Images-Photos

= Photo Editing/Sharing =

Aviary - Johnson, p. 58-59 (The web service ended September 30, 2012. While it still is available in mobile forms for Apple iOS and Android devices, those are outside the scope of this Web 2.0 based class. It may be covered in the iPad class under development.)

BeFunky, [|http://www.befunky.com] - Solomon, p. 252 (Available in China) Big Huge Labs, [|http://www.bighugelabs.com] Blabberize, [|http://blabberize.com] - Solomon, p. 252

Flickr, [|http://www.flickr.com] - Johnson, p. 103; Solomon, p. 252 (Available in China - in Chinese)

FotoFlexer, [|http://www.fotoflexer.com] - Johnson, p. 58-59; Solomon, p. 252 (Available in China) Lunapic, [|http://www.lunapic.com] - Johnson, p. 58-59 (Available in China) Photobucket, [|http://photobucket.com] - Solomon, p. 252 (Available in China) Photosynth, [|http://photosynth.net] - Solomon, p. 252 (Available in China)

Picasa, [|http://picasa.google.com]- Solomon, p. 252 (Picasa is a download, both Windows and Mac, but it has online photo albums to qualify as a Web 2.0 service.) Picasa has been available in China. Unfortunately, the online photo albums (the Picasa Web Album) feature requires registration with Google+. Unfortunately, Google+ is not available in China, so that feature cannot be accessed in China. There is a plan to change the name to Google Photos soon(?).

Pixenate, [|http://www.pixenate.com] - Johnson, p. 58-59 (Available in China) Pixlr, [|http://www.pixlr.com] - Solomon, p. 253 (Available in China)

= Photo Sources =

Flickr Creative Commons, [] - Johnson, p. 59 - This site is mainly useful in the U.S., where there are copyright issues to be addressed.

FreeDigitalPhotos.net, [|http://www.freedigitalphotos.net] - Johnson, p. 59 (Available in China) Sock.XCHNG, [|http://www.sxc.hu] - Johnson, p. 59

// I am asked by many Chinese why Photoshop is not on this list, as it apparently is very popular in China. There are two reasons. //


 * 1) //Photoshop is a software program installed on the computer rather than a Web 2.0 service.//
 * 2) //The Web 2.0 services listed here are free, but in the United States Photoshop is very expensive - far beyond the budgets of most schools, teachers, or students.//

//No doubt if Photoshop was free in the U.S., and other parts of the world outside of China, there might be less interest in these alternative image editing services. The day may come when Photoshop also might be expensive in China, and when knowing of these resources could be very important.//