Fotolog

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Fotolog . It is a social network where each user can upload one photo per day, in which friends registered on the website can leave comments below the images .

Summary

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  • 1 History
  • 2 Objective
  • 3 Features
  • 4 Elements
  • 5 Types of users
    • 1 Advantages of the Gold Camera User
  • 6 External links
  • 7 Sources

History

 

Fotolog

It was created in May 2002 , by Scout Heiferman and Adam Seifer . Initially it was a project dedicated to 200 friends but over time it began to have a great popularity. Fotolog is a registered trademark of Fotolog SA, based in New York . Its great success has allowed it to be among the 100 most visited sites in the world , with 4 billion page views and some 20 million unique users each month.

In it you can browse through the photos. Since when viewing a certain photo, you will be able to have access to the photos of the previous days. In the same way, you can navigate through a calendar . Selecting the photo of a certain day. It has a number of groups that you can subscribe to. The groups are organized into categories: animals , art , photography , sports , business, clothing. In the same way, you can create your own group in FotoLog. The FotoLog community is primarily focused on South America .

objective

The objective of Fotolog is not to offer photo albums or collections, but a space to share with people the best experiences, the best photos or the most representative photos of each day, each week, each month.

features

  • To be able to upload a photo a day.
  • Browse through the calendar viewing photos of the different days.
  • Add users as friends of our community .
  • To be able to browse through the photos of other users.
  • Be able to comment on the photos.
  • Possibility to create and subscribe to groups.
  • It has a virtual currency called Flodo. To be able to buy ads (FotoAds) and gifts.
  • You can put your photos on the pages of others: FotoAds.
  • Ability to connect your FotoLog account with that of Facebook .
  • It offers a system of blogs or blogs, based on photographs.
  • Photos can be uploaded in JPG or GIF format and should not be larger than 2000 KB.
  • You can upload the images you want but as long as you do not violate the rules of Fotolog. The prohibited photos are those that contain nudity, any type of sexual content, racist attacks, bloody images, mutilations, etc. In case of violating the rules, Fotolog either deletes the photos or cancels the user’s account.
  • It allows the user to customize their personal page, with multiple color options for the text, the links, and the background. In addition, links to the user’s favorite sites can be added to share with others or for quick access to their favorite pages.

Elements

  • The photo.
  • The author’s comments.
  • The comments of friends.
  • Links to friends’ photologs.
  • Favorite links.
  • The date.

User types

The users can have free and paid accounts (becoming a Gold Camera) for better service. Free account users can upload one photo daily.

Gold Camera User Advantages

Be able to upload up to 6 photos a day; receive up to 200 comments on each photo; put an image as a title; be identified with a small image of the last photo next to the name when commenting on another user’s photo; be able to write a comment on full pages.