Flickr - more community-driven
- a Yahoo! company - can use yahoo id to sign up
- can search for photos without logging in or becoming a member
- comes in other languages
- can invite family and friends to view photos
- basic accounts are free
- can organize photos by tagging them or using collections and sets
- can make stuff like cards, photo books, dvds, etc.
- map function - map where you took your photos
- tons of ways to upload photos
Shutterfly - more product-driven
- free unlimited photo storage
- picture sharing
- pick up prints at Target stores
- lots of photo products
- order prints
- Shutterfly Collections - 2 web addresses used to share photos with friends, add comments, and add other photos
- Shutterfly Studio - upload, organize, edit, share, order, and create
Snapfish - product-driven
- owned by HP
- 20 prints free with first upload
- unlimited storage
- photo sharing
- lots of products
- must register or log in to view other pages than homepage
Picasa - community-driven
- owned by Google
- photo sharing
- over 1 GB of storage
- friends can download photos at same resolution to print
- download other friends' albums to keep a copy for yourself to view and add comments
So, I've decided to go with Picasa. It's simple to use. I'm a fan of Google. Plus I don't need to order prints. And if I do, I'll choose Shutterfly, because I've used them before. Flickr is overwhelming to me, there's just too much going on with the web site. I like that it's people-friendly and has a large community, but I don't want that. I really like the fact that with Picasa your friends can download a photo of yours at the same resolution to print or whatever. That won me over.