Online photo-sharing service PhotoSite has launched PhotoSafe - a convenient method to securely store digital photos online. [Yep another one]."Photos are memories and it's extremely important to us to keep those memories safe," said Heidi Gibson, PhotoSite vice president. "Most people keep their digital photos on their computer or on CDs, thinking they're safe, but there are a lot of ways that images stored on a computer or a CD can be inadvertently lost or destroyed. With PhotoSafe, they are stored securely on multiple servers at multiple locations, so they're not only safe, but also available 24 hours a day for viewing or downloading." [And the difference between this and thousands of other internet photo storage sites is??]
PhotoSafe is sold as a standalone product and as a premium feature of PhotoSite's photo sharing services. There are two membership options:
- Store 1,000 photos a month for $1.99 per month
- Store unlimited photos for $2.99 per month
All existing PhotoSite paid members will be automatically given access to the PhotoSafe feature and all their images on PhotoSite will be backed up on PhotoSafe servers for free.
As with all the other similar storage sites photos can be uploaded to PhotoSafe using the AlbumBuilder software, via easy-to-use Web-based upload tools, by email or with a cellular phone. Prints, mugs etc can be purchased too.
1. Maybe if you are just backing up pics of gramma and ol'blue the basset hound, this would be a great service. But for most of us, I'd say stay away due to its Members agreement:
Member grants PhotoSite a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to (i) host, use, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, combine with information provided by third parties, and publicly display the Member Content on and through the Service and in PhotoSite's promotional or advertising materials and (ii) sublicense to third parties such Member Content to the extent necessary for the creation and maintenance of, in part or in whole, such Web sites. No compensation will be paid or due Member with respect to PhotoSite's or its sublicensee's use of the materials as licensed above.
No Thanks!
Posted at 10:39PM on Jul 22nd 2006 by Mike