A few months after Eduardo, today is my turn to say good bye. I will
get back to Spain 5 years after we started Panoramio. I part with
mixed feelings, Google is everything you've heard of and more, and
Panoramio has been the biggest project in my life. But a combination
of personal reasons and the desire to create something new were at the
end more powerful.
Instead of boring you to death with some nostalgia about two kids that
had absolutely no idea on what they were getting into, I'll instead
bore you to death with a list of people to thank: Eduardo Manchón for
joining me in this crazy race, Jose Florido for being the third kid
without a clue, John Hanke for believing that we actually knew what we
were doing, Dan Dennison for helping a half incompetent software
engineer (yours truly) navigate the mazes of Google's network
configuration, Bernhard Seefeld for all your tips and drinks in the
early days, Frederik Schaffalitzky for providing an unsuspected backup
when I "lost" 30000 photos, and of course to all these that joined our
team, and very specially to Erik, Roger, Gyuri, Ana, Gerard, Raphael
and Fernando.
But my biggest thank you goes to you all. I'm sorry for all my past
mistakes, as you were the unfortunate victims, and I'm thankful for
all your support over the years.
A while ago, in the last Hungarian meeting, an old lady came to Gyuri
and thanked him, because she won one of the Panoramio contests. She
didn't expected it and she was thrilled. You're the reason for
Panoramio. We made some people feel awesome, and I'm thankful for
that.
It's official now... Thanks for making it all happen Joaquin and hope to see you again somewhere, some day ! All the best in wherever you may go... :)
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Andre
Good luck Joaquin in your new endeavors! It was a pleasure to work with you :)
ReplyDelete"Muchísimas gracias" se queda corto, Panoramio es genial y todo se lo debemos a personas como vos, Eduardo y José. Nos conocimos primero a través de los emails y luego personalmente y hubiera sido bueno conocernos mejor. Ojalá podamos volver a encontrarnos y te deseo lo mejor en todos los nuevos proyectos. Suerte en España. Si venís por Argentina y en algo puedo ayudarte no dudes en contactarme. Un abrazo caluroso
ReplyDeleteAll the very best Joaquin in the future.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
"Old Nick"
John
Thank you, Joaquin, for Panoramio and all your great job. It was very nice to meet you. Hope to see you again. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Zang.
Thanks Joaquin for your believe and thrust in this strange kid on the other side of the ocean here.
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled by this tool since the beginning, hope you continue to believe in your dreams and pursue then with the same powerful desire that made you guys build Panoramio, just like the kids does, without know that it was impossible, they've just did it happen!
Thank you again, best of luck on your new life!
Cheers from your new friend in Brazil, if you need anything (but money :-) LOL), don't forget, I'll be here!
Cleber
first of all thanks for Panoramio!
ReplyDeleteAnd many thanks for all the hours you put in to it. I hope your future will be as succesfull as Panoramio is, I'm sure it will. Hope to hear from you and see you again. Stay in touch.
ciao
Herman
Only joined in Dec 2008 having come across yours (and others) creation by accident.I joined for one main reason,but now continue for many others.i thank you for the opportunity to both share my world and learn photography from a great many people with far more experience than i.very best wishes for the future to you and your family and i hope you find success in whatever you do.john
ReplyDeleteMr.Joaquín Cuenca Abela, It is definitely a great loss for Panoramio which may be a gain to some other venture which you may undertake. I had the opportunity of mixing with you by e-mail on certain occasions regarding the prizes of the winning entries(which problem is still to be resolved) in Panoramio and I was extremely enthusiastic and pleased by your way of handling of things there, especially your promptness in replying and communicating with others is exemplary and the highest PLUS point which I see in you as one who has contacted you over e-mail. Wish you complete success in all your future ventures.Thank you Mr.Cuenca............
ReplyDeleteGod luck Joaquín, in whatever path you choose.
ReplyDeletePanoramio has always been special to me - it's the first photo sharing site I joined, and gave me the confidence to get out and shoot! I remember getting my first comments from Greece and Russia, and the feelings of achievement that gave me.
It was good to meet you in London, hopefully our paths will cross again - whether virtually or in reality.
Cheers
Matthew
Thanks Joaquin. We will miss you a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt was always interesting to meet you and your work was certainly not easy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your work!
I wish you all the best for the future ...
Regards, Buelipix
Thanks for your great work
ReplyDeleteSee you @ your something new
Cheers
Frank
I wish that to your next project is already would come two old ladies with gratitude! :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your future adventures Joaquín! It was a pleasure getting to know you and working with you these past years -- we'll all miss you. And I hope you'll come visit your old coworkers once in a while!
ReplyDeleteThank you Joaquin for your all your efforts on Panoramio. I bet you didn't think as you started, that there would have been over 35 million photos uploaded within a few years. All accessible to hundreds of millions of Google Earth surfers to something you, Eduardo and others had created. I wish you well in your new endeavours and thank you again for all you have done.
ReplyDeleteVery best wishes
Stephen
It was always interesting to meet you at the Panoramio-meetings! Thanks for your work! And all the best!
ReplyDeleteSunpixx
Joaquin, I wish you good luck in your new projects.
ReplyDeleteLife to be pleasant for you and your family.
Thank you for everything you have invested in Panoramio ...
Best regards from Belgium.
William
Thanks a lot Joaquín!
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you in future and success with every project you are going to start! I hope you will stay as member 1 at Panoramio and provide us with awesome photos.
Cheers
Joaquin,
ReplyDeletewith simple words:
Thanks for all you have done for Panoramio and for us.
Good luck for your future.
Best regards, Fred
Thanks Joaquin for your believe and thrust in this strange kid on the other side of the ocean here to be the first translator for Portuguese language and become the moderator of Portuguese and English languages, this was very important to me.
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled by this tool since the beginning, hope you continue to believe in your dreams and pursue then with the same powerful desire that made you guys build Panoramio, just like the kids does, without know that it was impossible, they’ve just did it happen!
Thank you again, best of luck on your new life!
Cheers from your new friend in Brazil, if you need anything (but money :-) LOL), don’t forget, I’ll be here!
Cleber
Joaquín,
ReplyDeleteThanks for everything you did in this incredible world of Panoramio!
It is a little sad when kids run away from their home, it is sad that you, one after other, after Eduardo, run away from Panoramio because you both have special place in our heart and I will miss you boys.
But when if not now you will push yourself in new adventures (projects) while you are still young. I am sure that you got the right decision for you and we are waiting to hear from you soon in this "big small" world of Internet where everything is possible to happen, as to meet you face in face.
I will remember forever when you come nearby be, get me and did a picture with me. Hope we will meet again in the future, who knows! ;-)
Gracias Joaquín & Suerte en la vida!
Los mejores deseos, Mimi
Thank you Joaquín, I have been happy to meet you personally. Thank you for your work in all this years and for sharing your dream with us. Good luck in your future , let us know what you will be doing, best wishes, Daniela
ReplyDeleteJoaquin,
ReplyDeleteGoogle won't be the same without you. Thanks for everything you've pushed to get done here.
Best of luck in your future work. Let's stay in touch.
dan :)
Good Bye Joaquín and Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the years and please remember: of misstakes we learn a lot :-)
I wish you all the best.
Kind regards and many greetings from Sweden
¤¤ R©my ¤¤
You and Your friends made great job here in Panoramio...Your idea is one of the best in Web ever...
ReplyDeleteThank You, Joaquin !!!
Good luck with future projects!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on your new project Joaquín! Let us know what you're going to be doing if it has anything to do with Google Earth! Frank Taylor/Google Earth Blog
ReplyDeleteGood luck Joaquin! Thank you for creating the really incredible Panoramio!
ReplyDeleteBest regards!
Thanks for what you achieved in the formation of Panoramio which has enriched the lives of many people.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your future projects, and I look forward with interest to learning what you achieve.
Best regards,
David.
Thank you guys for your greetings! You're the best!
ReplyDeletegood luck joaquin ! Thanks a lot for your great work
ReplyDeleteGood bye and Good Luck Joaquin, you two had a great idea, had the capability and courage to bring it to reality and to make it an incredible success. As an earlier Panoramian (2006) I have shared with you the time of the Google acquisition, and remember still the (old?) times when I emailed with you for some translation problems in the italian version. It was a pleasure...
ReplyDeleteI wish you happiness and luck for whatever new enterprise you are going to begin.
Claudio
Farewell :)
ReplyDeleteAnd best of luck for you.
Thank you, Joaquin, for Panoramio and all the hard work you've put into it. Good luck with the new project.
ReplyDeleteAll the best in wherever you may go…
ReplyDeleteFabio
Kazanan fotoğraflar neye göre değerlendiriliyor,cevap verirmisiniz.
ReplyDeleteKazananları neden hemen görmüyoruz?
Ataman Ayvaz
Thanks for everything you've done Joaquin! You have changed the way millions of people look at the world.
ReplyDeleteBefore this site, I had been taking pictures to show my friends and family what the world looked like through my eyes, and now the rest of the world can see it too. For a amateur photographer, getting your work out for people to see in any meaningful way is hard. Getting feedback and compliments on your work just keeps you going and wanting to do better. If I was a professional photographer I would still be challenged to get my work seen. But because of Panoramio, my pictures have been viewed millions of times. I never imagined that was possible.
As the years have gone by here, I have a ton of stories of old friends and family (sometimes quite distant relatives) that have stumbled across my pictures on google earth or on the web, and that had prompted them to get back in touch.
I'll share just one story. I had got my sister to post some pictures of our grandfather's cabin, which is a very special place to the whole (quite large) family, as we had all spent our summers there for generations. Before he passed away last year, my aunt was showing him how to use the computer and had him on google earth. The first thing he wanted to see was the cabin. I can't tell you how happy it made him to have those pictures on there for everyone to see. He talked about it for weeks. That meant a lot to our family. And you guys made that possible.
So thank you for all your hard work. You've created something special to a lot of people, and its taken on a life of its own. It has made a difference in people's lives, sometimes big, sometimes small, but its all good. That is something to be proud of, whatever you end up doing, or where life takes you.
Good luck in whatever you do!
Neil Praught
Gracias Joaquin y Eduardo, hacía mucho tiempo que no entraba y no sabía de vuestra partida, Panoramio ha resultado un invento genial. Os deseo lo mejor en todos los nuevos proyectos y me gustará saber de vosotros y de los estupendos proyectos que vayais a crear. Gracias
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joaquin for all you've done to the world. Good luck to your future wherever you go and I look forward to your next project!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this wonderful idea! I discovered it while I was in bed after an accident: you have filled those days with the wonderful views from all over the world and sine then I haven't stopped enjoying panoramio!
ReplyDeleteJoaquin,
ReplyDeleteYour 'little' project has helped make all parts of the world far more familiar, often at the intimate level of people sharing what they know about the places that they know the best. But more importantly, Panoramio is a very clear reminder that in the final analysis, we humans, wherever we live, are far more the same than we are different. We like sunsets and seagulls, monumental buildings and reflections, the simple streets where we live. And we all know the pleasure of sharing our pictures with each other on the world stage.
You and Eduardo can be very proud of yourselves. Good luck & God speed.
LuciaM
Joaquín y Eduardo Mil Gracias! por este maravilloso proyecto llamado Panoramio, que nos ha cambiado la forma de ver nuestro mundo, compartiendo no solo nuestras fotos, nuestras historias y anecdotas con todos los amigos de la comunidad Panoamio/Google Earth. Los sigo desde que tenia un puñado de fotos, y gracias a Panaromio conoci el 3D de Sketchup, les deseo el mejor de los exitos en sus proximas aventuras...Buena Suerte y abrazos desde Argentina! Mauricio Guerrero Achinelly
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