Josh Harrison » Flickr http://picklewagon.com Not Bad For A Vampire Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:22:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 I’m Waiting… http://picklewagon.com/2008/04/04/im-waiting/ http://picklewagon.com/2008/04/04/im-waiting/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:01:35 +0000 Josh http://www.picklewagon.com/2008/04/04/im-waiting/ Continue reading →]]> I’m waiting for the next generation of photo sharing sites. I ended my quest a few months ago because each of the sites I reviewed had features I liked but they lacked at least a few I am interested in. I ended up “settling” for Flickr.

Flickr is great photo sharing site. It seems to excel in its “social” features. But it lacks some features that I want for my private pictures. Most of the pictures I have uploaded to Flickr are private and I put them on the site to display on my private blog.

The reason I bring this up now is because of a post written by Hillel Cooperman. He points out some features that photo sharing sites are lacking. I happen to agree with him and have longed for the features that he outlines in much better terms than I ever could. These features are:

  • background sync
  • password protection
  • custom look and feel
  • use your own domain

I have been thinking of other features that I would like in a photo sharing site. I have started a list.

For example, a lot of sites have RSS feeds for all pictures uploaded. I would like to see multiple feeds. At least one feed for private photos and another for public photos. This would be great for a digital photo frame that has a wifi connection and the ability to subscribe to RSS feeds (they are getting more affordable). I could buy one for my mom, update the site with new photos, and she would see the photos.

What other features should I add to my list?

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