Image+Sharing+Sites

**Image Sharing **

The first image-sharing sites came around the mid- 1990s and has become a popular way of obtaining images from different users on the net. Image-sharing involves a person to publish an image on an "image-sharing" site and the image will be shared either publically to a wide audience or privately (to certain users on the site). Below are some images of the homepage of popular image-sharing sites (Flickr, Photobucket, Webshots)
 * H **ow it works? Image-sharing can be done by peer-to-peer technology, that is, the image will be transferred from the initial user's computer to the requester's computer. The images can be organized like an album where they can be grouped by size/date uploaded/most hits, etc... Other methods of image-sharing involves an attachment of an image onto an e-mail or sending a photo by phone (MMS/Bluetooth)

Purpose
There are multiple uses for image-sharing, namely: - Used as a back-up. In case your computer breaks down, your photos will still be safely stored on the internet. - Sharing images with friends, to reminisce field trips, activities that you have done. - Selling pieces of art online - Freeing up hard-drive space on your computer

Public vs. Private
After the user has uploaded his/her photos onto the net, the next step is to decide if he wants his images to be viewed privately or publicly. If viewed privately, only the user may view the images uploaded. If chosen to be publicly viewed, any user is allowed to see the images. This would raise many privacy issues as images may be copied without permission from the uploader.

How to decide which program to use?
Before deciding on an image-sharing website, a user should take into account the different storage spaces each program offers and if they offer a "private" function. Popularity should also count if you want to share your images with others. If there are more users for a program, your image has a higher chance of getting viewed by users. Other factors include, organization of albums, users should look for programs which offer an easy method of navigating through their album. Here is a quick rundown of the popular image-sharing sites: media type="youtube" key="0E0h2TQfXX4" height="247" width="304" For a full list of photo-sharing websites and their capabilities, go to this website: []

 A very clear and easy to understand explanation of photo sharing sites and how to use them, you have supported this well with images and videos and provided some useful links. However, there is no mention of the issues....Ms Hancox x