Picnik

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What is Picnik?

Pixnik is an online photo editing service. It can import photos from Facebook, Myspace, Picasa Web Albums, Flickr, Yahoo Image search, or allows options to upload from a computer. Many of Picnik's basic photo editing tools are free to use, but Picnik Premium includes additional photo editing features and is offered for a monthly, 6-month, or annual subscription fee. Picnik was just recently acquired by Google.

Pros

You don't have to have an account to use Picnik
Easy to use and navigate
Has enough features for casual editing
Integrated with social networking sites
Accessible anywhere
Nothing to install on your computer

Cons

Premium doesn't compare to Photoshop for precise photo processing such as selecting specific areas of a photo, doing selective color adjustments and working with layer masks
Requires a fast internet connection
Photos must be in digital format
Have to pay for the upgrade/enhanced features

How to Use Picnik.com - This is a great tutorial on how to upload a picture and use the basic features without creating an account.

Free

Photo history and unlimited undo on 5 most recent photos
Connect to photo sites and social network sites one at a time
Access to all the essential photo fixing tools
Browser plug in for Firefox and Internet Explorer
Always have access to the most current version of Picnik

Premium

Exclusive content, including the best special effects features
Advanced editing tools, including curves (lets you fine tune any color balance in your image) and clone (allows you to duplicate a portion of your picture and repeat it elsewhere in your photo)
Fullscreen mode
Professional fonts from FontShop
Seasonal and designer stickers
No ads
Priority support
Perfect Memory saves all of your actions on all of your photos wherever you store them
Unlimited photo history
Unlimited easy and fast connections to popular photo sites and social networks
Collages and Fancy Collages for scrapbooking
Use of the Picnik Photo Basket for easy uploading, layering and more