As I have mentioned before, I have subscribed to both Flickr and Fotolog to experience the difference in their services. Being just a basic member I only have limited allowance as I call it. Maximum allowance is only for premium or Pro members as Flickr calls it or as Fotolog calls it – Gold Camera member, meaning they pay money for this extra services. Being a poor student only allows me to have free stuffs, thus sacrificing the privilege of having advanced usage of these websites. However, by just being a basic member I found out that there are pros and cons on both side. These are my discoveries:

FLICKR

As a basic member, this is what I get:

  1. Maximum limit of 100MB pictures per month.
  2. Edit title, tags and descriptions any time any day you want.
  3. Comment/ Feedback is unlimited.
  4. Geotagging – people can look for geographically mapped pictures.
  5. Blogging.
  6. Upload, organize, share, maps, make stuff, keep in touch – the usual feature of flickr.
  7. Photos of good quality and of artistic nature. I have noticed that there are good number of professional photographers that contributes pictures.
  8. Members are from all around the world.
  9. Tour to give insights of Flickr – like how it works and what I get

FOTOLOG

With Fotolog, as a basic member, this is what I get:

  1. Only able to upload 1 picture a day.
  2. Edit title, tags and descriptions within 10 minutes of upload.
  3. Guestbook posting only 20 per photo – works as comments or feedback.
  4. Geotagging – works the same as flickr
  5. Blogging – works the same as flickr but can’t understand most of them as they are posted in spanish, portuguese etc.
  6. When showing prized pictures, it is never the pictures they have taken for that certain category but their ID pictures.
  7. Upload, share, maps – the basic features.
  8. Photos of all quality, casual and artistic. I have noticed that the majority pictures posted are of everyday lives.
  9. Mostly dominate by South American members.


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This sample shows the difference between a free account like I use and a pro account on Flickr.

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This sample shows the difference between a free account and Gold Camera account on Fotolog.

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