Photie, for your huge photo upload needs
Does the world really need another photo sharing website? Maybe, if that site is Photie.com. Photie's design is strikingly simple. It's easy to navigate, signup is a snap, and there are plenty of interesting photos to check out on the front page. The main attraction here, though, is the ability to upload photos of any size.
Photie doesn't have all the pro features that sites like Flickr and Smugmug offer, but there are plenty of users out there who think of those as frills. A free service with a nice, clean design and no cap on file sizes looks pretty good if you don't want to deal with stuff like social networks, mobile uploads, and signup fees. This is just uploading and tagging, like nature intended it.
The site is still in beta, so we'll keep an eye on it and see how it evolves. Frankly, we're hoping it stays with the friendly "less-complicated-than-Flickr, much-classier-than-ImageShack model". Before you start with the "not another photo site!" comments, give it a look. We think some users will find it's just what they needed.
Warning: Because Photie displays recently-uploaded photos on the front page, you might not want to click through at work. There was nothing controversial up front when we took the screenshot above, but it's best to be careful. Thanks to readers Alex and Todd for catching this.
Photie doesn't have all the pro features that sites like Flickr and Smugmug offer, but there are plenty of users out there who think of those as frills. A free service with a nice, clean design and no cap on file sizes looks pretty good if you don't want to deal with stuff like social networks, mobile uploads, and signup fees. This is just uploading and tagging, like nature intended it.
The site is still in beta, so we'll keep an eye on it and see how it evolves. Frankly, we're hoping it stays with the friendly "less-complicated-than-Flickr, much-classier-than-ImageShack model". Before you start with the "not another photo site!" comments, give it a look. We think some users will find it's just what they needed.
Warning: Because Photie displays recently-uploaded photos on the front page, you might not want to click through at work. There was nothing controversial up front when we took the screenshot above, but it's best to be careful. Thanks to readers Alex and Todd for catching this.













Comments
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Subscribe to commentsStuart HallidayApr 1st 2008 5:23AM
Unfortunately it just crashes with database errors when you click on some of the pictures. 'Beta' right enough...
Alex GorstanMar 31st 2008 2:55PM
NSFW!
ToddMar 31st 2008 2:58PM
Wow, that site is drowning in teh pr0nz, yet this blog post and link out appears in the AOL feed reader. Nice!
dwesnorMar 31st 2008 6:41PM
Yeah, maybe put the warning at the top and not at the bottom. I was expecting to see the cool missile shots, but got something totally NSFW.
kevjohnApr 1st 2008 1:05PM
heh, missle shots.
ToddMar 31st 2008 4:14PM
"Teh pr0nz, day burned muh eyez!!!"
Photie.comApr 1st 2008 8:10AM
Thank you for this review. It's great to get some encouraging feedback.
From our user feedback we've noticed a few bugs here and there, we're working on resolving them. It's early days for us so we do need to iron some things out!
Adult or inappropriate material is against the terms of use of Photie. However, as we don't limit our users, this issue exists. We actively delete any adult or inappropriate material that appears on the website and are in the process of developing the functionality for users to report any inappropriate content to us. We will also be removing the accounts of users who break the terms of use.
Thanks again!