Java app doesn't seem to work on mac safari.
When I upload from the HTML box, the javascript status thing keeps spinning and never lets me know that the file has been uploaded.
I am on a relatively bad hotel connection right now.
Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
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#42Sam, congrats on getting techcrunched! Can you share with us your marketing/outreach efforts and how you got them to write about you in such an early stage of the product?
Thanks!
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#43Sam, congrats on getting techcrunched! Can you share with us your marketing/outreach efforts and how you got them to write about you in such an early stage of the product? Thanks!
I think it's the same as they wrote about likaholix.com , which is by ex-googlers, and stills at too early stage, too!
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#44About the frontpage question: "You and your friends went to a party. where do you put the photos? Right here!" --- ehh wrong, personally I'd put my photos on facebook. I have an account there, my friends do as well, so I don't get it... sorry :S
If a group of you wants to put all the photos you took at some event in one place, where do you put them?
Usually in a Flickr pool.
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#45congrats sam!
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#46Hey guys, it's Sam (divvyshot's creator). The site's a piece of crap right now, but hopefully things will be better over the coming weeks. Release early and frequently, right? If you find any huge bugs email me: so / at / divvyshot / dot / com Features we've built and haven't yet launched include: - A Desktop client (PC & Mac) - Twitter, Flickr, & Facebook synchronization - Facebook application - An iPhone app (you c…
Very cool, event-based photo sharing with easy group sharing is a good idea. Two quick suggestions -- you shouldn't have to give a name to each photo you upload, and you should look at the exif data for the image orientation so pictures don't display sideways.
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#47Hey guys, it's Sam (divvyshot's creator). The site's a piece of crap right now, but hopefully things will be better over the coming weeks. Release early and frequently, right? If you find any huge bugs email me: so / at / divvyshot / dot / com Features we've built and haven't yet launched include: - A Desktop client (PC & Mac) - Twitter, Flickr, & Facebook synchronization - Facebook application - An iPhone app (you c…
Consider adding captcha on the signup, to prevent automation! Also, can users email their photos, even if they are not registered?
There are other ways to prevent automation (JS) -- captcha is like one of the most damaging ways of fighting it, and it will always lower your conversion rate significantly.
When you're starting out, lower conversion is a death sentence.
My take: solve problems like this when you have to, not before.
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#48About the frontpage question: "You and your friends went to a party. where do you put the photos? Right here!" --- ehh wrong, personally I'd put my photos on facebook. I have an account there, my friends do as well, so I don't get it... sorry :S
If a group of you wants to put all the photos you took at some event in one place, where do you put them?
Facebook. You can tag your friends and they will be notified. That's a huge advantage, because not only the tagged person comes to see but also her nosy friends.
Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups
#49About the frontpage question: "You and your friends went to a party. where do you put the photos? Right here!" --- ehh wrong, personally I'd put my photos on facebook. I have an account there, my friends do as well, so I don't get it... sorry :S
If a group of you wants to put all the photos you took at some event in one place, where do you put them?
Facebook without a doubt. It's what everyone does, and while it's slightly broken because all the albums for one event aren't linked, it's not a huge problem. It's something that would be nice for Facebook to fix, but isn't major. At least that's my opinion as a user.
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#50Here's my 10 second review: I have no clue why I should want to use this instead of flickr. I'm sure there's some reason -- but whatever it is, you might want to point it out more clearly on the front page, because otherwise those 10 seconds are probably all you're going to get from most people.
Honestly, I think it's a design issue. Interaction design, not visual design (the site's very pretty) because the answer to your question is right there on the home page, it's just nowhere near prominent enough to grab your attention in the 10 seconds you mentioned. "No account needed! It couldn't be easier! You can share photos with friends and family right now!" You can tell it's important because it's repeated aga…
I don't think picking a username and password is that big a hurdle for most people.