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