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Found A Good Photo Sharing Site

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I asked a couple of days ago if anyone had a recommendation for a good photo sharing site that offered lots of storage, multiple-sized images, keywords, privacy and online ordering, and I'd like to thank the many of you who replied either by posting comments to the blog or by mailing me directly.

Several people pointed out smugmug, which I'd never heard of before. I tried it out and promptly subscribed: I was impressed by the comprehensiveness of the features, as well as the level and quailty of participation from the site operators in community forums. This site embodies the Cluetrain manifesto well - they don't have a large "marketing" budget in the traditional sense, but they spread their word through happy customers who want to share their positive experiences with others. By focusing less on how they can extract every possible dime from their customer base and more on creating a good experience, companies like this actually wind up achieving their original objective by growing their customer base far more quickly. From an economics perspective, this approach is more likely to work out for smaller, less known companies than larger, more mature institutions, but it's still attractive.

Of course, Microsoft Max is going to be another great way to share photos, just as soon as folk start to sign up. Have you tried that yet?

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  • Anonymous
    September 27, 2005
    Glad you found something that fitted your needs, Tim. I'm nowhere near a pro photographer, so Flickr is more than adequate for me. I've been playing around with Microsoft Max, too, but I haven't come across anyone else who uses it yet to share with :( Feel free to share your lists with me: derek dot lakin AT salamandersoftware DOT biz
  • Anonymous
    September 28, 2005
    Shared!
  • Anonymous
    September 29, 2005
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  • Anonymous
    November 16, 2005
    Have you seen jalbum? If you actually host your own site, it's great for creating online photo albums.
  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2006
    The best photo sharing site I have used has to be Speedyhome.com. It offers a lot more than basic sharing - try it out!!
  • Anonymous
    April 18, 2006
    Yea tried SpeedyHome - good site but will it still be free when Google take over? I heard they are buying it.