Divvyshot (YC W09) launches free iPhone App

why do developers think the shake thing is useful or fun? seriously, it looks ridiculous when you're trying to do it in public. you look like you're pissed off at your phone and trying to get it to work by shaking it.<p>just get rid of the gimmick and make a button initiate the action.

What happens when you want to share but you aren't with that person?<p>For me the vast majority of the times I'm sharing it's with someone that physically isn't with me. Maybe I'm just a special case.

wow -- finally a photo sharing app that makes sense and that's easy to use... jesus christ it was about time. i'd say it was worth the wait though because these these guys nailed it. i just shook pictures to a few friends in the office... worked perfectly but they should really offer a disclaimer about not being responsible for carpal tunnel (i'm feeling a little stiffness). regardless, job well done team divvyshot!

The shake-and-share ability looks great. Let's hope that catches on, as that would make photo sharing really easy (and fun).

I can't quite put my finger on it, but the voice in the video sorta bugs me. It has that infomercial-ist tone which leaves me with the impression that the product is worse than it seems.

Are you planning to promote this outside of divyshot.com? Are you running ads?<p>I built an app for Hacker News that just went live on the App Store this morning, but my announcement completely flopped on HN. (<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=986329" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=986329</a>) I mostly built it for myself, but figured that a few folks here would find it useful. What's the right sort of marketing for iPhone apps?

I've always liked the concept behind divvyshot. However, I wonder how well it is faring considering that the juggernaut - Facebook photos - has become one of the de facto places for folks to upload photos.

Wooo Sam! Nice to see it's finally released!!

I can share files with Bump also. Can you tell me what differentiates this?!

man the voice over style in the video was borderline late night infomercial.

How did you make this awesome demo video?<p>I would love if you spilled the beans...<p>* Writing the script * Getting someone to shoot/edit it * Lighting * Getting someone to read it etc.<p>I have to do something similar soon [ non iPhone, ;)] and I am truly in awe.