mediajunk

Google has released the API for Picasa Web Albums, the online site associated with the nifty Picasa application.

I've always liked Picasa - particularly the way it finds images all over your hard drive, and makes it ultra-easy to organise and label (tag) them.

As far as I understand it, this API allows you to do many things including:

• Develop your own desktop app that posts images to the Picasaweb site
• Develop a website that makes use of images, albums and tags already stored in Picasaweb
• Develop a photogallery type website where visitors can upload photos using Picasa (or your own app) ... effectively the site uses Picasaweb for image hosting

Expect a spate of development over the coming weeks and months, as enthusiasts play with this API.

Tags: api, google, picasa, web 2.0