Google Image Hosting

I'm a big fan of Google. I always suggest that people Google this and Google that. Aside from Google Mail, Google Suggest might be the best product they have ever come out with. I always try and run the latest and greatest Google tools too. If someone asks me about something, I usually just Google it and find the answer for them. I've gotten so addicted that I've been referred to as "Neo".

So, Neo just bought a digital camera as a birthday present and I was looking for some way to share the photos with friends and family without cramming up their inboxes with hundreds of pictures. So, being Neo, I decided to look towards Google for my image hosting needs. I mean, Google is trying to organize the world's information, right?

Well, surprised as I was, the best I could do was the Picasa project. Even though I can upload a whole whack of pictures to a blog with Picasa, it isn't really what I wanted. I just wanted an online photo album.

I suppose the real question as to why Google doesn't already have an online photo album is, "Does it help them corner the 'information' market?" Probably not, which is why we haven't seen such a product yet.

I guess I'll have to feel all guilty and create a free photo album somewhere else. Maybe Google will buy that company out? Any suggestions?