
Agfanet
Multilingual site primarily for ordering
prints.
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• Up
to nine slide shows including nine images each; 300K file-size limit
• Free; short-term
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Upload/manage: fair
• Viewer experience: 6
• Basic slide show with a few transition options
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res downloads
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Photography information; competitions; exhibits
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AOL You've Got Pictures
Standard print/share service for AOL
members.
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Unlimited storage
• Free
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 7
• A little slow to upload; basic display features; good
picture quality (allows full-res with premium account)
• JPG,
GIF, BMP
• No external linking
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Quasi peer-to-peer sharing with other AOL members; IM integration;
photography information; competitions
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Club Photo
Traditional print/share service with broad
selection of print sizes and gifts.
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Free; premium memberships available, unlimited storage
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 7
• JPG,
high-res downloads available with premium membership
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Public galleries; photo downloading to Palm OS devices; album viewing on cell
phone via Pictavision; uploading from Photoshop via plug-in
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Dot Photo Pro
Print/share site oriented toward pros who
want to present photos to clients for print sales.
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Free; $1.99 extra for video, premium memberships available; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; wide selection of album layouts; average
picture size and quality
• JPG,
BMP, TIF, GIF, WAV, MP3, MPG, AVI, WMV, 3G2, MOV, QT
• External linking available
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• Video
sharing; Pictavision cell phone photo software; slide-show creation with
music and text
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EZ Prints
Primarily for ordering prints.
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• Free
• Unspecified storage space
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average picture size
and quality
• JPG,
TIF, BMP, TGA, FPX
• No external linking or full-res downloads
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Photo captions
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fotki.com
Advanced sharing and community features,
plus competitively priced prints.
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• 10
MB for free, unlimited space for $50-per-year premium membership
• Upload/manage:
excellent
• Viewer experience: 9
• Fast; advanced display features; good picture quality
up to full-res
• JPG,
PNG, PSD, BMP, GIF, TIF
• External linking with premium membership
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Peer-to-peer sharing, photoblogging, public galleries, contests, and other
community features; e-mail in-box; EXIF info display
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Fujifilm.net
Prints are excellent but expensive; sharing
a pricey afterthought.
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• Free
for 30 days; $5 per year after that; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; average display features; average picture size
and quality
• JPG,
TIF
• No external linking; full-res downloads permitted
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Upload from camera phone; album viewing on cell phone via Get The Picture
Mobile Service
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ImageStation
Sony's site is a standard sharing/printing
service with video support.
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Free, premium memberships run $5 to $50 per year; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic size and
quality
• JPG,
TIF, BMP, MPG, high-res downloads available with premium membership
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Photography articles; public galleries; album viewing on cell phone via
ImageStation Mobile Access
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Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto)
Polished basic print/share site with newly
improved pricing.
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• Free,
unlimited
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Upload/manage: excellent
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; average display features; average pic size and
quality
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download
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Download from camera phone
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NikonNet
Offers automated sharing tools and extra
photo instructional content.
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Free, unlimited (stand-alone program)
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Upload/manage: excellent
• Viewer experience: 7
• Fast; good display features; good pic quality and
size up to full-res
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download
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• Uses
PictureProject In Touch software to automatically share photos with
designated viewers; photo instructional content
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OurPictures
Peer-to-peer photo sharing via desktop
application.
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• 25
pictures per month for free; $2.99 per month for unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 8
• Desktop peer-to-peer application is simple to use and
offers high-quality viewing plus text messaging
• JPG,
TIF, BMP, PNG
• No external linking; full-res downloads permitted
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Web-based sharing available for recipients without the OurPictures app
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Photo Cheap
Rudimentary standard print/share site whose
name, for better or worse, says it all.
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Free; 200MB
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Upload/manage: poor
• Viewer experience: 7
• Slower; basic display features; good pic quality and
size
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download permitted
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PhotoWorks
Standard print/share site with good-size
image display.
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Free; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 7
• Fast; basic display features; good pic quality and
size
• JPG,
TIF, BMP
• No external linking or full-res download permitted
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Picasa Hello (owned by Google)
Desktop app Hello is the free peer-to-peer
sharing companion to Picasa's photo-browsing software.
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Free, unlimited (stand-alone program)
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 8
• Easy to use; fast; offers good-size pic views but
middling quality
• JPG,
BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, TIF, AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, RAW
• No external linking but full-res transfer permitted
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Simultaneous text messaging and photo viewing mimics collaboration software;
integrated tool for photoblogging
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Ritzpix.com
Standard print/share with emphasis on
printing. (Print at Wolf is the same service.)
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• Free
100 picture spaces for 90 days; album space can be purchased
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and
size
• JPG,
TIF
• No external linking or full-res download
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Searsphotos.com
Lackluster print/share site but integrated
with Sears portrait studios.
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Free; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Slower; basic display features; average pic quality
and larger size
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download
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• View
your Sears portrait studio pics online
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Shutterfly
Clean, polished standard print/share site
that works well and offers both consumer and pro features.
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• Free
album sharing; first two Collections (with a personalized URL) free;
unlimited
• Pro galleries from $99 for 250MB to $199 for 1GB
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Upload/manage: excellent
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic size and
quality
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download
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Snapfish (owned by HP)
Smooth, polished standard print/share
service.
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Free; unlimited
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and
size
• JPG,
ZIPs with JPGs
• External linking to Match.com and Ceiva online frame
service; no full-res download
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Camera phone downloads
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Wal-Mart Photo Center
Very basic print/share site with few frills
but good prices and local store pickup.
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Unlimited for 30 days
• Free
• 20MB; $1.48 per year
• Upload/manage:
good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and
smallish size
• JPG,
TIF
• No external linking or full-res download
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Webshots (owned by CNET)
Standard print/share service with full-res
display and pop-up ads with basic service.
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Download 5/month for Free; unlimited photo downloads for $2.49 per month
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Upload/manage: mediocre
• Viewer experience: 7
• Fast; basic display features; good pic quality and
size up to full-res
• JPG,
GIF
• No external linking; full-res download permitted
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Camera phone downloads; community features; public galleries; pro photo
downloads; screensaver and wallpaper creation
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Yahoo Photos
Standard print/share service wtih good
prices.
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Unlimited
• Free
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Upload/manage: good
• Viewer experience: 6
• Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and
smallish size
• JPG
• No external linking or full-res download
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Camera phone downloads
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