Cool new way to share photos…
April 17, 2007Man I’m old! I bet everybody under 25 already knows about these sites… I’m thinking there might be somethings I can do to combine these websites and Shoebox Memories services…
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“Open” Business model?
March 30, 2007An idea, I wanted to blog about. For whatever reason, I get ALOT of people who contact me wanting to know the ins and outs of Shoebox Memories. They want to do something similar in their home town and want my advice on tools, capabilities, etc. In the future, I could modify my business to be an “open model” with the goal being to help drive adoption of Linux. When I can figure out how to run 100% of the business on Linux applications, I can make this happen. Mainly I need the DVD authoring and Video editing tools to be improved significantly.
All the “how-to’s” would be published openly… as long as one uses Linux as the platform. The community could contribute and grow around it. I could have links from my webpage to others who are “dedicated” to Linux in this fashion as well. I could offer training and starter materials (templates and experience) as premium services. Training could be delivered remotely with Linux based technologies.
Maybe some day…
Cut and Paste - hot water
March 6, 2007It happened again.
Someone cut and paste from my website and didn’t get rid of all the evidence. This time, someone copied my Shoebox Memories site almost word-for-word and forgot to change the links to PayPal. More specifically, they copied my order form and my website about slide shows… then called my number (because they forgot to remove it from the HTML code) and expected me to help. It’s crazy! It’s a definite violation of my copyrights!!!
I would love to get some kind of retribution on people like this… It’s happened at least 4 or 5 times since I started Shoebox Memories in 2003. I don’t know what I can really do however. Any suggestions??
For starters, here’s the proof…
My order forms (see page 2) and website…
Screenshot of their website: (this is my proof/evidence)
It gets worse… their actual order form (an alternate link) is REMARKABLY similar to my order form!!!
Who are these violators of my copyrights??? Treasured Moments, based in South Dakota… http://www.treasuredmomentsslideshows.com/
- Cindy Matt, 17558 3 M Rd., Elm Springs, SD 57791-7706, Phone: 605-985-5583, Email: cindy@treasuredmomentsslideshows.com
- Dana Keffeler, 17540 Red Owl Rd., Union Center, SD 57787-3116, Phone: 605-985-5589, Email: dana@treasuredmomentsslideshows.com
- Diana Lopez, 29942 South Dakota Highway 1806, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532, Phone: 605-223-2025, Email: diana@treasuredmomentsslideshows.com
My request to you:
Please don’t do business with them, at least until they get some original content on their own website…
