Monthly Archives: August 2019

Podcast: The Simple Mistake And The Long Lost Letter

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

Tales From The Pictures We Saved – The Simple Mistake And The Long Lost Letter

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Welcome to the world of photo scannings Tales From the Pictures We Saved podcast.

We’ve spent the past 29 years helping our customers preserve tens of millions of happy memories, milestones, achievements, and events—all of which have incredible stories behind each and every photo.

And now we’re eager to share these stories with you.


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In this episode, we explore the story of ScanMyPhotos customer Melissa Mayberry.

As Melissa went through the photo scanning process, she found that a simple mistake led to a beautiful and touching moment in her life.

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“Unlock the Shoebox, Digitize You Photos” Review

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Thanks to MemoryWeb for sharing smart tips to organize your pre-digital photos. If we can add to the report, afterward, hop on over to MemoryWeb to add narration and rich metadata content to each 35mm slide, film and digitized snapshot.


Unlock the Shoebox 1 — DIGITIZING YOUR PHOTOS


@MemoryWeb shares smart tips for digitizing your family photos and more

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Excerpt: Scanning by a pro. If you have large quantities of photos, have photo negatives, and/or have slides, you really should take advantage of a scanning company. You may be surprised how quickly and affordably a scanning company can process your photos and the quality of the output will likely even better than you could produce at home

 


 

ScanMyPhotos.com. One provider we researched is ScanMyPhotos.com. This company has been around since 1990 and offers a wide variety of scanning services to fit your specific needs. We really like how their website guides you through options such as whether you need your images scanned at the highest resolution or if you could get what you need with a lower, less-costly resolution. ScanMyPhotos also goes the extra mile to offer services such as front/back photo scanning and can even provide an Elite Concierge Expert for those who would like dedicated assistance throughout their project.


Background on MemoryWeb according to their website:


MemoryWeb was founded by three Chicago-based entrepreneurs with a track record of start-up success who believe that back-of-the-photo information should travel with photos wherever they go. Currently available for iOS devices, MemoryWeb brings generations of photos from a broad range of sources in one organized place, creates interactive connections between them and preserves “back-of-the-photo” details forever. Because MemoryWeb imports copies of photos directly from places such as Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Flickr, Photos Camera Roll, Mac/Windows computers and FamilySearch, the company is able to preserve more of the correct information tags during the import process.


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Instructions For “One-Cent” Discounted Pay Per Photo Scanning

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Welcome to ScanMyPhotos and our most innovative price reduction ever


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No promo code is needed to access and instantly order pay-per-scanning for as low as one-cent each for 72 dpi, 150 (social media scanning), $0.04; 300 dpi (archival), $0.08; and $0.16 for 600 dpi (professional resolution scanning. 


The Latest Innovation From ScanMyPhotos


This new service is now the centerpiece of our latest photo imaging innovation. And we have had many over the past 30 years. This link transports you to some of the feature news stories and reviews on how we do our magic to have digitized 600 million images. But, no order is more important than yours.


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Just before you begin your journey to revisit all your precious pre-digital photos.


Prior to ordering any “Pay Per Scan” order please review and follow these below terms and instructions for preparing your pictures. We have live support, Twitter private direct messaging, email and call center phone support for you. Click for contact information.

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PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL THE POPULAR ADD-ON FEATURES SERVICES TO ORDER FOR ENHANCING YOUR ORDER

INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERING DETAILS

  • $40 order minimum is charged when ordering and credited towards your order total, but not applied towards return S/H charges. Non-refundable and no refund for unused balance or retroactive discounts after your order is placed. 
  • DO NOT SEND ANY PICTURES THAT ARE BENT, CREASED, FOLDED, HAVE NOTES ON IT, IN ENVELOPES, ALBUMS, SCRAPBOOKS, OR DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE PREPARATION GUIDELINES. IT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED TO MAIL IT BACK IF YOU WANT PICTURES SCANNED IN ORDER, INCLUDE INDEX CARDS, YOU MUST SELECT THE “SCAN IN ORDER” FEATURED ADD-ON
  • Recommended: Order add-on extra services to enhance your order
  • Cannot be applied towards ANY prior orders 
  • indexcard - Instructions For "One-Cent" Discounted Pay Per Photo ScanningScan In Order: If you watch this “how to prepare photos video” you see we recommend index cards to identify and separate each batch of pictures by category. This requires you to add “scan in order.” If you use ANY index cards, dividers or want pictures NOT to be randomly digitized, you must choose the “scanning in order” upgrade. Otherwise, your pictures (even if there are index cards included) are randomly scanned and not in any order.
  • IF YOU INCLUDE ANY INDEX CARDS, YOU MUST ADD “SCAN IN ORDER.”
  • Mail order only. Absolutely NO walk-in order will be honored
  • Pictures for this service must be received at ScanMyPhotos within 30 days. For our “Pay Per Scan” service, your shipment must be postmarked within 30 days of the purchase date. If you need additional time to send your photos in, you can purchase a 2-month extension for $24.95
  • Standard turnaround is 2-4 weeks, but instant same-day express scanning is available (see featured add-on services and rates)
  • WATCH THIS VIDEO FOR EASY TIPS TO PREPARING YOUR PHOTOS. IF YOU ADD INDEX CARDS YOU MUST SELECT “SCAN IN ORDER”
  • Voided at any time without obligation and restrictions may apply
  • It does not include applicable sales tax or return S/H.
  • You are responsible for paying to mail the photos to us and paying for return S/H. All photos are returned with your order. 
  • We do not send you a box, you mail your photos in your box.
  • Not valid towards ANY other services, coupons, vouchers, promo codes or other discounts
  • Maximum photos scanned per customer/order/address is 10,000
  • Click here for a list of all the featured add-on services to add to your order


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No curled sticky or bent photos, please.


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TechTalk Radio Interviews ScanMyPhotos On “One Cent Photo Scanning”

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

Introduction to One Cent Photo Scanning at ScanMyPhotos. TechTalk Radio ScanMyPhotos News


Tune in beginning at 11 minutes for the interview.



Background on TechTalk Radio. Host Andy Taylor has been in Broadcasting for over 20 years. Andy joined the Tucson News Now Team as Tech Correspondent early in 2007 and hosted a weekly segment on the latest gadgets and technology, He now hosts the segment on KMSB Fox 11 Tucson on a Bi-Weekly basis.


TechtalkRadio Banner AdAndy has also been heard as a technology correspondent on WKRZ-FM’s Rocky & Sue in the Morning, Scott Sands on WSPD and other stations talking about and presenting technology users can benefit from. Andy also writes columns on Technology for other various publications and participates in many charity events as well as performing Morning Radio Wake up duties at KGVY Green Valley and Afternoons at KHIT 107.5 Tucson.


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On this episode, Andy interviews ScanMyPhotos CEO, Mitch Goldstone on the new innovative way to digitize pictures for as low as one cent each.


All New: Photo Scanning For One Cent From ScanMyPhotos


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“Family Pictures USA” on PBS: Uncover your family history stored in photo albums

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Tune in to watch “Family Pictures USA” on PBS. “Once you see America through family pictures, you’ll never see this country again the same way.” Uncover your family history stored in photo albums.


Rediscover your Family History Through Pictures


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If you are into genealogy, a photographer or are your family’s historical archivist, see why we are raving on the new PBS series “Family Pictures USA. Explore the stories which connect us.


The adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” comes to life in this new PBS TV series to convey how a single photograph provides meaning to narrate a family’s past.


the new PBS series “Family Pictures USA. Explore the stories which connect us.

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The Family Pictures USA Story


Family Pictures USA is a documentary-style magazine show, filmed before a live studio audience, that journeys through a rapidly changing landscape where the foundations of a familiar and idealized “AMERICA” are being transformed.

 


As ordinary Americans begin to discover their hidden family histories, stashed in boxes in dusty attics or on old floppy disks and new smartphones, they will unpack more than artifacts and ephemera.

 


They will re-meet their relatives and old friends —fascinating characters, brought back to life by images and stories —giving them a new home in our collective consciousness, and introducing us to a more nuanced and diverse story of our common history, shared present and evolving future.

 


Family Pictures USA will mine this rich treasure trove of personal narratives to reveal roots, connections, and provocative parallels that will surprise us and illuminate the path toward a new America for a 21st Century.



[Content courtesy of Family Pictures USA. © 2019. All Rights Reserved]


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The St. Louis American Review:


“Harris visited dozens of cities across the United States creating shared experiences of familial pride that made for compelling content for “Family Pictures USA,” which showcases families in Detroit, North Carolina, and Florida.”


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Parenting Bytes Podcast: Preserving Photos From Disasters

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Parenting Bytes 300x300 - Parenting Bytes Podcast: Preserving Photos From DisastersAmy Oztan and Andrea Smith hosts the widely popular Parenting Bytes, talk about how to preserve your photos in case of a disaster, including a conversation with ScanMyPhotos.com’s CEO Mitch Goldstone.

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The popular Parenting Bytes is featured on the CBS play.it network as a weekly podcast all about raising the digital generation. From apps and gadgets to screen time, and other digital dilemmas, they tackle all the issues that parents are facing while raising Generation Z. Each weekly episode is available on their website, Facebook page, and on iTunes.


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Background: From digital dilemmas like managing screen time to new apps and devices that can make parenting easier (or at least more fun) family tech expert and host Rebecca Levey, along with tech reporter Andrea Smith, mom blogger Amy Oztan and guest parenting bloggers, explore the ups and downs of parenting in the digital age. Join them every week on Parenting Bytes where they will discuss the latest tech, gadgets, apps and issues around raising the digital generation – and maybe even learn something even your digital kid didn’t know!


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Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective® Podcast Photo Scanning Interview

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

UPDATE: Imagine if your all-time genealogy hero spoke with you, much less interviewed you for the country’s top family archivist podcast series? That just happened and everyone at ScanMyPhotos is honored for this profile by Maureen Taylor: The Photo Detective®


New podcast: Disaster Preparedness for the Family Photo Archive


  • What is your disaster plan?
  • How are your pictures stored?
  • Preparedness plan is to scan your pictures.
  • Use an online backup service.
  • Use @MemoryWeb


Excerpt from Episode 50: ScanMyPhotos with Mitch Goldstone



From The Photo Detective Podcast

Scanning photos can be tedious work especially when you’re digitizing slides. Imagine that there was a service that could do it for you. I’m not advocating sending out your original 19th-century photos for scanning but there no reason why you couldn’t use a service for late 20th snapshots and for all those slides. That’s where ScanMyPhotos.com comes in.

 


 

My guest today is Mitch Goldstone. He is co-founder and CEO of ScanMyPhotos.com which has professionally preserved 600 million happy memories, family milestones, and special events for its customers since 1990. Mitch is a well-known leader in the photo imaging and tech industry who is regularly profiled by the national news media for his innovations and advocacy issues.

 


We chatted about scanning. Everything from how it works to their super-fast turnaround. Mitch and I had some photo related ideas for your family reunion. It’s the perfect event for photo identification gathering.

 


You can read a review of ScanMyPhotos here.


Disaster Preparedness for Your Family Photo Archives: tips by @PhotoDetective

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We have a big tip for you that spans decades and generations. If you are into genealogy, history and an archivist, you must have heard about Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective®. As an internationally renowned expert in historic photo identification, preservation, and genealogical research, Maureen has long been our go-to source.


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Before sharing one of our favorite tips by Maureen, you will quickly understand who we are raving fans. She is regularly featured in print media and on national TV programs like The Today Show, The View, the Boston Globe, and MSNBC. As the author of 11 books and active blogger, she also is a contributing editor to Family Tree Magazine.


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Why ScanMyPhotos Started Local Drop-Off Photo Scanning Service For So California?

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

Due to the wildfire season in Southern California, learn how to digitize photo snapshots to protect irreplaceable family pictures.


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Today, ScanMyPhoto is launching a new walk-in photo scanning service emphasizing quick and affordable scanning of photos, slides, negatives, 8mm movie film and videos at its Irvine corporate headquarters. Just in time for the threat from those dreaded Southern California wildfires, mudslides and other natural disasters that can destroy precious photo memories forever, ScanMyPhotos comes to the rescue.


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“It is important to remember that beyond gathering survival items when preparing for natural disasters such as fires, hurricanes or earthquakes residents should also protect the irreplaceable items in their homes and offices, including photo snapshots,” says Mitch Goldstone, President, and CEO, ScanMyPhotos.com.


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In the aftermath of a disaster, insurance usually covers the replacement of possessions that have a monetary value yet items with emotional value can never be replaced. Those shoeboxes and albums of family photos tucked away in closets and attics are often overlooked until it is too late. Family photos can also be lost due to neglectful storage, sun exposure, water damage, deterioration, and even mischievous young children.


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“Preparing for a natural disaster is a year-round imperative. In an instant, when disaster strikes, families risk losing their precious photo memories. Family photographs document lives in a way that material items cannot. Once those photos are destroyed, that part of the family history is lost forever,” said Goldstone.


There is an urgency to preserve photo memories today so it is enjoyed for generations to come. The challenge was the cost and time investment to have it professionally scanned and digitized to post online on sharing sites like, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook or on tablets like Apple’s iPad (r).


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