Flickr V Photobucket

Flickr v Photobucket

Flicker offers an easy to use front page with a good search engine. The site is organised in a very user friendly way, with a simple tour which explains almost all of the functions. Photos can be uploaded and organised into groups with other photos from other users with the same subject type, the user can edit photos with a built in editor, set the photos to be shared in a variety of different ways, use the map function to show where the photos were taken and make different products using their, or others photos.It also offers the ability to download the photos in many different sizes.

Photobucket offers a search engine, easy to upload photos, easy sharing with different websites/email,there is no option to download the photos in different sizes, however there is an option to send them straight tot a mobile phone. Photos can be edited and saved to the users own album even if the photo is not theirs originally, depending on permissions. There is no map function on the site, unlike flickr. Users can also add their photos to site wide groups with other members. Photobucket also runs competitions where users can enter their photos.

In my opinion, flickr is a more user friendly website in it's design, and based on the search I did there are many more photos on flickr then photobucket. Many of the features are the same on both sites, and each has it's own individual features which are good.