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Old 07-01-2007, 05:34 PM
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Default snapvillage, Is it overloaded or is it just me?

snapvillage, Is it overloaded or is it just me?

Ive just decided to upload a few images to snapvillage, just to test their system really... Ive been getting timeouts on the upload.

Is anyone else having issues? I know its in beta but i can't help but feel this is one site worth getting in early...


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Old 07-01-2007, 05:59 PM
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Is anyone else having issues? I know its in beta but i can't help but feel this is one site worth getting in early...


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I registered but am not uploading until it gets stable... with FTP and IPTC

Why do you think waiting a few months can be a bad idea? Is there any promotion to first uploaders?

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Old 07-01-2007, 06:10 PM
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Ive noticed in the past that some of the search engines on some of the sites order by popularity, images with more downloads can sell better than a later image that better.

maybe i am wrong? just a theory!

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Old 07-01-2007, 06:49 PM
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Good point! The question is, how many sales are there in SV right now?
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Old 07-01-2007, 07:57 PM
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I uploaded one just to see how it worked. I wasn't impressed. Beta was intended as a final test before release, not rush to market with crap before it's ready.
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Old 07-01-2007, 08:35 PM
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Yeah it certainly is looking pretty beta, I think that they should at least of made the upload feature work...

I would doubt they have marketed the site yet with so few images.

I think i will wait until upload works at least!

I do think this wil be one site to watch, it has massive potential financial backing.
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Old 07-02-2007, 07:34 AM
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I think some companies are mixing up alpha and beta stages (or maybe I have it wrong). I thought Beta was meant to be all but final. Not we have the bare bones up and will improve it when we get time.

Waiting with anticipation (but not uploading).
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Old 07-02-2007, 10:47 AM
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I uploaded one the 25th June, still pending, not impressed. SY
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Old 07-02-2007, 12:23 PM
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Default Beta my foot!!!

As it stands, the site is an unholy mess and a complete waste of time!

And the irony is, the whole thing is owned by Bill Gates according to reports!?!

You'd think with his unlimited resources that at the very least he'd have a spent some money on it before dumping this sort of rubbish on the photographic community.

I'd expect this level of functionality from some teenage wannabe working out of his back bedroom but not from a company the size of Corbis.
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Old 07-02-2007, 02:37 PM
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I uploaded 5 about two weeks ago and...nothing. I can't believe Corbis is behind this. The site is performing like a shoestring operation.
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