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php can be cached into bytecode. very similar to jsp pages on a first run basis. there are a few op code caches available for php including one from zend (which costs money) and a few free ones such as mmcache (which we use at FotoFlix and it's great).

Google should definitely be looking into FotoFlix. Similar service to Flickr but enough uniqueness to add value to Google's line of products (orkut & blogger).

FotoFlix is even more like adobe photo album. Down to the drag and drop features of labels in Adobe's Photo Album to the search interface.

I can forsee Google acquiring FotoFlix so that blogspot users can embed a "FotoFlix" into their blog instead of just posting photos to a blog.

Yahoo! has a huge userbase and can immediately get rolling with a social networking. They can integrate Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! email and even personals. They have so many things going for them with this.

The only thing they need is to acquire FotoFlix and offer a unique photo/audio feature.

Clean...like this? :)

I am a fan of flickr as well. I have an account at each (though I do use fotoflix as my primary one - though I AM biased). I like that fotoflix allows me to embed or link directly to the actual flix from my personal site...jmathai.com (look at the fotoflix links on the left column).

Yahoo is already rumored to be a possible buyout company to flickr. So has Google, but it's seeming more like Yahoo might be the one to acquire flickr.

However...I think Yahoo is much more suited to look at acquiring FotoFlix...it fits into their services much more.

One step past just photo sharing is photo/story sharing. FotoFlix lets you tell a story through your photos. As well as organize them with labels (aka keywords on Flickr).

There was no better way to share my recent trip to India...than THIS!!

FotoFlix uses alot of "desktop-like" functionality embedded in the browser. Not just IE...but FireFox, Mozilla, Safari, Konqueror, ect.

I know it's web-based and you have to be online...but if you have a broadband connection then it shouldn't be an issue.

This is an interesting problem. FotoFlix uses a different model than "keywords" ... they use labels. So "Mac" and "Macintosh" are completely different. They also use icons associated with each label. So with that system you can aggregate the properties placed on a given photo based off the name or the icon.

They're working on a way to synchronize labels between users in groups as well. That way you share not only photos but organization as well. Definitely check it out...a very cool approach.

FotoFlix

This is an interesting problem. FotoFlix uses a different model than "keywords" ... they use labels. So "Mac" and "Macintosh" are completely different. They also use icons associated with each label. So with that system you can aggregate the properties placed on a given photo based off the name or the icon.

They're working on a way to synchronize labels between users in groups as well. That way you share not only photos but organization as well. Definitely check it out...a very cool approach.

FotoFlix

Flickr is a really cool site. I do like their keywords and group features. We recently finished a site that's (imo) as good as or better than Flickr. Give some feedback on FotoFlix.

This site lets you create movies with some really nice templates and your own music.

Flickr and FotoFlix are by far the best sites for photo management and sharing.