People who are sharing their lives with each other care less about the number of media from other random people than about how good the site is for sharing media with the people they care about. And I’m convinced that the single media sites will eventually fade away. They just don’t make sense in the long run.

And as to innovating faster, you might notice that Twango has been adding features at a rapid pace. In fact, today we are announcing the ability to visualize Twango members and media on Google Earth!

Check out the announcement here:
http://blog.twango.com/twango/2007/05/view_twango_med.html

Cheers - Jim Laurel
Co-Founder, Twango
http://www.twango.com/jim

First, the files you upload via our new one-click file hosting feature are not visible in any browse views. Unless you know the exact URL, which contains a unique GUID, you will not be able to view the media.

Also, I’d really like to understand why it makes more sense to use specific sites for each media type, i.e., one for video, another for photos, etc. In the old days, we used to carry one camera for video, one for stills, and another for stills. But increasingly, these media types can all be captured by a single device. Why would consumers wish to learn a different site for each media type? Let’s say you go on a trip. You use your digicam to capture stills and video. Do you think your friends and family would rather see all your stuff in a single place, or jump between two sites to see the two different media types?

Best Regards,
–Jim Laurel
Co-Founder, Twango