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MediaFocus.com Now Offers "Image Credit Packages" as an Additional Option to License and Download Royalty Free Stock Photography
MediaFocus.com has become one of the most versatile providers of royalty free stock photography where stock photo buyers can license and download royalty free photos fitting their personal purchasing style and budget. Customers can license and download stock photos with image credits, photo subscriptions, as stock image CD collections, or individual stock photos. The newest purchasing option "Image Credits" is a low-cost and flexible option to license royalty free images.



: One of the best photo-sharing sites, the first in the breed of web 2.0 photo sites, allows you to create galleries, tag photos etc. The biggest in terms of traffic and was acquired by Yahoo.

: Large photo blogging community - claims to have a staggering 1.5 billion page views

: A great site that has been around for a number of years. This one offers gallery services and also prints and your photos on to various gifts within their store.

: Each image you upload to ImageShack must be less than 1024 kilobytes in size. Images greater than 1024 kilobytes in size are resized automatically. You may upload .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .swf (flash) and .png image types. bmp, tif, and tiff images will be converted to .png automatically. ImageShack allows each image 100 megabytes of transfer per hour.

If an image exceeds this amount, it will be rendered inaccessible. Imageshack us provides unlimited amount of space for storing your images. Direct linking is allowed (hotlinking). No signup required. Images that have not been accessed in over a year will be deleted.

Limitations: File size limit 1024 KB;

:Users are allowed to upload up to 20 pictures at a time. You can also categorize, add titles and delete images. Direct linking is allowed. Photos larger than 512 KB are automatically scaled down. Photo Bucket allows image uploads by mobile camera phone or via email message attachments. The Photobucket uploader converts bmp and tif formats to jpg. You may upload .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .tiff, .swf (flash) and .png image types. You can view the most recently uploaded pictures.

Limitations: 50 MB storage space; 2500 MB/month bandwidth; 512 KB file size limit;

Limitations: File size limit 1024 KB;

: Images greater than 250 KB are authomatically resized. Tinypic generates a very simple direct link (URL) for the uploaded picture like http://tinypic.com/ab. You may upload .jpg, .png, .gif and .bmp image files.

Limitations: File size limit 1.5 MB; Hosted images not accessed for one year will be deleted from their dedicated server.

WebShots: A great site owned by CNET. Provides the usual photo sharing features plus a desktop utility for organising photos, prints on gifts etc.

:Another site that has taken advantage of myspace to create viral marketing. Users upload photos and create slideshows using the editor and then post them to their profile or blog etc. Controls are nice and easy to use, will do well unless myspace bring out their own slideshow tools.

:Another corporate site run by Hewlett Packard, offers photo sharing and digital prints of your snaps.

Zoto.com: Nice site with good features such as geo-tagging, photo blogging and the usual community features such as browsing by interest. Free version with the option to upgrade to a pro account for $24.95 per year.




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