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Explaining Loom

23 points by jansen 13y ago

ukd1 13y ago
I've been lucky enough to get in the alpha/beta of Loom - I've got to say I love it; great having my photos everywhere, not having to have them all on my mac (damn ssd's!) and knowing they're somewhere safe.
- jansen 13y ago
  Very happy to have you!
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cwh 13y ago
How is Loom different/better than the other offerings out there?
- saturdaysaint 13y ago
  Exactly. Especially since it's in a place where %90+ of the readership has a Dropbox account (which is more than adequate for at least smartphone phots/videos), I'd hoped to understand how this differentiates itself.
  - danielpal 13y ago
    I can explain difference between Loom and Dropbox. I am not affiliated to Loom, I am just a beta user. I am also a payed Dropbox customer. Dropbox is great for general purpose files, and files you edit (doc's, pdf's, etc). Is just like a general purpose folder that is synced to the cloud. Loom is focused only on media content (photos and videos). As opposed to Dropbox, were you navigate files and see pictures thumbnails, Loom organizes pictures in albums and displaying them etc is awesome. Also sharing pictures with other's is very well thought out, you can easily share 100+ pictures in an instant. I would say Loom is like the iTunes of Pictures. Dropbox is like iCloud.
    - rantanplan 13y ago
      "Loom organizes pictures in albums" How? "and displaying them etc is awesome" Ah.. ok then! Now I got it.
- mooze 13y ago
  Yeah, it sounds like a feeble flickr/dropbox/minus mashup.
Joeri 13y ago
Until i clicked the link i thought i was going to find out some behind the scenes info about the 1990 videogame. That was a fun game.
- DigitalJack 13y ago
  I had the same thought.
  - tome 13y ago
    Yup, I keep thinking that on every post about this software!
- etler 13y ago
  I was really hoping to see this guy explaining loom: http://i.imgur.com/SgBgK.png http://i.imgur.com/SgBgK.png
Aaronneyer 13y ago
Aww, really though this was about Loon.
ddw 13y ago
Are the photos kept on your hard drives? Would be nice if they could be stored on S3 or Goggle Drive for piece if mind.

23 points by jansen 13y ago

ukd1 13y ago

I've been lucky enough to get in the alpha/beta of Loom - I've got to say I love it; great having my photos everywhere, not having to have them all on my mac (damn ssd's!) and knowing they're somewhere safe.

jansen 13y ago
Very happy to have you!

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cwh 13y ago

How is Loom different/better than the other offerings out there?

saturdaysaint 13y ago
Exactly. Especially since it's in a place where %90+ of the readership has a Dropbox account (which is more than adequate for at least smartphone phots/videos), I'd hoped to understand how this differentiates itself.
- danielpal 13y ago
  I can explain difference between Loom and Dropbox. I am not affiliated to Loom, I am just a beta user. I am also a payed Dropbox customer. Dropbox is great for general purpose files, and files you edit (doc's, pdf's, etc). Is just like a general purpose folder that is synced to the cloud. Loom is focused only on media content (photos and videos). As opposed to Dropbox, were you navigate files and see pictures thumbnails, Loom organizes pictures in albums and displaying them etc is awesome. Also sharing pictures with other's is very well thought out, you can easily share 100+ pictures in an instant. I would say Loom is like the iTunes of Pictures. Dropbox is like iCloud.
  - rantanplan 13y ago
    "Loom organizes pictures in albums" How? "and displaying them etc is awesome" Ah.. ok then! Now I got it.
mooze 13y ago
Yeah, it sounds like a feeble flickr/dropbox/minus mashup.

Joeri 13y ago

Until i clicked the link i thought i was going to find out some behind the scenes info about the 1990 videogame. That was a fun game.

DigitalJack 13y ago
I had the same thought.
- tome 13y ago
  Yup, I keep thinking that on every post about this software!
etler 13y ago
I was really hoping to see this guy explaining loom: http://i.imgur.com/SgBgK.png http://i.imgur.com/SgBgK.png

Aaronneyer 13y ago

Aww, really though this was about Loon.

ddw 13y ago

Are the photos kept on your hard drives? Would be nice if they could be stored on S3 or Goggle Drive for piece if mind.