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Interview: Thomas Beguin, co-founder, ReSnap

June 1, 2017July 10, 2017 GaryPageau AI, Bundle, Google Photos, ReSnap

The Dead Pixels Society recently interviewed (via email) Thomas Beguin, co-founder of ReSnap, a Dutch photo-book technology company. The company was in the news recently for acquiring Bundle, a company that developed intelligent photo-organization technology. Can you tell us about ReSnap – a little about how the company has started and grown? Beguin: ReSnap started in 2013 out of the... Read More

Marketing Opinion

Photo scanning opportunities across many sectors

May 30, 2017July 8, 2017 GaryPageau APPO, E-Z Photo Scan, Epson, Fotobridge, Fujifilm, Google Photos, Google PhotoScan, IPI, Kodak Alaris, LegacyBox, ScanCage, Storefront, Walgreens, YesVideo

Everyone has them: Boxes and boxes of old family photos. These scattered memories may not be in any chronological order and the photo subjects may be distant and forgotten relatives, but these are still family photos. As Baby Boomers have aged, many inherited their parents photo collections that start at the turn of the 20th century and move on up... Read More

Market research Opinion

Google I/O: What’s wrong with a lack of jaw-dropping announcements?

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 GaryPageau AI, Google I/O, Google Lens, Google Photos, Hans Hartman, Mobile Photo Connect, Suite 48a

Opinion from Hans Hartman at Suite 48a at his Mobile Photo Perspectives column. Click the link at the bottom to read more: In short: Nothing. With an emphasis on incremental improvements to Google’s photo organizing, sharing and search solutions, Google’s maturing solutions are now becoming so easy, efficient, and helpful that many consumers will feel they can’t live without them. Perhaps... Read More

News Opinion

Google wants in on the photo book business. But why?

May 21, 2017 GaryPageau Chatbooks, Google, Google Photos, GrooveBook, Mixbook, Mosaic, photo books, ReSnap, Tapsbook

Google wants in on the photo book business. This was revealed last week at the Google I/O conference where the Google Photos team unleashed three announcements – Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries, Photo Books – along with the statement there are 500 million regular users, uploading 1.2 billion photos and videos a day. Second to Facebook, Google Photos is probably the... Read More

Earnings reports Opinion

Shutterfly earnings report reveals overall printing market trends and challenges

April 26, 2017April 28, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon Photos, Artifact Uprising, Best Buy, ColorCentric, CVS, District Photo, Fastsigns, Google Photos, GrooveBook, Mixbook, Print Refinery, RPI, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Target, ThisLife, Walgreens2 Comments

Yesterday, photo-printing industry leader Shutterfly Inc. released its first quarter earnings, which revealed once again the on-going struggles of making a year-round business out the typically seasonal photo-printing business. Shutterfly has invested millions in photo-printing plants with national reach, and then watch much of the equipment sit idle until the fourth quarter. The challenges faced by Shutterfly, however, are also mirrored... Read More