Google Acquires Flickr Photo Editor Picnik

On 03.02.10, In Flickr, Google, Image Editor, Image Tools, by Raj

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Google has acquired Picnik, whose Web-based application lets people import and edit photos in a browser. Picnik is one of the fastest growing photo sites on the web. Picnik is a powerful, cloud-based photo editor that is integrated directly into Flickr, SmugMug and other photo repositories. Interestingly, Picnik is Flickr’s default photo editor. The editor works directly with online photo libraries like Flickr, Facebook, and Picasa Web Albums. Users can also upload files to the service and download them again when they are done. The editing capabilities it offers are a natural complement to a Picasa, even though the technology appears to be a mismatch: Picnik works in Flash, while most advanced Google apps use the slower JavaScript.