"Flickr is Solving the Wrong Problem for Me"

"Flickr is Solving the Wrong Problem for Me":

Something about this tweet by Garrett Coakley reminded me of the principle I've espoused repeatedly in my "Good vs. Great Design" presentations: focus first on problems, then on solutions. Having been a Flickr Pro user almost since its inception, and now enjoying Instagram as the likely successor to Flickr, I mostly agree with Garrett. Discovering interesting photographers is as appealing or more to me than porting over friends — or friends of friends — from other social circles.

Porting over friends is low-hanging fruit. Helping me discover new and interesting things? That's a problem worth solving.