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Mike Tesh · March 31st, 2006, 07:47 AM

If you host on either what made you choose the one you did for your photos?

I have been using pbase.com for several years now. I like it alot, but I noticed flickr has some different, interesting options. But overall I'm not really a fan of the interface and the constant default style for all the pages. But it seems like it's a pretty powerful system just like pbase and it sems like those who use it are pretty happy with it. It seems to be the rage among all the blogging/design people. But yet I also see a lot of good photographers using pbase.

Emre Safak · March 31st, 2006, 12:18 PM

pbase is so yesterday. flickr is notable for having an API, so all sorts of wonderful third-party tools exist. For example, I use one to integrate my flickr gallery with my Wordpress blog. I just enter a few keywords to filter the pictures from my gallery, and I can insert the ones I want. There are other interesting features too, but the short of it is that flickr is a pleasure to use.

One bad thing about flickr is that the free account only allows you to create three folders/galleries.

Daniel Wang · March 31st, 2006, 11:33 PM

Flickr...when you reach 200 photos and upload more, it will automatically "eat away" at the back end of what you first uploaded first. If you have a link to the URL it will still be hosted but not shown in the gallery. But I love the uploadr - verry cool.

Frank Granovski · April 1st, 2006, 05:24 AM

Although Flickr is home town based, I much prefer the feel and look of pbase.

Keith Loh · April 1st, 2006, 01:24 PM

I got on the Flickr in the last two weeks and I really like the interface and the controls. The uploader app is indeed cool. I can drag and drop from Picasa, for example, right onto it.

Frank what do you mean about Flickr being home-town based? From what I've seen you can organize / share according to any kind of tag.

Frank Granovski · April 1st, 2006, 06:30 PM

I could be wrong but I was under the impression that Flickr was developed in Vancouver.

Frank Granovski · May 1st, 2006, 03:51 AM

...and Flickr is sooo slow compared with pbase. Pbase rocks!

Keith Loh · May 1st, 2006, 08:15 AM

Frank, you're right about it being home-town based. Or rather, the guy who created it is a Vancouverrite. Who knows what happened after they got popular.

Meryem Ersoz · May 1st, 2006, 10:26 AM

maybe someone can help me out here. i'm experimenting with both flickr and pbase. flickr assigned me a home name of http://www.flickr.com/photos/96299896@N00/ which i hate. is there any way to change this?

pbase, by contrast, gave me the more manageable and biz-card friendly:

http://www.pbase.com/planeteproductions

so i'm leaning towards paying the $24, just to get a better-looking name. unless someone can tell me, is there a way to customize my flickr root gallery name?

thanks!

Emre Safak · May 1st, 2006, 11:00 AM

Meryem, go to your account settings: http://flickr.com/profile_edit.gne

Meryem Ersoz · May 1st, 2006, 03:38 PM

thanks, emre. that's more like it.

having tried both of these, i think i'm going with flickr. i like the look of pbase better, just because it looks more professional, less amateurish. and it is easier to organize photos in the unlimited gallery structure. but y'all are right that the flickr toolset is pretty nice. and free is a hard price to beat. i'm amazed at how much space they give you. pretty cool.

March 31st, 2006, 07:47 AM	#1
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	pbase or flickr? If you host on either what made you choose the one you did for your photos? I have been using pbase.com for several years now. I like it alot, but I noticed flickr has some different, interesting options. But overall I'm not really a fan of the interface and the constant default style for all the pages. But it seems like it's a pretty powerful system just like pbase and it sems like those who use it are pretty happy with it. It seems to be the rage among all the blogging/design people. But yet I also see a lot of good photographers using pbase. __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

March 31st, 2006, 12:18 PM	#2
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	pbase is so yesterday. flickr is notable for having an API, so all sorts of wonderful third-party tools exist. For example, I use one to integrate my flickr gallery with my Wordpress blog. I just enter a few keywords to filter the pictures from my gallery, and I can insert the ones I want. There are other interesting features too, but the short of it is that flickr is a pleasure to use. One bad thing about flickr is that the free account only allows you to create three folders/galleries. Last edited by Emre Safak; March 31st, 2006 at 05:26 PM.

March 31st, 2006, 11:33 PM	#3
Daniel Wang Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 113	Auto - "delete" Flickr...when you reach 200 photos and upload more, it will automatically "eat away" at the back end of what you first uploaded first. If you have a link to the URL it will still be hosted but not shown in the gallery. But I love the uploadr - verry cool.

April 1st, 2006, 01:24 PM	#5
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I got on the Flickr in the last two weeks and I really like the interface and the controls. The uploader app is indeed cool. I can drag and drop from Picasa, for example, right onto it. Frank what do you mean about Flickr being home-town based? From what I've seen you can organize / share according to any kind of tag. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

May 1st, 2006, 08:15 AM	#8
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Frank, you're right about it being home-town based. Or rather, the guy who created it is a Vancouverrite. Who knows what happened after they got popular. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

April 1st, 2006, 05:24 AM	#4
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Although Flickr is home town based, I much prefer the feel and look of pbase.

April 1st, 2006, 06:30 PM	#6
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I could be wrong but I was under the impression that Flickr was developed in Vancouver.

May 1st, 2006, 03:51 AM	#7
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	...and Flickr is sooo slow compared with pbase. Pbase rocks!

May 1st, 2006, 10:26 AM	#9
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	maybe someone can help me out here. i'm experimenting with both flickr and pbase. flickr assigned me a home name of http://www.flickr.com/photos/96299896@N00/ which i hate. is there any way to change this? pbase, by contrast, gave me the more manageable and biz-card friendly: http://www.pbase.com/planeteproductions so i'm leaning towards paying the $24, just to get a better-looking name. unless someone can tell me, is there a way to customize my flickr root gallery name? thanks!

May 1st, 2006, 11:00 AM	#10
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Meryem, go to your account settings: http://flickr.com/profile_edit.gne

May 1st, 2006, 03:38 PM	#11
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	thanks, emre. that's more like it. having tried both of these, i think i'm going with flickr. i like the look of pbase better, just because it looks more professional, less amateurish. and it is easier to organize photos in the unlimited gallery structure. but y'all are right that the flickr toolset is pretty nice. and free is a hard price to beat. i'm amazed at how much space they give you. pretty cool.