Comments on: PhoTrade Offers Ad Supported Photo Syndication

By: timsdd

timsdd — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:06:27 +0000

I think now they need to do some serious SEO for stock photo buying, now that the user base has mushroomed since this original article was posted.

By: Goran Web

Goran Web — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:07:59 +0000

Well I quite like it, it has potential.

By: timsdd

timsdd — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:41:37 +0000

I think it has huge potential.
Goodbye (for me) Flickr, photobucket, imageshack shack shack

My Phobadge —> http://www.phot.../badges/367.jpg

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:52:31 +0000

This is a problem. I have a simple vanity website which is photo heavy. I find that people are hotlinking to my photos (or just copying them outright). It is only downside, since none of this brings people back to my site. It seems that BritePic effectively hosts the photo in a form which allows use of the photo without losing control of it. But Photrade makes a lot of sense as well, because it adds social networking. I could see moving lots of my photos from Flickr, where I have no realistic control, to something like Photrade. This would allow the networking, and also make it easy to use the photos on my website. If only their interface were better, like flickr, smugmug, or pbase.

By: Nick Franklin

Nick Franklin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:19:00 +0000

The DMCA won’t cover these guys when someone starts making money off images that aren’t their’s. I guess they think it’s better to be in the game on thin legal ice than not at all.

I can see Viacom v YouTube but instead it will be Corbis/Getty/Magnum/AP v PhoTrade….and as PhoTrade offers revenue sharing to everyone right from the getgo their case won’t have half the chance of YouTube’s.

My thoughts anyways…I may be talking bollocks, I have no legal education what-so-eva )

By: Justin Stanley

Justin Stanley — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:16:35 +0000

Kind of funny since Peculi.com launched earlier this week, in public beta, and it is cleaner and without the embedded ads. We have tried to get TechCrunch to publish us but haven’t heard anything back yet. Little bit frustrating. We notified them last week and invited them to participate in our private beta. We are just no name college students but I think we have a better site.

Ah well.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:50:58 +0000

sorry, this will never work… its a good idea but when a blogger links a image they don’t want an ad on their image.

By: PJ

PJ — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:14:43 +0000

ugly ugly ugly.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:34:58 +0000

I like pho. It’s very delicious. I don’t know why anyone wants to trade it.

By: Hankster

Hankster — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:42:06 +0000

I think Adbrite launched there version of this concept some time ago ( http://www.britepic.com/ ) . From what I’ve seen of the two.. britepic appears to have a much better approach.

By: J

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:31:28 +0000

I’m a little bit confused. I went to the site and saw that they provide code/urls to embed the photo or send a link via email. What I didn’t see were ads overlaid on the photo.

http://www.phot...×350_0.jpg
I right clicked and copied the image location and I see the watermark…but that’s by no means new or unique.

The embed code displays the photo but puts a semi transparent photrade logo on it. Is that what’s optionally replaced with ads? The embed code links back to the photrade page which has two columns of ads.

Is the primary difference here that they are sharing revenue from ads?

I thought from reading that they had some technology that wrapped the photo inside of something else (i.e. Flash) which could protect the photo and carry along additional elements (i.e. ads).

But couldn’t I just grab the url of the jpeg and embed it into my blog without the owner receiving any compensation?

Cool idea…just wanted to have a better understanding of what it was.

By: Fake Bill Gates

Fake Bill Gates — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:54:03 +0000

That Krista Neher does have some nice boobs doesn’t she? Wow!! I’ll use the service if her picture is on their site.

By: john

john — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:39:33 +0000

i like the idea and work in a similiar business. the legal issues will be a ? and educating their users and buyers what the ramifications are to licensing content like this for different usages. ill be excited to check it out and wish them luck.

also opening up a consumer licensing vehicle for amatuer photographers will be a very cool event. we are attempting to do that as well at cutcaster. sort of like ebay meets getty meets craigslist but open to anyone and we leave a ton of control in the seller and buyers hands.

By: CT

CT — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:58:40 +0000

Pho ga!

By: jc

jc — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:00:11 +0000

Addition to #1
To be more accurate, bowls of rice noodles

By: WhatTheyWant

WhatTheyWant — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:39:20 +0000

I think that the concept is great and it is definitely something that I would be interested in checking out (I wonder how long an invite takes?)….. The design isn’t great (although I can forgive that since they said above that they are unfunded and it Beta)…..

I agree with Duncan – if you think bigger picture this could be really big…..

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:37:34 +0000

Shrewd users could make a killing off this model. Now if only those ginko baloba pills would start working, I might be shrewd myself someday.

By: eric

eric — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:31:10 +0000

seems like a cool service, will have to see how it develops since they’re still invite only

By: John Barnes

John Barnes — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:17:03 +0000

Yeah, I get it, but you are a little late to the game…

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:10:27 +0000

John,

Just wanted to make sure you knew that you do not have to have ads in your photos. It is simply an option. Our goal at PhoTrade is to create one place to help you manage, protect, and monetize your photos.

Thanks,

Andy (PhoTrade team)

By: John Barnes

John Barnes — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:04:48 +0000

Lame. Who would want ads on their photos? This takes away the beauty from the actual photo. Hmmm…I’ll stick with ads in other places…

By: HBS Pho Club

HBS Pho Club — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:02:39 +0000

#14 large with meatballs, please.
An order of fresh spring rolls, too.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:25:02 +0000

Clever, but not too sure it will work out.

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

By: Krista Neher

Krista Neher — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:51:21 +0000

This is Krista, from Photrade (the person in the video). Thanks for your comments and interest in Photrade. We appreciate the comments on the UI and design, and we are not satisfied with where the site is right now either. We are currently in a private Beta test as we work out the bugs and improve the overall user experience.

We are currently unfunded but are really excited that we just hired a full-time designer, so there should be LOTS of UI improvements coming soon, prior to our public launch.

Thank you again for your interest, and please feel free to contact me with any comments about the site at krista @ photrade . com or our CEO Andrew Paradies acp @ photrade . com. If you are interested in an invite you can request one at http://www.photrade.com.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:22:31 +0000

Have to agree with Sherif… site doesn’t look too good.