Examples+of+Photo+Sharing+sites

=**[|Flickr]**= Flickr encompasses the second two reasons for photo sharing sites. It is primarily a site to both share photos and gain knowledge from other photographers by creating a blog using what you see through the lens of your camera. Flickr, run by Yahoo!, allows users to search and view all public photos and videos, discussion boards, and groups without a user account. If you want to add your own photos, you can sign up for a free account that allows up to 200 photos, 100MB uploaded per month, and up to 3 different sets(think folders) of photos through a web 2.0 application. If you want to upgrade to the pro account, it costs 24.95 per year. This adds unlimited photos, unlimited storage, and unlimited sets and collections.

=[|Picasa]= Picasa is a free downloadable application that must be installed on your hard drive to access and upload to the online web folders accessible through your Google ID. It is used primarily for sharing with friends and families online and does not push for you to buy prints. The free service offers up to 1 GB of storage.

=[|Snapfish]= Snapfish is a web2.0 tool used to share pictures for prints between family members. It was created by the HP company primarily to print photos for their line of digital cameras.

=[|Photobucket]= Photobucket is a site used for its partners: Facebook, Ebay, and MySpace. It contains the sharing abilities for other users through remote storage. Storage is limited to 1 GB for the free account and 10GB for the pro account.

=[|Zooomr]= Zooomr was created as a challenger of Flickr but lacks the navigation ease. It was created by a group of investors in 2006 and was released in 2007. Groups are less prominent and users have the ability to access social information similar to Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. There is no limit even for a free account. A pro account is offered but gives very few upgrades.

=[|Kodak EasyShare Gallery]= Similar to Snapfish, Kodak introduced their gallery to allow consumers to share photos online using thier line of digital cameras. You must use this program to transfer photos with some Kodak cameras.