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Google Changing Name Of Picasa To 'Google Photos'

The Google Operating System blog reports that Google is likely changing the name of their Picasa photo sharing service to “Google Photos”. A few other features are due to rollout as well, including licensing options, email photo uploads, and tagging of people in pics.

Microsoft Building Photo Sharing Service

I was tipped off to an interesting job posting by Microsoft posted on Friday regarding upcoming efforts to create a photo sharing service that will compete with Flickr, Smugmug and other internet based photo sharing sites.

Irish Pix.ie Excels At Photo Sharing

Pix.ie is a photo-sharing site that’s based in, and generally targeted at, Ireland.  But if you’re not Irish, it’s still worth a look - among other advantages, the beta version of Pix.ie has a monthly upload limit that’s five times larger than what Flickr offers.

Fotolog Purchased By Hi-Media

Photo sharing site Fotolog has been purchased by Hi-Media Group, a Paris-based interactive media company.

Zooomr: Better Mousetrap or Copycat Hype?

Currently, the Internet's better mousetrap is the photo sharing website. The success of Flickr.com, now owned by Yahoo!, is loved and lamented by users and developers alike for its usability and its limitations. Michael Arrington believes he's found the better phototrap, an assertion some call premature, in Zooomr.com.