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Re: Your Thoughts on Image Hosting Sites...
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Date: 
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:30:26 GMT
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In lugnet.ambassadors, Nelson Yrizarry wrote:
   The LEGO Ambassadors would like to ask you for your input on what you would want from an image-hosting site:
  • What would make for the “ideal” image-hosting site for LEGO fans?

  • What type of features/services would you like to see on such a site?

  • How much would you be willing to pay for these services, if free image hosting was not an option?
((((snipped)))

Nelson Yrizarry


I agree with most of the comments others have written.

I would also like to add that I like the way Brickshelf allows you to see a lot of images on the same page – without excessive scrolling. When I’m browsing, I can see 30 images on the same page (without ads.) And when I view a specific gallery, I can see 48 thumbnails on the same page.

I also think a clean, less-is more design is also very important. The home pages of a lot of image sites are much fussier than I would prefer. Brickshelf’s home page is still my favorite, but it’s a circus of links, ads, images and text.

-Steven



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  Your Thoughts on Image Hosting Sites...
 
Recent events have put the issue of image hosting in the spotlight. There are a lot of choices out there, from popular sites like Brickshelf and MOCpages to newer sites like MOCShow, YouBrick, BrickImage, and even commercial, non-LEGO sites like (...) (17 years ago, 4-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) ! 

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