I often Photoshare online, and the other day, this quick and easy process got me thinking about how convenient photo sharing websites have become. Since the concept of publishing digital photos online to share with others emerged, we’ve seen a multitude of photo sharing companies entering the scene. It got me wondering which ones are the best in what they do. What sets them apart and makes them click with people? That led to the following creation of our Young Entrepreneur Top 3 favorites..
We did have some criteria that photo sharing sites had to meet in order to make our list. They had to be free for unlimited storage; have super easy and fast uploading; provide quick and easy organizing, storing and sharing capabilities; and support various file types. With that, I present you with our Top 3 Best Photo Sharing Websites:
#1 – Snapfish.
We rank this photo sharing website at the top because it meets our criteria and then some. In addition to free unlimited photo storage and an unlimited number of albums, the site is easy to use and navigate, the upload is fast, the picture quality and size is great and it supports jpg and zip file types. The function display makes it easy to organize, store and share photos. Snapfish gets extra points for taking its capabilities one step further and allowing for images to be viewed and sent to and from camera phones. Snapfish also offers external linking to photos.
#2 – Photobucket.
This is probably one of the more popular photo sharing websites and it would have made our top spot if it provided free unlimited photo storage. Even Photobucket’s Pro Account does not feature unlimited space, thus its fall to the second position. But Photobucket does have some excellent mobile options and its integration with social media websites is convenient. Organizing is made easy through titles, keywords, or tags, and Photobucket has some cool sharing options that allow users to comment on a photo. Many entrepreneurs use the convenient Photobucket application that enables photos and slideshows to be embedded on websites, blogs, forums, ebay and other sites.
#3 – Flickr.
Yet another popular photo sharing website with a lot of great features and customization options. But like Photobucket, Flickr loses points for not providing a free account with unlimited storage. The free account has a 20MB monthly upload limit, with limits on storage, photosets and photostreams as well. If you want unlimited capabilities, you would have to pay for the Pro Account. But there’s no denying that Flickr is easy to use in terms of storing and editing your photos, and it has handy sharing tools, too. It also comes with multiple options for uploading via Windows, Mac and camera phones. Flickr does a nice job meeting the needs of the casual picture taker while providing advanced tools and features for the professional photographer.
So what do you think about our Top 3 Photo Sharing Websites? We want to hear your thoughts about our choices. Who would be on your Top 3 Photo Sharing list and why?
Matthew Toren
The main one that i use is http://www.hostimagenow.com its very easy to use and also safe and secure.Take a look.
Although I haven’t shared much of my photos online yet, I think apart from Flickr, Facebook is becoming a popular photo sharing site as well with sophisticated features such as friend tagging, sharing, commenting as well as the large 200M active users.
I think that Facebook should not be categorized as a “photosharing site” since it’s main feature is social networking… I actually have photobucket (for business and direct links) and flickr (for personal use) but I am interested in checking out that snapfish since flickr has limited viewing capacity for guests and for the guest pass, I think it’s full of hassle. Let me try the snapfish and just will just cancel the account if it did not meet my satisfaction..
Another great site for photo sharing is http://www.myotherdrive.com/html/photo-sharing because they offer photo sharing, file sharing, and online backup. So you can get all of your online file sharing needs satisfied in one service.
Good information! The top 3 Photo Sharing Websites are very good,
I also recommend a good one:
http://sourceplaza.com/#utm_source=baa&utm_medium=baa&utm_campaign=b
There is also another software that’s slowly gaining popularity now for photo sharing/uploading, that is Picasa. I think the interface of Picasa is very user friendly. Google has done a good job in developing this software.
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Snapfish rulez for day to day use
It si unlimited and free but it lowers the photo quality when you upload.
Another great is smugmug. This one is paid but really nice to look at.
A good new one is bluemelon. I like it as much as smugmug and this offers 1 GB for free.
And another good is flickr but that was mentioned. I mention it again because I like it.
I think that vivapixel is quite nice for photo hosting and sharing.
I can upload my photos, my videos as well as bookmark other photos I find on the web.
You should give it a try, you’ll like it I promise.