I too did not like Flickr/Picasa/Facebook so I built my own (vivapixel.com) with simplicity as my main focus.
Albums can be shared allowing everyone I know to upload with a simple password (no registration hassles) or they can also email their photos with a special email address.
So if I go to a get-together with friends and family I'll create an album on my iPhone and give everyone a simple email address to remember and photos flow in over time.
So 1 album will have ALL the photos from that day/event in 1 place...
PS: The email to album is "mom approved" btw, since almost everyone knows how to email photos.
Good point, I really didn't want to use this as a way of harvesting email addresses, but I can see how you and others could come to this conclusion. I honestly did not want to do this and would never "betray" the folks at hn with some sort of bait and switch move... So please disregard my request, I've already removed the email address and album.
Thanks for the heads up !!
Flickr is a good service, don't get me wrong, but I'm not a big fan for big brother or someone trying to stuff ads down my throat all the time (just my 2cents)
Facebook, don't keep the originals, only the cropped versions of the photos... also what about the millions of folks who don't have a facebook account ?
Frontpage button: Sorry. fixed it !
I never claimed my site to be "killer", it's new and will get better over time... It's by having users who use the site and want a better experience that the site will evolve.
What would make the site "killer" in your opinion ?
FYI Flickr has started using ads sporadically..
Did you also know that according to their terms of service, you give them "world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s)" to whatever you upload on their servers...
I think the whole "social networking" part is nice but it's turn into a mess where you're constantly fending of spam and lame comments from complete idiots...
I'm workiong on tags, searching, favorites etc. not sure about comments...
Also working on blackberry/iphone uploading etc.
I'm more interested in things people want, not just flash !
It's a new site, so it's still very much in development. However that being said, I agree that I need to make the frontpage a little more inviting... Why would you use my site vs. flickr or picasa etc...
1. You keep 100% ownership of YOUR media, you don't have to sell you soul in exchange for a free service. That's why I created this site... those are my pictures and I refuse to give up my rights in exchange for a free service.
2. The other sites I tried are so clutered with "web 2.0" garbage that they are annoyingly slow or loaded with all kinds of ads or offensive material.
3. We try to make uploading and managing your videos and photos really easy... ie: mom approved
So try to find a photo/video hosting site that is easy to use, fast, not loaded with ads or not loaded with offensive material.... hmmm !
It's safe, fast and easy to use.
Try it and let me know what you like/dislike.
thanks
dh