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[cough](http://cluster.co http://cluster.co). I work on it. It's less "storage/archival" and more "private photo/video social network".

by rizwan 13y ago

uptown 13y ago
Unlimited and free. So how do we trust that you're also going to be around in a few years?
subpixel 13y ago
I think that looks pretty cool, but I feel I should stress that 99% of users don't need _another_ way to organize and share photos - they need a _primary_ way to do that. When folks sync their cameras and phones, they wind up with massive, disorganized mountains of images in the form of unwieldy iPhoto libraries. At a certain point (say, a year after the birth of a child) the task of going in and manually organizing photos, albums, sets or whatever is so daunting people just ignore it. That was the promise of Loom - dump your photos here, and they appear automagically in a timeline you can edit and share. The execution leaves a lot to be desired, as I've suggested.
- brlewis 13y ago
  I would love to hear what's important to you in the execution of such a service in case I start actively developing OurDoings again.
- rizwan 13y ago
  Yeah, totally agree about the problem of massive, disorganized mountains of images. A lot of companies shy away from trying to solve that, because ultimately it's profoundly hard to scale it (e.g. Everpix). Loom and Everpix are the closest to really trying to tackle it. Dropbox can "solve" it, as long as you are willing to pay to store your photos in a sync-everywhere folder. Cluster isn't trying to solve the "organize and share" problem, it's trying to make the stuff you share reach the right people in the right context. I think what Dropbox is doing fits their business model really well and adds a beautiful layer on top of your photos/videos in your Dropbox account.
strict9 13y ago
Is there any documentation or knowledgebase for this? Looks interesting, but can't determine if it does something I want.
- rizwan 13y ago
  You can always try the app. Though I'll stress that it is not a storage/backup solution for your photos. It's for creating private spaces with other people where you can share photos/videos.

[cough](http://cluster.co http://cluster.co). I work on it. It's less "storage/archival" and more "private photo/video social network".

by rizwan 13y ago

[cough](http://cluster.co http://cluster.co). I work on it. It's less "storage/archival" and more "private photo/video social network".

uptown 13y ago

Unlimited and free. So how do we trust that you're also going to be around in a few years?

subpixel 13y ago

I think that looks pretty cool, but I feel I should stress that 99% of users don't need _another_ way to organize and share photos - they need a _primary_ way to do that. When folks sync their cameras and phones, they wind up with massive, disorganized mountains of images in the form of unwieldy iPhoto libraries. At a certain point (say, a year after the birth of a child) the task of going in and manually organizing photos, albums, sets or whatever is so daunting people just ignore it. That was the promise of Loom - dump your photos here, and they appear automagically in a timeline you can edit and share. The execution leaves a lot to be desired, as I've suggested.

brlewis 13y ago
I would love to hear what's important to you in the execution of such a service in case I start actively developing OurDoings again.
rizwan 13y ago
Yeah, totally agree about the problem of massive, disorganized mountains of images. A lot of companies shy away from trying to solve that, because ultimately it's profoundly hard to scale it (e.g. Everpix). Loom and Everpix are the closest to really trying to tackle it. Dropbox can "solve" it, as long as you are willing to pay to store your photos in a sync-everywhere folder. Cluster isn't trying to solve the "organize and share" problem, it's trying to make the stuff you share reach the right people in the right context. I think what Dropbox is doing fits their business model really well and adds a beautiful layer on top of your photos/videos in your Dropbox account.

strict9 13y ago

Is there any documentation or knowledgebase for this? Looks interesting, but can't determine if it does something I want.

rizwan 13y ago
You can always try the app. Though I'll stress that it is not a storage/backup solution for your photos. It's for creating private spaces with other people where you can share photos/videos.