Facebook has acquired Divvyshot (YC W09)

Post by cmelbye » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 9:35 PM UTC

lotharbot wrote: post #24

Sam_Odio wrote: post #17

Hi everyone, Thank you for all the congratulations. We're thrilled to be joining the Facebook team. Frankly it's still taking time for everything to sit in. I'll admit that it's bittersweet. When you spend 18 months obsessing over your company it's hard to see it go. It ultimately came down to the decision that we could touch more people's lives at Facebook...and that's what we've been in this for all along. Since th…

First off, congratulations! Now, suggestions: 1) ability to resize tag boxes to some degree 2) ability to drag tags around, instead of having to remove and re-click to place them 3) ability to change an existing tag. Example: when my mom joined facebook, I had to go back and delete all of the tags to her name (unlinked) and then add in new tags to her name (linked to her profile). It would have been easier to have an…

Post by gaborcselle » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 9:42 PM UTC

Sam_Odio wrote: post #17

Hi everyone, Thank you for all the congratulations. We're thrilled to be joining the Facebook team. Frankly it's still taking time for everything to sit in. I'll admit that it's bittersweet. When you spend 18 months obsessing over your company it's hard to see it go. It ultimately came down to the decision that we could touch more people's lives at Facebook...and that's what we've been in this for all along. Since th…

Post by hyperbovine » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 9:49 PM UTC

jfornear wrote: post #31

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #21

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And I believe that. I would have done it as well. That said, there's something wrong with a startup system that's little more than an elaborate job application process. No problem for that kind of consumer space site but at the end of the day the message is clear: Never trust a startup with something important.

I know what you mean, but I'm not sure how "important" photo sharing really is. I think we're kidding ourselves when we think we're going to "make the world a better place" in this industry. Other industries do much more to "make the world a better place" than ours does but they don't talk about it near as much as we do.

Post by eekfuh » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 9:55 PM UTC

Post by bradgessler » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 10:10 PM UTC

necubi wrote: post #37

Sam_Odio wrote: post #17

Hi everyone, Thank you for all the congratulations. We're thrilled to be joining the Facebook team. Frankly it's still taking time for everything to sit in. I'll admit that it's bittersweet. When you spend 18 months obsessing over your company it's hard to see it go. It ultimately came down to the decision that we could touch more people's lives at Facebook...and that's what we've been in this for all along. Since th…

The biggest issue with facebook photos is the resolution. Most people have 7MP+ cameras now, but facebook resizes them to ~600x450. While I can understand facebook being reluctant to store large pictures, it has become the primary way for many people to share their photos, and it's a shame that so much gets thrown away.