I want to see pressure to provide a better photo service. (API's, organizational tools, sharing, privacy controls,etc) All we are getting is a race to the bottom and worse services.
You might be interested in Smugmug. They hit all of those and have a simple and affordable pricing model. $40/yr unlimited storage. No gimmicks. Really good privacy controls.
just did a quick look. I evaluated Smugmug a few years ago, but decided it didn't quite meet my needs. But it looks like i should give the service a serious review again.
And I see that they have support for RSS and other feeds which might work for some of the integrations I want to do.
