Feedback: What Customers Are Writing About ScanMyPhotos.com

Dear Sir,

Several months ago I sent (3) boxes of photos to your company. Many of the old photos had no surviving negatives. I also sent about 8 years of photos taken of my kids in their younger years that were shot with a Instamatic 110 camera. Those negatives were curled and had turned to a bluish hue. All photos were scanned and returned within one week. They came out magnificent. I had copies made and they looked as good as the original.

I always feared something would happen to my photos. Property can be replaced but photos of family and my children are priceless. I have a duplicate copy now stored at my brothers home.

I can now rest peacefully knowing that the family history is preserved thanks to your invaluable service.

You are all the greatest people.

Sincerely,
Eric E. Huntoon

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Photo Op: President Obama Orange County Visit

How to instantly save 50% off all Kodak photo kiosk orders at ScanMyPhotos.com [30 Minute Photos Etc.] from your photos with President Obama.

Click here to learn more.


With much of Orange County buzzing about today's visit by President Barack Obama, many local businesses are also getting involved.

At ScanMyPhotos.com you will save 50% on all Kodak photo kiosk orders. Every person lucky enough to hold a golden ticket to attend the town hall meeting in Costa Mesa with the President has something in common. They all will have a digital camera with them.

Click here to view these how-to videos to learn about the Kodak photo kiosks.

To help commemorate this historic presidential visit, ScanMyPhotos.com is opening up their Irvine retail photo center to all those attending the event, or have pictures of the president, his motorcade or Air Force One. Whether the photos are from during the campaign, the inauguration or other events, bring it in.





Through March 28th, bring your pictures from the presidential visit to ScanMyPhotos.com and instantly save 50% off all our in-store Kodak photo kiosk orders, including photo collages (see above sample), Kodak Picture Movie DVDs, custom DIY photo albums, photo announcement cards and much more. Some restrictions apply. See this link for more info on the Kodak Photo Kiosks. To redeem this 50% discount, at least one picture must include President Obama or be related to his March 18th visit. In-store discount only for Kodak photo kiosk orders, cannot be applied to online orders or custom services.

Reach the ScanMyPhotos.com 24/7 Live Support help desk with any questions, or call 949-474-7654, or email: info@ScanMyPhotos.com


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How to Meet President Obama in Orange County on March 18th

President Barack Obama's first official visit to Orange County will be this Wednesday, March 18th at 4pm.

Here are the details:

Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, March 18
Doors open at 1:30 pm
OC Fair - Building 1288 Fair Drive, Costa CA 92626

Ticket Distribution Information. This event is FREE and open to the public. Tickets are required and will be available at the following ticket distribution location beginning at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17. Tickets will be limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. OC Fair and Event Center (Enter at Gate 1 and Gate 10; Park in Lot A) 88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA.

Anyone over the age of 16 can have 2 tickets; anyone under the age of 16 can have 1 ticket.

ScanMyPhotos.com has been using Twitter to invite the President to our Irvine, CA company during his visit, read more here.

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U.S. President Barack Obama Invited to Tour ScanMyPhotos.com

How to Meet President Obama in Orange County on March 18th

While Twitter is gaining momentum as an innovative tool for managing corporate communications, it can even be used to reach out to the President of the United States.



Here is how: On Wednesday, March 18th, President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Southern California, with a planned stop in Orange County. Through the power of Twitter, a local entrepreneur is hoping that his invitation gets noticed.

Mitch Goldstone, president and CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based ScanMyPhotos.com is using 140 characters and Twitter to invite the president to stop by his retail and ecommerce photo imaging company, long known for its entrepreneurial inventiveness. Founded in 1990, Mr. Goldstone’s company is regularly recognized for its grassroots, pro-consumer advocacy campaigns and constant reinventing of its business to improve the economy, create jobs and support the community. [See “In the News” at ScanMyPhotos.com for more background].

Last fall, ScanMyPhotos.com formed “Entrepreneurs Support Barack Obama,” and more recently, hosted a community-wide Inauguration Day party that was widely provided by the media, including ABC World News and CBS News.




TWITTER MESSAGE [www.Twitter.com/ScanMyPhotos]:






@ScanMyPhotos How Twitter can invite President Obama to visit your company. Follow along and see if the White House responds.








Recent News Links:





CBS and KCAL9 Story on ScanMyPhotos.com - CBS/KCAL



Tears and cheers at inauguration parties - ABC World News



Strangers watch the inauguration together at ScanMyPhotos.com - CBS



At a photo shop, picture-perfect memories of inauguration - Irvine World News



Swearing off work on Inauguration Day - LA Times



Many employers say inauguration now, work later - USA Today



Interview with Mitch Goldstone at #PMA09 & the Kodak blogger meetup at his store Kodak.com



"Don't Give Up on California," Cautions ScanMyPhotos.com Entrepreneur, Mitch Goldstone



5,000 Americans travel to NY City to support commerce and The Big Apple - EPICCUSA.com

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What People Are Saying About ScanMyPhotos.com

Click here to review customer testimonials about ScanMyPhotos.com

Here is a special email we just received today:

I believe a quick note of gratitude is in order! I am a recent customer of ScanMyPhotos.com and I couldn't be happier. I was excited about the Facebook discount; however, with many of my photos not fitting into the 4X6 range, I couldn't go with the free offer...................and yet, I have been telling everyone I know about your stellar service and I just finished a review / link for all my friends and (hopefully) their friends to check out.

I didn't need free service to declare what is an absolute truth! Your service rocks! With a toddler and newborn, I desperately needed to get my photos in order before we added the (surely) thousands of more to come. Needless to say, though we own a scanner, I simply did not have the time to scan each one of my photos. It was a bit daunting to send my life's entire photo collection off to places unknown. It was a silly fear. Not only did your staff respond to my inquiry of receipt in record time, they did so in a kind and professional manner. The disc and photos were returned wonderfully packaged and lightening fast. To understate, the results are brilliant and very much worth every penny!

Thank you so much for helping me preserve the images of my family's history.

Best!

Ti W. - Seattle, WA

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Mom Bloggers React to Kodak Photo Kiosks

PluggedIn - A blog about Kodak products and customers posted two recent videos from ScanMyPhotos.com. The first is of company president and CEO. Mitch Goldstone, being interviewed by Kodak's Chief Blogger, Jennifer Cisney during the International Photo Marketing Association Las Vegas convention in early March. The other video was produced at ScanMyPhotos.com in Irvine, CA during a recent "Mom Blogger" Kodak photo expo event to showcase new Kodak photo kiosk products. Click here to view.

Since 1990, 30 Minute Photos Etc. and more recently, ScanMyPhotos.com have always trusted Kodak brand photo imaging equipmewnt and consumables. Watch this interview with Jennifer Cisney, Kodak's Chief Blogger and Mitch Goldstone at PMA.






The blogger meetup that Jennifer and Mitch discuss was a huge success. Here is a video that recaps the mom blogger meetup event at ScanMyPhotos.com retail photo center in Irvine, CA

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NOW PLAYING... Product of the Week - KODAK Picture Movie DVD® & New Music

NOW PLAYING...

"Don't just look at pictures.... Relive your memories" with KODAK Picture Movie DVDs®. Click here for an informative video and sample.

Read more from our friend and photo journalist, Ben Rand's column at TakeGreatPictures.com®: "DVD Format Helps Consumers Tell Stories with their Images."

Enjoy this added feature from KODAK® after your generations of photo memories are digitally preserved by ScanMyPhotos.com®. Order your own multi-media KODAK Picture Movie DVDs from your favorite 60 pictures, includes your choice of music from popular artists and all orders are completed and mailed back with your order on the same day it is received.

The KODAK Picture Movie DVD even includes special pan and zoom effects for a true movie experience. That’s all there is to it! Watch your favorite photos on TV. Ordering is super-easy and super-fast.

Why only 60 pictures? Even though the average ScanMyPhotos.com order is about 2,500 images scanned, we have found that to retain viewer interest and preserve the special impact that the most important photos represent, 60 pictures is the perfect quantity, without having your guests' eyes begin to close.

The first KODAK Picture Movie DVD is $34.95 and each additional of the same DVD ordered at the same time is $14.95

HOW TO ORDER:
Pick which service you would like:

Choose the ScanMyPhotos.com

prepaid boxes to add this new feature

Choose the

Pay-per-1,000 option where you mail in your pictures in your own box to add this new feature on the order from.

Choose the service without any other services. Fill out this

form and include it with the 60 pictures of your choice for us to scan and create your Kodak Picture Movie DVD.

Choose the service from your existing digital files. Mail ScanMyPhotos.com up to 60 JPEG images (minimum 20) on a CD in the order you want it to appear on the KODAK Picture Movie DVD. Be sure to fill out this

form to include with your order.

Choose up to 60 pictures and place in sequence order, beginning with the first image you want to view on the KODAK Picture Movie DVD. Please make sure these 60 pictures are separated from the rest, are clearly marked to be used for the KODAK DVD and add to your box. If more than 60 are included, only the first 60 images will be used.

Choose up to ten words (titles, descriptions, special introduction) that will be electronically embedded into the opening credit for your KODAK Picture Movie DVD.

Choose ONE song from the list below and we will have that added as part of the multi-media DVD presentation.

Any questions, use the ScanMyPhotos.com 24/7 Live Support help desk.

NEW SONG LIST AS OF MARCH. 2009:

Baby and Kids
* Baby Love – Diana Ross and the Supremes
* Can't Get Enough of You Baby - Smashmouth
* My Girl – The Temptations
* My Guy – Mary Wells
Christmas
* Holiday of Bells - Bert Kaempfert
* Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Just for Fun
* Autumn Delight - Andy Sikorski
* Snowbird - Andy Sikorski
* Wild Thing - The Troggs
* Dancing in the street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Friends and Good Times
* I’m Like a Bird – Nelly Furtado
* I’m so Excited – The Pointer Sisters
Love and Romance
* Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell
* All I Ever Need is You – Kenny Rogers And Dottie West
* And We Were Lovers – City of Prague Philharmonic
* At Last – Etta James
* Easy – Commodores
* Everlasting Love – Carl Carlton
* How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - Marvin Gaye
* Still the One – Orleans
* The Look of Love – ABC
* Three Times a Lady – The Commodores
Sports
* Ace of Spades - Motorhead
* Right Here Right Now - Paul Durham
* Superman - Paul Durham
* Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
Travel and Vacation
* Cruisin – Smokey Robinson
* Fair Ground – Simply Red
* Free Ride – Edgar Winter
* Going to a go-go – Smokey Robinson
* I’m a Roadrunner – Jr Walker and the Allstars
* In a Big Country - Big Country
* Lazy Day – Spanky and Our Gang
* St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr
Events and Occasions
* I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth
* Live Wire - Martha and the Vandellas
* The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - City of Prague Philharmonic
* The Natural - City of Prague Philharmonic

Follow us on Twitter - Twitter.com/ScanMyPhotos

Learn more, visit ScanMyPhotos.com

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'CBS News Sunday Morning' "Data Rot" David Pogue ScanMyPhotos.com Profile - update

UPDATE: Thanks, David [Pogue] for your Tweet [Twitter.com/Pogue] after your "CBS News Sunday Morning" segment. Great job and we're loaded with inquiries. You really identified an important and urgent issue for having people solve their "data rot."

***Readers, please visit our main ScanMyPhotos.com site for more info.

Click here to read David Pogue's Personal Tech New York Times column ["Your Photos, Off the Shelf at Last"]

***To instantly save 10% - up to $25 - off all online ordered ScanMyPhotos.com services, on the checkout page enter this promo code: Twitter.

***Any questions, reach us 24/7 on our free live support help desk.

[graphic: CBS]


Dear friends,

You may have known that over the past seven months, "CBS News Sunday Morning" was producing a segment profiling how to preserve your photo and other analog memories. The Cover Story by reporter David Pogue aired this morning, but, last evening we unfortunately were advised that due to editing the show, much of the ScanMyPhotos.com interview and presentation on how we do our magic ended up on the CBS News cutting room floor.

The TV segment was another excellent David Pogue tech piece on a topic that impacts everyone. As always, he did a great job simplifying and identifying the 'data rot' issues.

The challenge is, in anticipation, we significantly expanded our infrastructure, staffing and built a fresher, more advanced website to handle this nationwide exposure.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED: Because we are still linked on the CBS News site as the source, please share this update with your relatives and friends so they too can enjoy ScanMyPhotos.com and our newly enhanced photo imaging and archival services. As you may have seen on the program, there is an urgency to digitize your old photos and make new memories from all our other new services, including our Kodak photo kiosk products.

TELL A FRIEND: Your personal support is so appreciated by everyone at ScanMyPhotos.com. Our entire Internet operation is open today and ready to take orders.

Thank you!
Mitch Goldstone - president & CEO, ScanMYPhotos.com

[We added back the buy 2-get-3rd prepaid photo scanning box, a $149.95 savings, and use this promo code ("Twitter") at checkout to instantly save 10% (up to $25) on your next online placed photo scanning project].




Click to view the ScanMyPhotos.com link on the CBS News website



The "CBS News Sunday Morning" TV cover story by reporter, author and NY Times tech columnist, David Pogue discussed "data rot--the tendency of new technologies to abandon recording and computer formats faster every year, leaving more and more audio, video and computer files behind."

From the CBS website:

"Data Rot Sooner or later, it affects every audio recording, every video recording and computer file. Contributor David Pogue looks at what happens when technological progress leaves your most precious memories and recordings behind. Remember when you replaced that old film camera with that brand new videotape camera to record the treasured moments of your life? Well, where are they now? Does that camera still work? How about that old VCR? Have you graduated to DVDs yet? It's funny how technology can promise us the world and then take it all away with the next generation of contraptions. Sunday Morning contributor and New York Times technology reporter David Pogue will explain how we can preserve our precious memories in our Sunday Morning Cover Story."

more info on profiled organizations:
Computer History Museum
Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Scanmyphotos.com
Vidipax.com

*DID YOU KNOW: The famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis later recorded another version of the theme, also on a piccolo trumpet, which is currently in use for the introduction to CBS News Sunday Morning.








Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/ScanMyPhotos



To order and for more info visit: ScanMyPhotos.com



Click here to reach our free 24/7 Live Support help desk



[source: CBS]

More info on ScanMyPhotos.com, click here

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OSTA Recommends Protecting Digital Images

NEWS RELEASE (click for more info)

See ArchiveMyPhotos.org

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb 24, 2009 -- When people are facing a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina roaring up the Gulf or the San Diego fires cascading through the city, the call to evacuate results in a rapid sorting of priorities. Often it comes down to how much you can fit in your car. Space is at a premium, and children and pets typically get top priority. After that, most people consider what things hold special memories that would be hard to replace ... High on this list is the family photo collection. You would assume that people have prepared for this possibility by storing their photos in a way that they are not only protected but also easy to transport, but this is often not the case.

When a disaster is imminent people often grab their computer, desktop or notebook, and load it in their car. What people don't realize is that there is a much simpler alternative: carrying copies of their important files and digital images on CD or DVD discs.

"When you consider that you can copy nearly 3000 photo images on a DVD that costs less than a dollar, it would seem to be a logical solution," says David Bunzel, President of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA). Optical discs are not only a great way to protect your photos and archive them, but they are also simpler to carry than boxes of photos or large albums.

But what about these albums and boxes of photos? They represent important memories but are often too bulky to easily transport. There is a solution for this: scanning photos and saving the resulting images on DVD discs. Often people put this off because of the time involved in converting large quantities of photos to digital images.

A California-based company, ScanMyPhotos.com, recognized that people would not necessarily do this themselves but might consider a service if the price was right. Mitch Goldstone, President of ScanMyPhotos.com, notes "When people can have their family photo collection preserved for less five cents a print, it is an easy decision." The company simplified the process, providing a box for customers to put up to 1800 4x6 photos inside to be mailed to its processing center.

People often have insurance to protect against disasters, but limited documentation to support their claims delays the process. Having a home inventory of personal belongings preserved as digital photos is of critical importance. "Photos are an excellent way to keep account of the entire inventory in your home, especially if you become a victim of a disaster," noted Jerry Davies, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies spokesman. "The wildfires in California are year-round and having visited claims sites following the 2008 fires, I was very impressed with homeowners who brought their digital photos of the contents of their homes to their claims adjuster meetings. Taking digital photos and placing them on DVDs and storing them in a safe place is very important."

Making a second or third set of discs is further insurance against disasters. "Carrying your photo collection in an emergency is important, but also having a set of these discs in a bank box or sent to a relative outside of the area is an important way to assure your critical files or digital images are not lost forever," says David Bunzel.

About OSTA:

OSTA was incorporated as an international trade association in 1992 to promote the use of recordable optical technologies and products. For more information see http://www.osta.org or http://www.archivemyphotos.org.

[source OSTA]

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Commentary: Ritz Camera Centers Financial News

Message from ScanMyPhotos.com president & CEO, Mitch Goldstone in reaction to Ritz Camera Centers Inc. financial woes

The news of Ritz Camera Centers Inc. filing for bankruptcy protection is an ominous warning and important lesson for all retailers.

Along with all members in the photo imaging community, the news personally affected myself and everyone at ScanMyPhotos.com. Our industry is more like a family - linked together and supportive. My company’s thoughts go out to Ritz Camera, lead by the photo imaging industry icon, David Ritz and all his employees. This news is also a lesson for what happens when we encounter economic turmoil, seasoned with vast technological changes.

The largest U.S. camera store chain seeking bankruptcy protection days before PMA [International Photo Marketing Association] brings deepening clouds of despair, but also provides an important lesson. It is time for the photo industry to accelerate is goal to reinvent itself for today’s new market opportunities. While extending my thoughts to David Ritz and the entire Ritz family - many of whom I have been privileged to know and admire for two decades – I use this news as an opportunity to remind the photo industry that this is the time to rethink your business model and use technology, the Internet and smart retailing to recapture the intimacy and emotions of photography.

ScanMyPhotos.com has been successful by abandoning the old way of doing things while reinventing our entire business. This is also the moment that all our colleagues must also embrace the new “2.0 Model” for returning to profitability.

[Note: Fred Lerner and Ritz Interactive, which operates 14 e-commerce sites is a separate, diversified and independent company from Ritz Camera Centers].

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Book Recommendation: "David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual"

Click here to order David Pogue's newest "The Missing Manual" book

Chapter 1: Camera kinds Small medium or large Camera phones and iPhones Where to buy a camera Chapter 2: The only features that matter A big sensor Stabilizer Zoom Shutter View finder Manual controls Face recognition Auto focus Flip out screens Memory cards Burst mode Hi-Def jack Battery Movies Scene modes Wireless Touch screens Mega pixels SLR shopping Chapter 3 taking the shot: Composition and screen displays Chapter 4: The 10 decisions Auto mode Scene mode Manual mode Burst mode White balance RAW or JEG Exposure ISO Chapter 5: The Anti- Blur chapter Shutter speed Aperture Image stabilization Flash Tripod Timers Chapter 6: How they did that Sports shots Vehicles Panoramas Trailing car lights Fireworks Lighting Star trails Sunsets Underwater Close-ups Portraiture Chapter 7: The SLR chapter Lenses and accessories Chapter 8: Camera meets computer Picassa and iPhoto Transferring and importing photos File formats Chapter 9: The digital shoe boxThe source list Working with thumbnails Selecting photos Hiding photos Creating Albums Photo info Flagging photos Backing up photos Chapter 10: Fixing photos Editing photos Reducing red eye Fixing colors Saturating Sharpening Chapter 11: Photos on paper-and everything else Making your own prints Resolution Printing in Picassa and iPhoto step-by-step Creating slideshows

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Movie: "The Simple Truths of Service"

Enjoy this short, inspirational film base on the book The Simple Truths of Service by Ken Blanchard & Barbara Glanz.

Click to view

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