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Google Acquires Online Image Editing Tool Picnik
Many different sources are writing to tell us about Google's acquisition of online image editing tool Picnik. "And all this leads us to today’s exciting news: we’ve just been acquired by Google! What does this mean for Picnik? It means we can think BIG. Google processes petabytes of data every day, and with their worldwide infrastructure and world-class team, it is truly the best home we could have found. Under the Google roof we’ll reach more people than ever before, impacting more lives and making more photos more awesome. What does this mean for you Picnikers? Nothing is changing right away, but Picnik now has more potential than ever before. The team that built Picnik from the grass up will continue making advanced and powerful photo-editing easier, more intuitive and more fun, so stay tuned to hear about all the cool new stuff we’re working on."
That's so cute!
"These people look deep within my soul and assign me a number based on the order in which I joined" --Homer re:
You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
And here's an advertisement for something related to the picture of Britney Spears you're photoshopping.
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
...making more photos more awesome.
Nice to see that 13 year olds can get work in this economy.
"What does this mean for Picnik?"
Seriously? It means you are frickin' rich now.
I took the Calculator App and put it online. Sadly - it still has not been purchased.
I'm thinking I'll try Volume control next.
Great, you HAD to mention Splashup. Now Google is going to buy them too. Way to go.
OK, you're on to me. I'd like to take a vacation day from exciting stories about Google then.
google are not stupid.
Is they now?
"And all this leads us to today's exciting news: we've just been acquired by Google! WHat doEs this mean for Picnik? It means we can think BIG. GoogLe Processes petabytes of data every day, and with their worldwide infrastructure and world-class teaM, it is truly the bEst home we could have found. Under the Google roof we'll reach more people than ever before, impacting more lives and making more photos more awesome. What does THis mEan for You Picnikers? Nothing is changing right away, but Picnik now HAs more potential than eVEr before. The team that buiLt Picnik frOm The graSs up will continue making advanced and pOwerFul photo-editinG easier, more intUitive and more funN, So stay tuned to hear about all the cool new stuff we're working on."
"A government is a body of people usually -- notably -- ungoverned." -Shepherd Book
What's the difference between a photo editor and an image editor?
Image editor is an application designed for manipulation of 2D bitmap raster image data, usually using a set of very complex, powerful and effective functions such as drawing tools, filters, layering and channel operations.
Photo editor is a piece of shit sold to gullible customers, "allowing" them to "manage" and "archive" all of their "digital photos" and sometimes even perform a limited set of "operations" on them, making the whole process "fun".
So, the only real difference is the feature set, the primary activities you do with the programs, and the feature set. Hope this clear things up. =)