Comments on: Google Starts Charging http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/google-starts-charging/ The Internet. Technology. Irregular Postings. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam Davyson » Blog Archive » Google lowers prices on Picasa Web Album / Gmail Storage http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/google-starts-charging/comment-page-1/#comment-274352 Sam Davyson » Blog Archive » Google lowers prices on Picasa Web Album / Gmail Storage Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:09:09 +0000 http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/?p=132#comment-274352 [...] couple of years ago I wrote about Google introducing the pricing structure for Picasa Web Albums. I regarded it as quite a step for [...] [...] couple of years ago I wrote about Google introducing the pricing structure for Picasa Web Albums. I regarded it as quite a step for [...]

]]> By: Sam Davyson http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/google-starts-charging/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Sam Davyson Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:38:38 +0000 http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/?p=132#comment-265 Yes I hope they do "pull a Gmail" and you are right it may provide a good solution for entry level photographers to share their photos without any hassle. At the same time I suppose it is clever of Google to target this (rather unsatisfied) market rather than trying to tackle the very popular Flickr where they would be far less likely to be successful. Even so I think it is a sizeable change for Google to begin charging for a service. Yes I hope they do “pull a Gmail” and you are right it may provide a good solution for entry level photographers to share their photos without any hassle. At the same time I suppose it is clever of Google to target this (rather unsatisfied) market rather than trying to tackle the very popular Flickr where they would be far less likely to be successful. Even so I think it is a sizeable change for Google to begin charging for a service.

]]> By: debian_ http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/google-starts-charging/comment-page-1/#comment-262 debian_ Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:30:32 +0000 http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/?p=132#comment-262 There's nothing that says Google won't pull a Gmail and slowly upgrade the initial 250mb limit over time as they get a since of user growth and initial load statistics. As it stands now, 250MB seems to be fine for a free service that might be aimed at people familiar with Google but not other photo hosting sites. If people who are into the latest and highest MP cameras feel that Google's free offering isn't plausible, or that the paid version doesn't offer enough, then use an already established service like Flickr. At this point in the game, it's not a "Google or nothing" show. We all still have choices. Use what is right for you and your needs and leave Google to decide what they think is suitable for their _free_ services. There’s nothing that says Google won’t pull a Gmail and slowly upgrade the initial 250mb limit over time as they get a since of user growth and initial load statistics.

As it stands now, 250MB seems to be fine for a free service that might be aimed at people familiar with Google but not other photo hosting sites.

If people who are into the latest and highest MP cameras feel that Google’s free offering isn’t plausible, or that the paid version doesn’t offer enough, then use an already established service like Flickr.

At this point in the game, it’s not a “Google or nothing” show. We all still have choices. Use what is right for you and your needs and leave Google to decide what they think is suitable for their _free_ services.

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