Flickr is an image and video hosting website created in 2004 that allows users to share personal photos and videos. It has an online community and is widely used by photo researchers and bloggers to host images on their websites and social media. The document then provides comparisons of features and personal ratings of four image hosting websites: Flickr, ImageShack, SmugMug, and Photobucket.

2. Flickr (stylized as flickr and pronounced "flicker") is an image
hosting and video hosting website, and web services suite that
was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo in 2005.
In addition to being a popular website for users to share and
embed personal photographs, and effectively an online
community, the service is widely used by photo researchers and
by bloggers to host images that they embed in blogs and social
media

3. FEATURES
FLICKR
Maximum number of galleries
Infinite
Maximum capacity (MB)
--
Allows customizing ?
Yes
Titles al the pictures?
Yes
Labels
No
Private Galleries
Yes
Download allowed
No
Spanish
Yes
Catalan
No

4. PERSONAL RATING
FLICKR
User-Friendly
10
Speed
9
Design
8
Global
10

5. ImageShack is a paid-for image hosting website headquartered
at Los Gatos, California. ImageShack has a subscription service but
the majority of its revenue is produced from advertising related to
its free image hosting

6. FEATURES
IMAGESHACK
Maximum number of galleries
Infinite
Maximum capacity (MB)
510 MB
Allows customizing ?
No
Titles al the pictures?
--
Labels
Yes
Private Galleries
Yes
Download allowed
Yes
Spanish
--
Catalan
--

7. PERSONAL RATING
IMAGESHACK
User-Friendly
9
Speed
8
Design
10
Global
9

8. SmugMug is a paid digital photo sharing website, which allows
users to upload both HD photos and videos to their SmugMug
sites. Launched in 2002, the company focuses on both amateur, as
well as professional photographers - offering a toolset which
facilitates the selling of digital and print media

9. FEATURES
SMUGMUG
Maximum number of galleries
Infinite
Maximum capacity (MB)
--
Allows customizing ?
Yes
Titles al the pictures?
No
Labels
No
Private Galleries
Yes
Download allowed
Yes
Spanish
No
Catalan
No

10. PERSONAL RATING
SMUGMUG
User-Friendly
6
Speed
8
Design
10
Global
9

11. Photobucket is an image hosting and video hosting website, web
services suite, and online community created by Alex Welch and
Darren Crystal dedicated to preserving and sharing the entire
photo and video lifecycle. Photobucket hosts more than 10 billion
images from 100 million registered members, who upload more
than four million images and videos per day from the Web and
connected digital devices. Photobucket's headquarters are in
Denver with regional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
and San Francisco

12. FEATURES
PHOTOBUCKET
Maximum number of galleries
Infinite
Maximum capacity (MB)
2 GB
Allows customizing ?
Yes
Titles al the pictures?
Yes
Labels
Yes
Private Galleries
Yes
Download allowed
No
Spanish
Yes
Catalan
No

13. PERSONAL RATING
PHOTOBUCKET
User-Friendly
7
Speed
9
Design
9
Global
8

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