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(Unverified)May 31st 2008 11:13PM
I've been looking into this subject very extensively. I have only a few criteria, but they're a pretty hard target to hit.
~Free (I'm a cheap so-and-so)
~Unlimited upload bandwidth, or really high limit. (It isn't that I upload a huge amount all the time. I go on vacation 2-3 times a year and on some of these trips I might take 300, maybe 700 photos... at 3 to 4MB each. That's a HUGE upload and many places have limits low enough that I couldn't get ONE vacation's photos up before the next batch is in.)
~Unlimited storage space (See note above; kind of self explanatory I think.)
~High limit (or none) for file size (My current solution is great, but it has a 3MB limit, making me resize my images. Not cool for my friends that what to see them.)
Now, there are some 'nice to have' features, too. Tagging, geo-tagging, privacy, albums, etc.
My current solution meets most of my needs and none of the 'nice-to-haves'. I use Image Bam (www.imagebam.com). No upload bandwidth limits. No storage space limits. I can freely share the links to the galleries/albums and photos as I wish. Having an account registered (free) means they won't delete them. The down sides are plenty, though: 3MB file size limit (man, that sucks for me, but most won't care), ZERO tagging/labeling ability, and access/sharing is a bear (random URLs for each gallery and each photo, no 'home page' for a user that a friend can visit; I get around this with a simple page on a friend's server that just has links to my Image Bam galleries.) It works and has met my needs better than any other thus far.
I checked all the others that were mentioned here and none met my needs with the possible exception of Zoomr. I have an email in to them asking about limits since everything else is answered. I'll let you know what I find out (if anything) and if I make the switch. Here's hoping!
(Unverified)Jun 12th 2008 12:14PM
Well, I said I'd be back to comment on whether or not I'm transferring my images to another, better system than what I currently use (see my comment above). Sorry it took so long, but it's been an interesting ride.
So, in a word, no. Zoomr ~seems~ to be the one out of those listed here in the story and comments that could meet my needs best. Unfortunately, the have implementation issues. The story here mentioned a shortage of instruction and help. That is one whopper of an understatement. It has taken me more than a week to figure out how to make what they call Smart Sets.
The good points for Zoomr: I couldn't hit any limits, and I really tried. Over the last week or so, I uploaded almost 2000 photos, many of which are larger than 3MB each. About 5GB total uploads, in a few days. I'd call that close enough to 'no limit', especially since they still haven't told me to slow down. It's very social. I had finished my second upload and someone who's work looks professional to me linked to me as a fan. I reciprocated and we're now 'friends'. The Help Group has some intelligent, friendly, and helpful people, too. Sharing is pretty good too. You can choose to share with family and/or friends, everybody, or no one. I like all of this, but mostly the lack of limits.
The bad points of Zoomr: No instructions, other than a couple of videos. No real help file or wiki. Literally no responses from the company when I requested help, or even when I offered to write a help wiki for them. None. Kristopher (founder) does blog plenty there, but it's pretty much superficial stuff. You cannot perform actions on groups of photos at all, whether in sets or manually selected. No changing of privacy settings, labels, descriptions, etc. except one-by-one. And I've uploaded 2000+. No manually created sets, only the Smart Sets. Bug reports tend to go unaddressed while they instead try to add features.
Zoomr has great potential to be a game-changer, and I've told them this. I've also told them why they currently are not. And, since it involves responsibility instead of fun, I've received no response. I wish them well. My little contact with Kristopher makes me feel he's an all right guy, as others have said (others have also said very bad things about him). I just can't make the switch untill they fix these bugs.
Oh, and another bug: you can't delete your account. They actually told someone that it doesn't matter; they can just stop using the account. But it does matter. Read the fine print and you find that, while YOU have all the rights over your photos, as long as they're stored on their servers, they get to use them too. They stop when you delete your account. Which they don't give you a method for. Kinda not cool, really.
That's my report, and I wish I had better news for you.