Comments on: New Enhanced Features http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/ Next Generation Photo & Video Sharing Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lois http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1337 Lois Sat, 31 May 2008 01:06:54 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1337 I have been reading since before Dropshots upgraded that they were planning a slideshow feature and it always says coming soon. Any ideas on how soon or even if this is still in the works. IMO that is one of the major features the other players in online photo storage have and Dropshots is lacking. Also on my wish list would be at least a little bit of mobile phone functionality. All in all I love Dropshots and how easy and fast it is to use. I've had issues with Internet explorer compatibility but Firefox doesn't seem to have those same issues. I always receive quick replies to my tech support questions and the photos are easy to share (one at a time). With a slideshow option, dropshots would *almost* be perfect! Lois in TX I have been reading since before Dropshots upgraded that they were planning a slideshow feature and it always says coming soon. Any ideas on how soon or even if this is still in the works. IMO that is one of the major features the other players in online photo storage have and Dropshots is lacking. Also on my wish list would be at least a little bit of mobile phone functionality.

All in all I love Dropshots and how easy and fast it is to use. I’ve had issues with Internet explorer compatibility but Firefox doesn’t seem to have those same issues. I always receive quick replies to my tech support questions and the photos are easy to share (one at a time). With a slideshow option, dropshots would *almost* be perfect!

Lois in TX

]]> By: Jason http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1093 Jason Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:05:11 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1093 I'm new to dropshots and really liking it so far. However, like some of the others I dont like having to double-click to open a photo. I understand why its that way, but couldn't there be a way to have the user enable/disable this according to what they are doing to the album. Maybe a button to enable multiphoto selection or something like that. Also would love to be able to protect individual albums. I know you can view all photos from the homepage or date view, but could we have the ability to create special albums where the photos that are in those albums dont show up in the date view and home page. I like sharing my photos, but dont necessarily want everyone to see every photo I have. Or have sections...public and private. Thanks I really love the simplicity of the site. Love that the albums are not complex, full of links and advertisements. Also love that users do not have to sign up in order to view my albums. ******************* [From Susan - Customer Support] Actually, when you're on your homepage (www.dropshots.com/your_user_name), you do not need to double click...just a single click is needed to open the photo/video to an enlarged view. You only need to double click on the thumbprints when you've either displayed ALL your files or just the files from a particular day, month, or year. This is necessary so that multiple files can be selected to delete them. Thank you for your suggestions regarding different privacy settings for albums. This is something we may consider for a future launch. I’m new to dropshots and really liking it so far. However, like some of the others I dont like having to double-click to open a photo. I understand why its that way, but couldn’t there be a way to have the user enable/disable this according to what they are doing to the album. Maybe a button to enable multiphoto selection or something like that.

Also would love to be able to protect individual albums. I know you can view all photos from the homepage or date view, but could we have the ability to create special albums where the photos that are in those albums dont show up in the date view and home page. I like sharing my photos, but dont necessarily want everyone to see every photo I have. Or have sections…public and private.

Thanks

I really love the simplicity of the site. Love that the albums are not complex, full of links and advertisements. Also love that users do not have to sign up in order to view my albums.

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[From Susan - Customer Support]
Actually, when you’re on your homepage (www.dropshots.com/your_user_name), you do not need to double click…just a single click is needed to open the photo/video to an enlarged view. You only need to double click on the thumbprints when you’ve either displayed ALL your files or just the files from a particular day, month, or year. This is necessary so that multiple files can be selected to delete them.

Thank you for your suggestions regarding different privacy settings for albums. This is something we may consider for a future launch.

]]> By: Sadia http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1086 Sadia Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:57:18 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1086 Are their still plans to revive the Search functionality? I've really been missing it! ************** [From Susan - Customer Support] Unfortunately, there are no immediate plans currently to restore the search functionality. We are looking at it again for the future, though. Are their still plans to revive the Search functionality? I’ve really been missing it!

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[From Susan - Customer Support]
Unfortunately, there are no immediate plans currently to restore the search functionality. We are looking at it again for the future, though.

]]> By: Andy http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1007 Andy Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:32:48 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-1007 Thanks for some cool new features! I second Tim's suggestions - however only after all the other planned changes are working smoothly as this probably would be a huge update. Quick question - has the ability to rate pictures been removed? If so why are you still advertising the feature on your front page? ***************** [From Susan -- Customer Support] Yes, the photo rating feature is no longer available. Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Thanks for some cool new features!
I second Tim’s suggestions – however only after all the other planned changes are working smoothly as this probably would be a huge update.
Quick question – has the ability to rate pictures been removed?
If so why are you still advertising the feature on your front page?

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[From Susan -- Customer Support]
Yes, the photo rating feature is no longer available. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

]]> By: oliver t griswold http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-986 oliver t griswold Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:04:12 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-986 great suggestion by tim on sharing with other dropshot users. it would also be wonderful if we could have individual passwords for albums and selectively share each album with folks who perhaps we wouldn't want to see *all* of our photos 'n such. thanks, oliver... great suggestion by tim on sharing with other dropshot users.

it would also be wonderful if we could have individual passwords for albums and selectively share each album with folks who perhaps we wouldn’t want to see *all* of our photos ‘n such.

thanks,

oliver…

]]> By: Tim http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-982 Tim Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:27:37 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-982 Darren, Thank you for continuing to upgrade the functionality of DropShots -- this will only result in more and happier customers. That being said, it may become it's own worst enemy (okay...maybe that's a bit extremist)...let me explain via this suggestion. With my wife and my enjoyment and usage of DropShots as well as our friends' and families', more and more of them have created their own accounts. The issue lies in group activities. For instance, my wife, daughter and I were at a birthday party for a friend that happens to have a DropShots account. Two other Drop Shots families were at the same party. So we have 4 Drop Shots families at one party with 4 cameras clicking and flashing away. The issue lies in an easy way to share photos with your other Drop Shots friends. Although the simplest way I can think of, say, to share a photo of a Drop Shots friend's son or daughter that I took, is to cut/paste the zoomed URL for the pic into an email and send it to them. They would, in turn, be required to browse to it, right-click-save-as, then upload it to their account via DropBox. This is tedious considering the essential start and end location is the same -- Drop Shots servers...it's just been copied to another account. So....here's my suggestion. I'd love to see the addition of a feature similar to the following. From photo-owner's Drop Shots account... 1) Drag/drop a picture or pictures (similar to album drag/drop) onto a name in the Friends list From photo-receiver (friend) Drop Shots account... 1) Maybe something like an "InBox" or "Drop In" section appears in the left-hand menu 2) Listed are any Friends that have pending items that they've sent 3) User can either accept or decline any photo 3a) accepted photos are copied to the photo-receiver's account 3b) declined photos are just removed from the "InBox" or "Drop In" section I feel this functionality would be a great way for users to get other friends and family to join. If they know they can easily share photos between accounts, it's just another reason for their friends and family to start a Drop Shots account! Thanks for considering! -Tim Darren,
Thank you for continuing to upgrade the functionality of DropShots — this will only result in more and happier customers. That being said, it may become it’s own worst enemy (okay…maybe that’s a bit extremist)…let me explain via this suggestion.

With my wife and my enjoyment and usage of DropShots as well as our friends’ and families’, more and more of them have created their own accounts. The issue lies in group activities. For instance, my wife, daughter and I were at a birthday party for a friend that happens to have a DropShots account. Two other Drop Shots families were at the same party. So we have 4 Drop Shots families at one party with 4 cameras clicking and flashing away.

The issue lies in an easy way to share photos with your other Drop Shots friends. Although the simplest way I can think of, say, to share a photo of a Drop Shots friend’s son or daughter that I took, is to cut/paste the zoomed URL for the pic into an email and send it to them. They would, in turn, be required to browse to it, right-click-save-as, then upload it to their account via DropBox. This is tedious considering the essential start and end location is the same — Drop Shots servers…it’s just been copied to another account.

So….here’s my suggestion. I’d love to see the addition of a feature similar to the following.

From photo-owner’s Drop Shots account…
1) Drag/drop a picture or pictures (similar to album drag/drop) onto a name in the Friends list

From photo-receiver (friend) Drop Shots account…
1) Maybe something like an “InBox” or “Drop In” section appears in the left-hand menu
2) Listed are any Friends that have pending items that they’ve sent
3) User can either accept or decline any photo
3a) accepted photos are copied to the photo-receiver’s account
3b) declined photos are just removed from the “InBox” or “Drop In” section

I feel this functionality would be a great way for users to get other friends and family to join. If they know they can easily share photos between accounts, it’s just another reason for their friends and family to start a Drop Shots account!

Thanks for considering!

-Tim

]]> By: Rick http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-933 Rick Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:58:07 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-933 Please bring back the higher quality fullsize video. The ability to view high quality, fullsize video is the reason I paid to become premium member. The video quality has been observed to decrease with each dropbox update and this is very disappointing and alarming. Love the ability to advance/previous to next photo/video by clicking on the edge of photo, now please do the same for the enlarged zoom view. Responding to previous comment..... [From Darren Hardy] Tony, if single click was allowed you wouldn’t be able to select multiple thumbnails to drag into albums or the trash - it would open up the large view every time when all you wanted to do was select it to drag. Make sense? Maybe double click is only required only owner? view should only need to single click. Please bring back the higher quality fullsize video. The ability to view high quality, fullsize video is the reason I paid to become premium member. The video quality has been observed to decrease with each dropbox update and this is very disappointing and alarming.

Love the ability to advance/previous to next photo/video by clicking on the edge of photo, now please do the same for the enlarged zoom view.

Responding to previous comment…..

[From Darren Hardy]
Tony, if single click was allowed you wouldn’t be able to select multiple thumbnails to drag into albums or the trash – it would open up the large view every time when all you wanted to do was select it to drag. Make sense?

Maybe double click is only required only owner? view should only need to single click.

]]> By: Gabrielle http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-930 Gabrielle Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:23 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-930 Hey, I was wondering how I can blog my pictures onto myspace. The Blogging action isn't as simple as it used to be, so I'm still getting used to it. Is there any way you could walk me through blogging? I clicked on Blog and just got a link that doesn't show the image on Myspace... Thank you. *************** [From Susan - DropShots Support] For a step-by-step on posting onto your blog, please read here: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=40 For future reference, you can also access the Knowledgebase, our online help guide by clicking on "Help" at the top right corner of your DropShots homepage. Or, you can click on this link: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view Hey, I was wondering how I can blog my pictures onto myspace. The Blogging action isn’t as simple as it used to be, so I’m still getting used to it. Is there any way you could walk me through blogging? I clicked on Blog and just got a link that doesn’t show the image on Myspace…
Thank you.

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[From Susan - DropShots Support]

For a step-by-step on posting onto your blog, please read here: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=40

For future reference, you can also access the Knowledgebase, our online help guide by clicking on “Help” at the top right corner of your DropShots homepage. Or, you can click on this link: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view

]]> By: Erik http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-925 Erik Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:15:21 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-925 This is cool. I like the homepage. I give this website a 5 star rating! This is cool. I like the homepage. I give this website a 5 star rating!

]]> By: dannie http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/new-enhanced-features/#comment-924 dannie Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:13:13 +0000 http://www.dropshots.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/26/new-enhanced-features/#comment-924 Another thing, Is it possible to upload straight to an album or at least have a way to see the pics that were recently uploaded. I had a hell of a time trying to find the pics that I just uploaded (among the other pics) that i wanted to add to an album) Thanks [From Susan - DropShots Support] Hello there Dannie! All your photos and videos are uploaded to your User Home page. It is there where you can select the photo and videos you want in what albums. Go here to learn more about Albums: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=87 For faster 24/7 assistance be sure to access our Knowledge Base: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php Another thing, Is it possible to upload straight to an album or at least have a way to see the pics that were recently uploaded. I had a hell of a time trying to find the pics that I just uploaded (among the other pics) that i wanted to add to an album)

Thanks

[From Susan - DropShots Support]
Hello there Dannie! All your photos and videos are uploaded to your User Home page. It is there where you can select the photo and videos you want in what albums.

Go here to learn more about Albums: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=87

For faster 24/7 assistance be sure to access our Knowledge Base: http://support.dropshots.com/support/index.php

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