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Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by poniko »

nbzso wrote: post #60

I really, really don't understand why I have to put my self in the position to be censured, scanned or to not have control over the UX. It is 2021, hosting is dirt cheap, there are proven ways to create a blog and share with your audience. Paying to someone for the "privilege" of participation is not valuable. Investing in your own brand is valuable. If you have social network needs use established platforms for shar…

I think you grossly overestimates the the technical knowledge of the general public .. but yea making a service iPhone only is just lazy ..

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by Jcowell »

efraim wrote: post #58
saralily wrote: post #13

I don't get how a pro photo app is supposed to be mobile-only and subscription-gated. One of the greatest things about flickr is that I can embed it almost anywhere, even hotlinking on my blog or on forums, and anyone, anywhere can see it on any device. (And if I pay, they can see a 6k version, served on the web, not through a download link.) I am really, really into photography but I do not have any interest in view…

Not mobile-only, iphone-only. This is a good example of how ios is a seperate market and Apple has the monopoly.

Still mobile only. The PS4 Spiderman game is Console only even if it’s a PS4 exclusive.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by 1shooner »

Homepage:

>Glass is subscription-based, which means we won’t sell your data

Privacy Policy:

>In the future, we may sell to, buy, merge with, or partner with other businesses. In such transactions, Anonymous Information and PII may be among the transferred assets.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by buildbot »

klyrs wrote: post #10
buildbot wrote: post #6

It’s kinda disappointing to hit a subscription screen right after sign up, wasn’t expecting that. I definitely would not try out a social network with a subscription fee without lots of experimenting first.

I kinda expected that -- they promise no ads, and they're going to host lots of big photos. How could they possibly offer that for free? I agree though, the subscription model should be clear before signup, without offering a few months for free, they're going to miss a lot of conversions.

Sure that can't be free - maybe allow free accounts with restricted uploads in size/number? Or even a free trail without the subscription signup that locks the account instead. I'm pretty leery of trails that autoconvert to subscriptions, though using an iPhone makes this less awful.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by reginold »

1shooner wrote: post #64

Homepage: >Glass is subscription-based, which means we won’t sell your data Privacy Policy: >In the future, we may sell to, buy, merge with, or partner with other businesses. In such transactions, Anonymous Information and PII may be among the transferred assets.

I hear you. At least it's not free. Free is a red flag these days.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by satvikpendem »

shosko wrote: post #63

$5/month is such a steep barrier. How many subscription services can we take in our lives? Why can't it be $2/month? it certainly would attract more users.

Those that would legitimately pay $2/m but not $5/m are few and far between. In reality, most people I've seen that want lower prices actually want the product for free; if the price were lowered to $2/month, you'd still see the same complaints and excuses.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by drusepth »

efraim wrote: post #58
saralily wrote: post #13

I don't get how a pro photo app is supposed to be mobile-only and subscription-gated. One of the greatest things about flickr is that I can embed it almost anywhere, even hotlinking on my blog or on forums, and anyone, anywhere can see it on any device. (And if I pay, they can see a 6k version, served on the web, not through a download link.) I am really, really into photography but I do not have any interest in view…

Not mobile-only, iphone-only. This is a good example of how ios is a seperate market and Apple has the monopoly.

This seems like a good example of how some devs treat ios like a separate market and lose out on a significant portion of the potential user pie.

Re: Glass – Photo sharing app and community

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Post by andy_ppp »

It might be great but my friends won’t be paying for it so I won’t see their photos and they won’t see mine. As horrible as it is to say, I don’t actually mind Instagram ads that much, they often help me to find what I’m looking for or jog me to buy the packing materials I need to order!
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