! Search Open Ecosystem

Fire Eagle is the secure and stylish way to share your location with sites and services online while giving you unprecedented control over your data and privacy. We’re here to make the whole web respond to your location and help you to discover more about the world around you.

Welcome to Fire Eagle!

Aww, how cute… Yahoo homepage back in 1995:

Yahoo!