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Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Julius — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:31:16 -0000

walgreens ? You're kidding, right? It's just a small store I'd never even heard of before seeing your spam.

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

jim1967 jim1967 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:57:23 -0000

Zooomr just tries to be better than flickr, but it should try to be a better photo-community....

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Yep — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:18:08 -0000

Flickr rocks.

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Fajro — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:26:12 -0000

Internationalization!

How can I share photos with my friends and family if they do not speak English?

ZOOOMR!

Zipline, SmartSets,
Unlimited storage!, Marketplace, Image Trackbacks, OpenID Login, Zooomr-TV, People Tagging, Portals! and much more!

Zooomr is Innovative!

Zooomr is great!

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

drew olanoff — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:51:19 -0000

great post. i can't wait to play around with zooomr, i love the fact that people will be able to sell their work.

flickr is totally missing the boat on that. not only that but who will buy zooomr?

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:52:56 -0000

The Zipline feature might have been cooler for me if I had some friends on Zooomr :) I don't quite get the point of the status updates though - it's great on a general social network like Facebook, but it seems to me like Zooomr should focus more on perfecting the photo solution before branching out.

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Heather Corus — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:34:46 -0000

True, Flickr is more reliable in some ways due to the fact that Yahoo! sponsors it, and it has been on the market for quite awhile, but Zooomr is quickly growing a fan base. People are chatting it up in the live stream chatroom, and compairing cameras, settings, and tips while also sharing other things, like favorite songs and which is better, Coke or Pepsi. In addition, if something breaks, Kris typically is right there, ready to go fix it, or on his way to go fix it. You cannot always say that about Yahoo! sponsored services.

Word is also floating around that Walgreens.com might approach Zooomr for online photo printing, so don't leave them too far behind in that category.

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

Ron C — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:26:21 -0000

Great review, I use both Zooomr and Flickr extensively, and for the most part, I agree. One glaring error I see is the favorable comparison of Zooomr's Zipline to Flickr's Contacts page. That is preposterous - Zipline is MUCH better than the Contacts page. Zipline is like Contacts, Recent Activity, and a few other things Flickr is lacking, all mashed together. I love flickr, but give Zooomr props for some cool innovations. Besides Zipline, one that is not mentioned anywhere (understandably, as is it not touted prominently on Zooomr) is the ability to incorporate a Vimeo video next to any photo in your photostream Several users have already done this, either explaining the setup behind the shot or creating a slideshow of shots set to music.

Flickr rules now, by userbase alone if nothing else, but they had better not sleep on Zooomr and Kris Tate. With such unique features as Zipline, Vimeo integration, the upcoming Marketplace, and others, Zooomr is not just not going away, it is aiming squarely for Flickr's spot at #1.

Re: Face-off: Zooomr Mark III Vs. Flickr

nega — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:19:17 -0000

Zooomr supports bulk uploading via jUploader, just like Flickr. Bulk uploading is disabled during the transition, but will return shortly.

Zooomr had an available API in MkII, and it will have one again w/ MkIII, once the transition has settled down.