Free online photo editor Picnik integrates with Picasa

Google has taken Picnik. The small company Picnik offers a free online photo editing program that is operated via the browser. Picnik users need to install any software. In the basic versions of Picnik is free. Google integrates Picasa Picnik in its service.

Picnik allows a Flash-based image processing in the browser functions such as cutting, turning, special effects. The basic functions are completely free, more than 2 million people per month use Picnik. There is a connection to Web 2.0 services like Flickr, Facebook and PhotoWorks. Google integrates free online photo editor Picnik now in his pictures, manage Picasa. The 20-man team from Picnik is also integrated: Within the Seattle draw the people in the local offices of Google do. Picnik is a good example of cloud computing: rather than have to install on your own computer software for image editing, to reach the user through their web browser to it. The application itself runs on servers from Picnik. Read more »