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Which photo sharing site is the best?

There a number of great photo sharing sites that allow anyone to easily upload digital photos and share them with whomever they choose. The sites break down into two main groups: Sites which focus on simply sharing your photos for viewing online and others which focus on providing photo galleries for ordering prints.

Flickr is the Degeeked pick for the first variety. While Flickr does offer the ability to order prints, the site's focus is on allowing you to share your photos with the public. It offers unparalleled ease of use, and great functionality for grouping and organizing photos. Flickr does allow you to build private galleries, but the process for allowing and getting access to these by others is a bit cumbersome for our liking. Flickr offers both a free version and a premium version for $24.95/year, which buys you more space for your photos.

The best option for the second variety, a site for letting family and friends view and order prints of your pictures, is Shutterfly. Not only is Shutterfly easy to use and pretty inexpensive, the additional products like calendars, mugs, and other items on which you can get your pictures printed makes it a a great choice for fun, personalized gift items.