So I've been using beta.zooomr.com for a while. And I really like it. Trouble is, they've had some serious problems with their servers. I think the whole two man company isn't enough for them and they should hire more people, but that's not the problem I come to you pluggers with today.
Instead, I'd like to detail out the requirements I have (or would like) for a photo sharing site. For me, most of this seems pretty simple, but I've yet to find a site with all of these components built in: Things zooomr has that I like: - Unlimited Storage - Seems easy, but I really do have 7G of pictures I've taken this year alone. Don't even start asking about last year. - Simple login - zooomr uses OpenID for login, or you can assign your own. I like the concept of OpenID, and I think it'll catch on. - External Upload tool - In this case its the same one that flickr uses, jUploader. A nice java based tool which makes it easier to be cross platform. jUploader will allow you to resize your photos before sending them up, very nice features - Sets/Grouping - For the most part, the way zooomr allows you to create simple easy sets of pictures, grouped by simple things - View Mode - View pictures in order, either from the set or all pictures. The way flickr does it just bugs me for some reason. zooomr's way seems more clear to me - Easy rotation - Although I found that the zooomr tools for this were easy to use, they didn't always work correctly. I am sure there are a ton of options out there. I am interested in both for pay, and free, but I'd prefer a free site for obvious reasons. I go into this with my eyes open. I choose my own participatory panopticon. So now let the debate begin. Cheers, Clint /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
