{"id":753,"date":"2008-11-28T22:21:45","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T12:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethinkodd.com\/oddthinking\/?p=753"},"modified":"2008-11-28T22:21:45","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T12:21:45","slug":"online-photo-db-stage-4j-evaluation-of-photobucket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethinkodd.com\/oddthinking\/2008\/11\/28\/online-photo-db-stage-4j-evaluation-of-photobucket\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Photo DB: Stage 4j – Evaluation of Photobucket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which requirements<\/a> does Photobucket<\/a> meet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Id<\/th>\nPri<\/th>\nRequirement<\/th>\nPass?<\/th>\nNotes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEN1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nAccessible by a typical web-browser<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEN2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nActive development of new features<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OWN1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nOwnership of photos is retained by me.<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nKeep a copy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OWN2<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nFuture-proofed against money running out: mine or yours<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OWN3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nOwnership of meta-data is retained by me.<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nKeep a copy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nPhotographs grouped into albums by event<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT2<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nPhotographs tagged with people<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nPhotographs tagged with locations, objects, activities<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT4<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nPerformers tagged with real and stage names.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT5<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nAttribution of photographer details<\/td>\nN?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT6<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nAttribution of copyright owner’s details<\/td>\nN?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT7<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nRating of photographs<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT8<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nSorting\/Filtering by rating<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT9<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nAlbums grouped by type<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT10<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nAlbums grouped by date<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT11<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nAreas or points of photograph tagged<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT12<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSimple contact management of subjects<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT13<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nHidden fields on contacts to distinguish like-named people<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT14<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nTagging of anonymous people to enable searching<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT15<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nCorrections to names update everywhere<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT16<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nAttribution of copyright details<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAT17<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nControl over (default) ordering<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nLink to other photos with same tag within an album<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nAssociate URLs with subjects, that are displayed.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nLink to other photos with same tag across my albums<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L4<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nSearch of tags by keyword<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L5<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nCross-promotion of other albums and sites.<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L6<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nLink to other photos with same tag across other photo sites<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L7<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSearch of album names by keyword<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S+L8<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nUser-generatable URLs to search tags by keyword<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM1<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nMulti-user Tagging<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM2<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nNotifications of appearance in photos<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM3<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nComments permitted<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM4<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nNotification of comments<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM5<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nRSS or Atom Feeds for comments<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM6<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nRSS or Atom Feeds for subjects<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMM7<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nRSS or Atom Feeds for new photos<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nWeb-quality images shall be displayed by default.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nPrint-quality images shall be available.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nAutomatically generated thumbnail and web-quality versions.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ4<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nArchive-quality images shall be stored.<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n5 MB limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ5<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nCustom thumbnails (e.g. choosing to crop over shrinking.)<\/td>\nN?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ6<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSupport for short video<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PQ7<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSupport for long video<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF1<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nQuota > 0.5 TB, if any<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n10 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nLow-cost<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n$US40 p.a.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nFast response time<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF4<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nScale to thousands of tags<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF5<\/th>\nI<\/td>\n< 1 minute face-time per photograph<\/td>\n<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PERF6<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UI1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nForward\/Backward navigation between photos in album.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UI2<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSlideshows<\/td>\nY<\/td>\nLimited to 100 photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UI3<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nDisplay of many thumbnails at once<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRIV1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nTheir email address should never be published on the web.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRIV2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nRegistration and logging in not required for general use.<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRIV3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nRobust privacy features for photographs<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WF1<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nHint to original location on my harddrive<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WF2<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nAuto-complete or partial search on tags during input<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WF3<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nRead EXIF data from image<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WF4<\/th>\nD<\/td>\nSupport unpublished draft state <\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MIGR1<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nAPI to add photos<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MIGR2<\/th>\nC<\/td>\nAPI to add tags<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MIGR3<\/th>\nI<\/td>\nTags can be non-specific to areas of photo<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
METR1<\/th>\nD<\/td>\n“How many visitors?” metric<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
METR2<\/th>\nD<\/td>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153How long does a visitor stay?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d metric<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Summary<\/h3>\n

Apparently, this is a popular photo site. They give free accounts (with advertising, 1 GB limit) or Pro accounts for $40 p.a (10 GB limit).<\/p>\n

Maybe I am being unfair because it is late…<\/p>\n

Maybe I am being unfair because I am evaluating the advertising-funded trial version, rather than the final result…<\/p>\n

… but my eyes were watering looking at the site. It was cluttered and filled with flashing adverts and other attention-grabbing items. I think Photobucket probably works well as a host for your individual images, but not as a host for your albums.<\/p>\n

Bonus points, however, for being the only site so far that let you tag a picture with a user id from another site, or with a straight URL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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