assbach's blog/

there's a new cool slideshow here, read

some places i found from where you can launch it:

docs

albums

groups

tags are coming, they say :)

A few days ago i got an invite to expono - which looks like just another photo-sharing site at first sight. It has a few features ipernity doesn't, but it's not always a question of features.

Here are some screenshots (ipernity) - also you can view them here (expono).

What i like about it (that ipernity is missing):

• getsatisfaction.com support
• twitter and facebook integration
• clean website design, look and feel
• nice javascript slideshow with keyboard navigation
• album & picture sharing with passwords for non-members
• the credit idea & rating pictures
• find duplicates
• photo stack
• inbox look and feel / distinction of system and real messages
• viewers can filter and sort pictures instantly
• the activity dashboard
• see featurelist for details

What i don't like or miss about it:

• not enough space: only 1GB of free space
• too expensive: pro accounts are 45$ with 10GB a year, at ipernity you can get 10GB a month for 24€ a year, i think even flickr is cheaper
• feature and icon-overload for people that are not used to it
• quite new, so the community is missing

Actually i feel home at ipernity and i do not want to "move" again, even though i could use some of exponos features. Some of them are on my personal wishlist for ipernity for some time now.

my profiles:

• ipernity (used daily)
• expono (not sure if i will use it yet)
• flickr (no new uploads since 2007)

very nice (free) song

http://www.box.net/shared/z63l72udbo

p.diddy spread it on twitter yesterday.

some personal words:

his death has been a hype topic on twitter and elsewhere since it was made public and some people started making fun of it or got upset by the mass of tweets concerning the topic. i do not understand this. yes every hype topic is disturbing for some in their timeline (tv shows, polititcs ,... ) but you cannot pretend that this is not important to talk about this for some people that at least want to say goodbye or something - show a little respect in a way. We are all human, we have a social core, some more, some less. if you don't want to read it keep your twitter clients closed or unfollow then follow back. I do think this has something to do with respect- also for those who tweet about it. Kind of "being part of it", some people probably feel better when they know and realize that they are not alone with their emotions and thoughts - generally or in this case. yes, most of all the people didn't know MJ in person but they can still have feelings for him or his music and his death now. I don't think it's just hype. Twitter is communication, communication means good and bad, ups and downs, not always funny, not always rational - we are human, right?

Michael Jacksons music and the rumors and stories about his life have been part of my childhood and teenage years and until now. I am not a super-fan or something but i liked his music and what effect it had on the music and dance world. I was curious about the planned final tour that was about to begin in a few days... He was a crazy guy in ways i like and in some i don't understand and don't really know much about. But so be it, i do wanna show respect and say i was shocked by the news.

Once more : Rest in peace