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Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by jskopek »

alabut wrote: post #20
cperciva wrote: post #9

Here'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'm also confused about who this service appeals to. Flickr is incredibly popular across a whole age range, and was pretty much built around sharing and tagging photos. Most people who want to share photos but don't know (or care) about flickr will simply create a Facebook photo gallery, which is limited feature-wise but dirt simple to use. If this site had a facebook app it might be able to reach those users, but third-party applications seem to be loosing prominence since Facebook's UI overhaul last year.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by cpach »

jklubnik wrote: post #23
Sam_Odio wrote: post #10

Hey 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…

Allow email addresses to contain a plus. It's something a lot of gmail users like to do.

That's great, I didn't know Gmail had this feature. Thanks for the tip!

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by alabut »

axod wrote: post #50
alabut wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Try asking Mr 10 Seconds if creating an account got in his way.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by apwalker »

So I've been beta testing for two weeks and I think Divvyshot is a great service for a few reasons:

1. It allows you to share high res photos without downloading a client, sending an unreasonable number of emails with attachments, or resorting to other archaic methods like swapping jump drives.

2. You can invite other people to add photos to the same event which is awesome when you go on vacation/to a party/etc. and everyone is taking pictures with different cameras.

3. Facebook integration = one-stop posting. (Though I wish it would present separate albums on Facebook as they were created on Divvyshot).

4. It’s easy.

5. I never have to right click “save as” again if I want a friend’s picture off of Facebook.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by pg »

jupiter wrote: post #48
pg wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Sorry, I was unclear. By "one place" I meant one page, not one domain name.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by nadim »

johndevor wrote: post #17
cperciva wrote: post #9

Here'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.

I believe Divvyshot is largely for grouping high-res photos centered around events (multi person gatherings with more than one camera)... and I guess it isn't as clear as it should be. Any idea on how to convey that message more clearly?

Two quick and unfiltered thoughts: Host photos of actual high profile events (i.e. a conference, a concert) and link to this on the front page to show unregistered users what the site is capable of.

Add a tagline to the divvyshot logo in the top left.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by thepanister »

Sam_Odio wrote: post #10

Hey 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…

Dear Sam, Congratulations for the website. After using it for couple of days, I think that you have a too long journey to make it in a beta edition!

The idea of the startup is really cool, but it's not about ideas only... as someone said before: Ideas are worthless!

The website lacks a zillion essential features, and even the existing features don't work properly!

For example, someone added me as a friend without my permission and I am trying to remove him, but noway!

Also there is a killing security hole in the website that could double or maybe trible your bills in the future, if someone "idiot" abuses it.

You have too long road... you need a developer with you! You need someone who just can't develop the website, but also someone who has a vision to take this startup to the next stage!

If you think that you have chosen the wrong programming language, then there is no shame in choosing another easier language like PHP.

Also it's ok to code it from the scratch.... even big projects are re-coded from the scratch!

Till now... you did not even fix the "30 charachters limit" for the email addresses!

Good luck.

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