New Yahoo Photos--Full-Res Files and Drag-and-Drop
Posted by Eric Butterfield | Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:36 PM PT
The new version of
Yahoo Photos, announced today, gives your browser a make-over. Gone is the need to click those "add photo" buttons one at a time, over and over (don't know how I ever mustered that task). Now, you can drag-and-drop images to your photo library--a feature that the company likens to Apple's iPhoto software. This feature isn't unique among photo sharing sites--you can do the same thing with Flickr, Kodak EasyShare Gallery and Shutterfly--it's just that those sites require you to download a software application to do so. No need to use software with Yahoo Photos. Everything happens in the browser.
Another improvement is the ability to create a "smart album," selecting images based on tags, creation date, rating (five stars max), and owner. Also, visitors to your albums can add comments.
Better yet, you can store and retrieve full-resolution files (most sites downsize your images to save storage space). How cool is that? Your online photo library can now do double duty as online backup.
What's your favorite online photo sharing site?
I've been a fan of Google's Picasaweb ever since it came out. The integration with Picasa makes everything so easy. Unfortunately, I have to pay to get up to 6 GB of space and I'm limited to 1600 res.
Yahoo Photos actually does require the installation of an ActiveX control or plugin for uploading pictures in the browser. Shutterfly has a similar browser plugin which allows drag and drop uploading in the browser, although the other sites don't seem to.