Yahoo Adds Flickr Photos to Search

By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
August 24, 2006, 3:34 PM

Yahoo said Thursday that it had begun to integrate Flickr photos into its search result pages, allowing users to search through Flickr's vast collection of user-submitted pictures. While the service is currently limited to a select number of keywords, Yahoo plans to expand the program in the future.

The Sunnyvale, Calif. based search company bought the social photography site Flickr in March of last year. Social networking has become somewhat of a hot commodity for big Internet corporations, with several making acquisitions of their own.

Fox bought MySpace last year in a half-billion dollar deal, and Sony Pictures acquired social video site Grouper on Wednesday for $65 million. Even YouTube is reportedly looking for a buyer -- the company has apparently put a $1 billion price tag on the service.