| In recent years the trend of photo | | | | be browsed, searched and one also |
| sharing has increased to a large extent | | | | license to use them. On can also comment |
| and has become extensively popular. With | | | | on these images. |
| the emergence of this trend, a variety | | | | Some of the popular photos sharing |
| of photo sharing service providers or | | | | service providers are as follows - |
| sites have surfaced. These sites are | | | | 1. Webshots - this site falls in to the |
| loaded with all the essential features | | | | first category of photo sharing sites. |
| that one expects out of a photo sharing | | | | One can use it to upload images on the |
| service provider. Photo sharing service | | | | networking sites as well as blogs. This |
| providers enable the users to upload any | | | | site has advanced search option also. |
| digital image like JPEG, PNG or GIF to | | | | 2. Photobucket - this site also |
| online server. Kodak Gallery is a good | | | | qualifies for the first category of |
| example of photo sharing service. The | | | | photo sharing sites. This site has a |
| access to these images can be public as | | | | basic search option and it also |
| well as restricted to private. | | | | generates codes for the networking sites |
| The various photo sharing service | | | | and blogs. |
| providers can be broadly classified in | | | | 3. Fotki - this photo sharing service |
| to four categories. Many of these sites | | | | provider falls in both the first as well |
| would fall in to multiple categories. | | | | as the third category. It can be used |
| 1. The first type of photo sharing sites | | | | both for printing services as well as |
| are the ones which are used embed images | | | | for generating code for the blogs and |
| in the blogs and networking sites etc. | | | | social networking sites. |
| the images in these types of photo | | | | 4. Twango - like Fotki Twango also |
| sharing service providers are open to | | | | provides printing service as well as |
| everyone. | | | | code generation for the blogs etc. this |
| 2. In the second type of sites the | | | | site is owned by Nokia. |
| viewership of the images are restricted | | | | 5. Snapfish - Snapfish provides an |
| to a select group of people like family, | | | | excellent photo sharing service. Users |
| relatives and friends. | | | | have full rights to make their |
| 3. The third type of photo sharing | | | | collections public or private. |
| service providers is meant for those who | | | | 6. Phanfare - this site qualifies for |
| want to avail printing service online. | | | | the second category of photo sharing |
| The images in these sites are sometimes | | | | service providers. The sharing of photos |
| open to public and are searchable. | | | | and videos in this site is private and |
| 4. This type of photo sharing site is | | | | one has to subscribe to it to avail its |
| for open photo sharing. These sites can | | | | services. |