Take a loot at the above picture. Seems familiar? If you’re are reading this in my blog then for sure you have at least joined one of the above network.

I am not going to go through one by one. In this post, i would like to focus on online photo sharing.

Photo Sharing

As the name implies, it’s all about photo sharing. Take a photo, keep it in a collection, and share it with others. But not in conventional way. Photo sharing could not be easier than this century. Share them – online.

Here are some of the most popular :-

1)PHOTOBUCKET

This is one of the pioneer and largest photo sharing available in the net at the moment.

FEATURE –

-Room up to 10,000 photos and hours of videos, for free.

-Link to your profile, blog and website

-One-click posting to favorites sites(Facebook,Friendster,Myspace,Multiply,Blogger,Tagged..etc)

-Online photo editing tools

More information.

2)FLICKR

FEATURE -

-Sign-up using your yahoo account

-Multiple method to upload photo to your account

-Online photo editing tools

-Organize your collection and share them in groups

-FREE

-Use Flickr Uploader to upload directly from desktop

More information

3)PICASA WEBALBUM

FEATURE -

-1GB of free storage

-FREE

-Search and explore photos from other users

-Signup using your gmail account

-Online editing tools

-Use picasa software to make the most of picasa web album

More information

There are actually many other sites that can provide online photo album service, the above are only some of them. Just make sure you have one!

You got an internet connection. You just want to make it more secure. You want to share file with your friend DIRECTLY through the net.

All of these mean you need Hamachi.

Internet is not really a secure communication compared to Local Area Network. LAN is mainly consist of trusted computer but internet got a vast list of network connected to make a huge internet.

Hamachi can change your internet into LAN. Virtually. This means it will be more secure, more direct and thus more efficient. In the other words, basically hamachi provide free virtual private network service for you . I've used it mainly for playing game with my friends.

Advantage of Hamachi

1)LAN over the internet
-Arrange multiple computer into a secure network, as if they were connected using physical cable
2)Files and network drives
-access file and network drivers

3)Zero-configuration
-you dont have to configure the VPN
4)Security
-industry leading encryption
5)Cost-effective
-free for non-commercial users

How to use it?

First step
Download and install

Second
Open hamachi. Click the power button at the left-bottom.



*You might have to set your nickname during the first-time start
*You can see your i.p number at the top of hamachi when power is on.

Next
Okay, let say that you and a friend want to make a virtual LAN.

*You-PC01
*Your friend-PC02

The concept is very simple. You create a network. Ask your friends to join your network.

For PC01
Choose the middle button and choose>create network



Set the name and the password...DOne!

Room created..



For PC02
Choose the middle button and choose>join network

*Your friend's ip should'nt be the same with you.(i'm using the same pc to demonstrate so the ip is the same)

Key in the name and the password...Done!


***DONE***

*You have to configure or off your firewall to allow hamachi to connect to the internet
*The connection is successful if you can each other pc's at the network in the window.

Then, if you want to play game with your friends, make sure you choose LAN option in the game.

For more information on file sharing, click here.

More information about hamachi.

Honestly saying, I am quite confused the first time the term 'web 2.0' appeared in my life. I thought the Internet would have massive update and would be transmogrified into another version. After a few researches, I went wrong just like others.

Web 2.0 is rather of idea on what the development of Internet is going through. The infrastructure is just the same, but the application and services keep expanding. If a decade ago Internet is used for only checking mail or searching information, nowadays it goes beyond it; besides, it involves in many parts of our life.

Then, before the deeper understanding of web 2.0 could be achieved, I was provoked with a newer term, 'web 3.0'. If we take a look of it, certainly this represent a higher development of Internet than web 2.0. Web 2.0 pictures the Internet nowadays, Web 3.0 renders the Internet in the future. In this country we might have satisfied with what we get in this day, but believe me the Internet can achieve more. Web 3.0 is described in Wikipedia as 'an Intelligent Web'. In this case, the Internet will not only serve for human, but also understand human's need. There are also other aspects in this web 3.0 such as ubiquitous connectivity and distributed databases.

Web 3.0 reminds me about 'cloud computing', the application which consumers use a centralized services and hardware through Internet connectivity. Companies will provide those things; consumers only need to pay for their services and there is no need for consumers to buy extensive hardware and software for their use. So, if the consumers want to save a terabyte data, they just don't need to buy a terabyte hard drive. They just upload it to the central data storage, and they pay for the service only. This also applies to software and others which can be accessed online.

I don't think my explanation will satisfy you. So, I provide some links for reference.

Wikipedia:Web 2.0
Wikipedia:Web 3.0
Wikipedia:Semantic Web
Cloud Computing