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News.com: Flickr video launch – pleasing but limited

Flickr video has arrived – after what seemed like an age – and CNET’s Dan Farber is impressed with the results, even if users are limited to 90 seconds of videos. Crazy, for my money.

‘It’s the video analog of Twitter, which limits users to 140 characters. It’s a fine communications constraint, but it doesn’t apply as easily to video content,’ says Faber.

While Flickr have been dillydallying, as Faber points out, YouTube has rocketed ahead with its offering.