A STORY...

1955, MY MOMindians never smile in photographs

1978, MEi’m obviously indian

1981, WTF?seriously, wtf?

1985, STATE CHAMPIONSmy first year playing, mainly on the sidelines

1990, I HATE FISHINGbut this is one of my fondest memories

2004, REPRESENT!never use elmer’s glue on your face

2006, WITH GRAMPSone of the coolest people you’ll never meet

2010, ...

THAT’S NOT WHERE IT STARTS

3200 BC

we have always tried to preserve moments visually

JAISEN MATHAIThe OpenPhoto Project

THE REAL WORLD

THE INTERNET

THESE GUYS

IT’S NOT JUST STARTUPSIt’s Yahoo!

IT’S NOT JUST STARTUPSIt’s Yahoo!, AOL

IT’S NOT JUST STARTUPSIt’s AOL, Yahoo!, and Apple

MY MOTIVATION

WOOHOO! SERVERSwait, we’re shutting down. you’re SOL

I STILL GET THESE, 3 YEARS LATER:(

ALBERT EINSTEINWe can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we

used when we created them.

OWNERSHIP IS HAVING OPTIONSelse, what’s the point?

PORTABILITY IS ABOUT LONGEVITYjust because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s useless

especially photos

ONE SIMPLE QUESTIONwhat if users granted applications access to their data

IT WORKS BOTH LIKE THIS

AND LIKE THIS

WE’RE IN GOOD COMPANY

THERE’S A MOVEMENT

IT’S 2012; SILOS ARE SO 2011