Photie doesn't have all the pro features that sites like Flickr and Smugmug offer, but there are plenty of users out there who think of those as frills. A free service with a nice, clean design and no cap on file sizes looks pretty good if you don't want to deal with stuff like social networks, mobile uploads, and signup fees. This is just uploading and tagging, like nature intended it.
The site is still in beta, so we'll keep an eye on it and see how it evolves. Frankly, we're hoping it stays with the friendly "less-complicated-than-Flickr, much-classier-than-ImageShack model". Before you start with the "not another photo site!" comments, give it a look. We think some users will find it's just what they needed.
Warning: Because Photie displays recently-uploaded photos on the front page, you might not want to click through at work. There was nothing controversial up front when we took the screenshot above, but it's best to be careful. Thanks to readers Alex and Todd for catching this.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-31-2008 @ 2:55PM
Alex Gorstan said...
NSFW!
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3-31-2008 @ 2:58PM
Todd said...
Wow, that site is drowning in teh pr0nz, yet this blog post and link out appears in the AOL feed reader. Nice!
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3-31-2008 @ 4:14PM
Todd said...
"Teh pr0nz, day burned muh eyez!!!"
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3-31-2008 @ 6:41PM
dwesnor said...
Yeah, maybe put the warning at the top and not at the bottom. I was expecting to see the cool missile shots, but got something totally NSFW.
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4-01-2008 @ 1:05PM
kevjohn said...
heh, missle shots.
4-01-2008 @ 5:23AM
Stuart Halliday said...
Unfortunately it just crashes with database errors when you click on some of the pictures. 'Beta' right enough...
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4-01-2008 @ 8:10AM
Photie.com said...
Thank you for this review. It's great to get some encouraging feedback.
From our user feedback we've noticed a few bugs here and there, we're working on resolving them. It's early days for us so we do need to iron some things out!
Adult or inappropriate material is against the terms of use of Photie. However, as we don't limit our users, this issue exists. We actively delete any adult or inappropriate material that appears on the website and are in the process of developing the functionality for users to report any inappropriate content to us. We will also be removing the accounts of users who break the terms of use.
Thanks again!
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