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