Since so many folks here use this service to host their carnival photos, I'm posting this in the main forum. Sadly, the free ride is over for the most part. Official information is here:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/photos/photos2/closing/ They are allowing you to transfer your photos to "partner" sites, whose terms and conditions are different than theirs. Some of the details of the other services that you can transfer your photos to:
Flickr - Free account allows you to only see the 200 most recent photos you have uploaded, and allows you to only upload 100 MB per month. A Pro account ($24.95 per year) removes the limits.
Kodak - Free account gives you 12 months of unlimited storage from your first upload date. To keep your account free, you have to make a purchase through their service at least once every 12 months. You are not allowed to publically post links to your photos with this service. A Premier Account ($2.49 per month) removes the restriction on publically posted links to your photos.
Shutterfly - Free unlimited storage, but no direct linking to images.
Snapfish - Free unlimited storage, but you have to make at least one purchase with them per year.
Photobucket - Free account gives you 1 GB of storage, and a monthly 10 GB Bandwidth limit. Pro account ($25 per year) has a 5 GB storage limit, and no bandwidth limits.
It appears that they are looking to boost revenue, as are their transfer partners. Flickr Pro appears to be the best option at present for unlimited usage, IMHO, as long as you don't mind paying the yearly fee.
For those considering going to Webshots, their free account allows you to store 1000 photos + an additional 100 photos per month of membership. A Premium account ($2.49 per month, billed annually) allows 5000 photos + an additional 500 photos per month of membership.
Anyone have any other alternatives that are worthy of consideration?
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Lao-Tsu
"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert F. Kennedy