Panoramio's Blog

Until now the speed of showing markers (green pins) in Google Maps was very slow, so we were very happy to hear from Google Maps API Blog an speed improvement of 55%.
Until now we could not even think about showing simultaneously many markers in a map. You can see a clear example of the […]

En Panoramio hemos rediseñado el proceso de subida de fotos de manera radical para permitir una interacción similar a la de una aplicación.

1. Sube cuantas fotos quieras de una vez
Tradicionalmente cuando se quieren subir muchas fotos el sistema obliga a subirlas en lotes, por ejemplo de 5 en 5. Esto obliga a estar […]

I read in Clickz a month ago that Google has plans to display ads (little blue pins) in their maps. I can’t see these little blue pins (or markers) anymore in Google Local, but here it’s a screenshot.
Maybe it was just a test and I hope so because I see some serious Usability issues in […]

(Please, excuse my lame rip-off of Paul Graham’s title)
I shall say it up-front. I don’t like captchas.
For those in the dark, captchas are images of words, usually distorted. Sites that accept public comments ask their users to write the word in the captcha. If the user is able to read the word, then the system […]

In Panoramio you can move your photos dragging its red pin over the map. That is direct manipulation.
Imagine the old system: first, select “move photo”, second, introduce a new location, and third, save the new location. Thus every feature needs explanations, controls and several steps. Adding features make the interaction more complex, slower and […]

Some big names are redoing their webmail interfaces, in response to GMail. They are redoing the whole thing using a richer interface.
Basically, both of them are building something akin Outlook on html / javascript. And they are so wrong.
GMail has show us that you can implement responsive applications on a browser. It raised the bar. […]