This article presents a non-exhaustive list of notable
image-sharing website
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Active image-sharing websites
Defunct photo-sharing websites
:''These also include sites that may still operate, but do not accept new users. Listed in chronological order of shutdown.''
Comparison of photo-sharing websites
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* File formats: the image or video formats allowed for uploading
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IPTC The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC), based in London, United Kingdom, is a consortium of the world's major news agencies, other news providers and news industry vendors and acts as the global standards body of the news media.
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image header
** Yes - IPTC headers are read upon upload and exposed via the web interface; properties such as captions and keywords are written back to the IPTC header and saved along with the photo when downloading or e-mailing it
** Some - IPTC headers are read but information added via the web interface is not saved back to the IPTC header; or, IPTC headers are lost on resizing
* Tags/keywords: the ability to add to and search by tags or keywords
* Comments: the ability of users to leave comments on the photo
** Yes - full control over who can leave comments (friends, registered users, non-registered users)
** Some - users must register with the website to leave comments
* Rating:
** Yes - star rating: the ability to rate photos numerically, usually on a scale from 1 to 5
** Some - thumbs up/down rating, "mark as favorite", or a rating system accessible only to logged-in users
* Download originals:
** Yes - anyone can download the original photo
** Some - only photos of "pro" members can be downloaded
* Notes/annotations: the ability to overlay textual notes to areas of a photo
* Friendly URLs: human-readable URLs (e.g. /photos/greece_album/athens.jpg) vs. numeric identifiers (MemViewImage.asp?AID=5610943&IID=205062034&INUM=5&ICT=5&IPP=16)
* Subscriptions
** Some - RSS feeds and web interface
** Yes - RSS feeds, web interface, plus photo updates can be sent by e-mail to non-registered members
See also
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Digital photo frame
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File hosting service
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File sharing
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Image hosting service
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Image sharing
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List of photo and video apps
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Timeline of file sharing
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