My Family:

• me: 8000 private "family-only" photos on flickr, 2000 in blogware from pre flickr
• my sister in Belgium, parents in Hamilton, brother in Toronto
• 1 Mac user, my sister
• Rest Windows some without Quicktime, some with locked down corporate computers with old version of flash player (e.g. SightSpeed and YouTube didn't play because they had Flash 8 and not 9)
• my Mother doesn't have a computer or a cellphone - (she'd use one with voice or extremely easy to use interface e.g. "show my grandson's photos"), but realistically most people are NOT my mom, they either have (or will soon have) a cellphone and a computer (many empty nesters are enthusiastically learning cellphones and computers to communicate with their family and friends)

For Non Geeks

• real identity - a way to easily find your family and give them access to your family's media - until we get this flickr style identity contacts, friends, family is a kludge that will work but requires people to sign up which is hard for non geeks
• easy way to email photos, videos, etc for those who only use email (with built in "yousendit-like" tech)
• easy way to make prints (e.g. through local Shoppers Drug Mart or futureshop) for those who don't have a computer
• easy way to make DVDs for family (not just for non geeks, backup!), DVD subscriptions
• flickr style revokable guest passes
• allow people to create stories around their media no matter where it is
• allow people to subscribe via email, RSS and maybe even fax or snail mail (?!?)

For Geeks:

• Secure RSS (RSS over SSL with basic authentication)
• re-use media from other sites
• easy way to send SMS with text link to media and automatic Contec-like transcoding
• bulk uploaders and taggers
• work with Facebook