Photo Sharing Web Sites

We found Flickr to be the most innovative of the photo sharing Web sites. It is innovative because:

• Site is used by both amateurs and professionals.
• Able to search for photos by place using an interactive map and tag photos by geographic area.
• Comment directly on photos (not just underneath).
• Similar to social networking site; able to have "friends" and join "groups."
• Emphasis on the artistic aspect of photography.
• Easy to use, navigate.

Radar (owned by TINY) emphasized more on photos as a social tool , not the art of photography.What we didn't like:

• Difficult to navigate.
• Purpose of site unclear.
• Photos/video are meant to be viewed on mobile technologies. This requires higher-end devices, limiting users to those who can afford it.

Zooomer was similar to Flickr in photo content, however it was not innovative.

• Less organized than Flickr (the homepage was overwhelming).
• Standard commenting (underneath photos).