Comments on: Graphita Adds Personal Bling to Photos http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:41:20 -0800 hourly 1 By: Somewhat Frank http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1532011 Somewhat Frank Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:02:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1532011 <strong>Personalize Your Photos With Graphita...</strong> Does the photo below look familiar? You might recall the photo (above) of myself with popular blogger Orli Yakuel, which I clowned with the Graphita tool-set for a TechCrunch review while at Web 2.0 Expo last April. Graphita has officially... Personalize Your Photos With Graphita…

Does the photo below look familiar? You might recall the photo (above) of myself with popular blogger Orli Yakuel, which I clowned with the Graphita tool-set for a TechCrunch review while at Web 2.0 Expo last April. Graphita has officially…

]]> By: David Shantz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1337047 David Shantz Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:09:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1337047 If you've paid for any number of mega-pixels in your digital camera and you want to make a few changes to your pictures, this is a really easy way to get what you want quickly without a PhD in photo retouching. Several innovations involved here: Print resolution images editable in real-time on the web. Drag and drop ease of use for commonly used effects you would have to spend hours drawing in a tool-based program like Photoshop. Easy to get pictures into community sites and back to your desktop. No one else is doing this at print resolution...and besides, talent for drawing is optional. If you go to the site, you can register for the beta program: www.graphita.com If you’ve paid for any number of mega-pixels in your digital camera and you want to make a few changes to your pictures, this is a really easy way to get what you want quickly without a PhD in photo retouching.

Several innovations involved here:

Print resolution images editable in real-time on the web.

Drag and drop ease of use for commonly used effects you would have to spend hours drawing in a tool-based program like Photoshop.

Easy to get pictures into community sites and back to your desktop. No one else is doing this at print resolution…and besides, talent for drawing is optional.

If you go to the site, you can register for the beta program: http://www.graphita.com

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1336869 Zoli Erdos Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1336869 I got <a href="http://www.zoliblog.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/9/2792866.html" rel="nofollow">PikiPimp-ed</a> recently :-) I got PikiPimp-ed recently :-)

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1336430 Jason Coleman Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:04:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1336430 We did some work for PhotoCrank, a company that does something similar but from mobile phones. Send a picture message to their service and it will return the image with an overlay specific to a code you use or PhotoCrank email address you sent it to. You can try it by sending a pic message to try@photocrank.com. Check out their website to find more designs. They even have some that let you add custom wording (thought bubbles, etc) based on the message in the txt. http://www.photocrank.com It's not life altering, but it can be pretty fun. We did some work for PhotoCrank, a company that does something similar but from mobile phones. Send a picture message to their service and it will return the image with an overlay specific to a code you use or PhotoCrank email address you sent it to.

You can try it by sending a pic message to try@photocrank.com. Check out their website to find more designs. They even have some that let you add custom wording (thought bubbles, etc) based on the message in the txt.

http://www.photocrank.com

It’s not life altering, but it can be pretty fun.

]]> By: pallet jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1336331 pallet jack Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:05:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1336331 This is the weakest thing shown on techcrunch in atleast 2 weeks. - TC are you really? investing your blog time? in this? -RB This is the weakest thing shown on techcrunch in atleast 2 weeks.

– TC are you really? investing your blog time? in this?

-RB

]]> By: Amy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335996 Amy Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:56:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335996 Oh, that looks neat. I'll have to take a look at it. Oh, that looks neat.
I’ll have to take a look at it.

]]> By: Greg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335991 Greg Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335991 I've always thought that photos on the Internet just weren't annoying enough, so this is a company I am very interested in. The technology behind it is nice, but the only good I see coming from this service is deliberately making horrible things for comedy. I’ve always thought that photos on the Internet just weren’t annoying enough, so this is a company I am very interested in.

The technology behind it is nice, but the only good I see coming from this service is deliberately making horrible things for comedy.

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335924 Matt Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:43:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335924 Just another doo-dadd. A ZingFu.com rip-off. Just another doo-dadd. A ZingFu.com rip-off.

]]> By: Charles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335835 Charles Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:05:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335835 @Gimshaw A doo-dad for sure, but then there's money in doo-dads for the MySpace crowd, witness the legions of image and slideshow services. @Gimshaw

A doo-dad for sure, but then there’s money in doo-dads for the MySpace crowd, witness the legions of image and slideshow services.

]]> By: Gimshaw http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335803 Gimshaw Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335803 Is this a business or a doo-dad? It smells like doo-dad. Is this a business or a doo-dad? It smells like doo-dad.

]]> By: Nishant http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335684 Nishant Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:51:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335684 itasveer.com, which is an Indian service, has DoodlePad (http://www.itasveer.com/godoodle). Both anonymous and authenticated accesses are supported and the designs can be saved, reopened, edited and printed on mugs and t-shirts itasveer.com, which is an Indian service, has DoodlePad (http://www.itas...er.com/godoodle). Both anonymous and authenticated accesses are supported and the designs can be saved, reopened, edited and printed on mugs and t-shirts

]]> By: Wes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335674 Wes Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:34:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335674 It could be helpful those people without adobe photoshop or similar software. Cannot see how it would be useful to me at the moment. It could be helpful those people without adobe photoshop or similar software. Cannot see how it would be useful to me at the moment.

]]> By: What is tech innovation of this one? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335638 What is tech innovation of this one? Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:58:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335638 What is different between using adobe photoshop at that personal graphic? What is different between using adobe photoshop at that personal graphic?

]]> By: Jenn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335612 Jenn Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:34:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335612 @fukumimi In the US, there is a company (GWHA) that has a mobile photo "blinging" service on Sprint's network named PictureThis: http://www.gwha.com/PictureThis/PT_Gallery.php @fukumimi

In the US, there is a company (GWHA) that has a mobile photo “blinging” service on Sprint’s network named PictureThis: http://www.gwha.../PT_Gallery.php

]]> By: RaJ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335559 RaJ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:48:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335559 Another application related to photo. Application like fotowoosh & Graphita will really attract school goers. It is mainly for fun www.suggestusability.com Another application related to photo. Application like fotowoosh & Graphita will really attract school goers. It is mainly for fun

http://www.sugg...stusability.com

]]> By: Amy Wilsch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335554 Amy Wilsch Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:45:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335554 I don't think it's as good as some of the digital scrapbooking softwares out there (although they are mostly desktop apps). I don’t think it’s as good as some of the digital scrapbooking softwares out there (although they are mostly desktop apps).

]]> By: fukumimi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335534 fukumimi Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:26:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335534 What would make this really big would be to provide a mobile-enabled service. The concept seems to be an on-line version of a service which was/is popular in Japan with the younger generation called Purikura, photo booths (often big enough for two or more people) with the ability to customize images with frames and icons and such and print out a bunch of photo stickers are common in game arcades and the like. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purikura) The whole concept of purikura was to share the small photo stickers with friends, young kids had a whole bunch of the plastered on everything from diaries (to create a sort of real "friends list" with photos, prempting that features which is so pervasive on SNS profiles) to mobile phones, part of a personalization culture. In fact, Atlus, which was one of the creators (along with Sega) of the original Purikura machines have an on-line service for mobile phones in Japan. You can also get purikura format (sticky backed) paper for use with your PC and imaging software, but it is no doubt a hassle for non-PC savvy people to get that up and running. Microformat portable printers (some potentially integrated into phones) - think something like Zink which was demoed at Demo07- may trigger another evolution of the Purikura phenomenon. What may seem rather tacky on large format photos seems less so on small sized photos, especially if they can be easily printed out and distributed. What would make this really big would be to provide a mobile-enabled service.

The concept seems to be an on-line version of a service which was/is popular in Japan with the younger generation called Purikura, photo booths (often big enough for two or more people) with the ability to customize images with frames and icons and such and print out a bunch of photo stickers are common in game arcades and the like. (http://en.wikip...g/wiki/Purikura)

The whole concept of purikura was to share the small photo stickers with friends, young kids had a whole bunch of the plastered on everything from diaries (to create a sort of real “friends list” with photos, prempting that features which is so pervasive on SNS profiles) to mobile phones, part of a personalization culture.

In fact, Atlus, which was one of the creators (along with Sega) of the original Purikura machines have an on-line service for mobile phones in Japan.

You can also get purikura format (sticky backed) paper for use with your PC and imaging software, but it is no doubt a hassle for non-PC savvy people to get that up and running.

Microformat portable printers (some potentially integrated into phones) – think something like Zink which was demoed at Demo07- may trigger another evolution of the Purikura phenomenon.

What may seem rather tacky on large format photos seems less so on small sized photos, especially if they can be easily printed out and distributed.

]]> By: Somewhat Frank http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335493 Somewhat Frank Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:40:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335493 <strong>Annotate Your Photos With Graphita...</strong> Graphita, a San Rafael, California-based startup, offers an online photo annotation product that will be launching in mid-May. Graphita is a Flash-based application that makes it easy for anyone to take a photo and added some bling to it via... Annotate Your Photos With Graphita…

Graphita, a San Rafael, California-based startup, offers an online photo annotation product that will be launching in mid-May. Graphita is a Flash-based application that makes it easy for anyone to take a photo and added some bling to it via…

]]> By: Frieda http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335459 Frieda Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:06:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335459 yes bob. here is more about orli yakuel and techcrunch. i am surprised they are not trying harder to keep the webtech digg account secret. it will be banned when it is found out http://valleywag.com/tech/geek-lust/michael-arrington-%252B-orli-yakuel--link-love-234289.php yes bob. here is more about orli yakuel and techcrunch. i am surprised they are not trying harder to keep the webtech digg account secret. it will be banned when it is found out

http://valleywa...love-234289.php

]]> By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335445 Bob Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335445 Great picture to use with the link to webtech who just got a digg on Google story :> looks like a fun app! Great picture to use with the link to webtech who just got a digg on Google story :>

looks like a fun app!

]]> By: Mike Watson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335440 Mike Watson Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:43:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335440 Serves a purpose. Not something I would be interested in. What's Hot Today.com Serves a purpose. Not something I would be interested in.

What’s Hot Today.com

]]> By: How to start a clothing line from scratch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1335437 How to start a clothing line from scratch Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:41:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/17/graphita-adds-personal-bling-to-photos/#comment-1335437 useless web app... useless web app…

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