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Linkedin, DIgg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, save to disk || Export || Save to disk, upload to flickr, upload to "pixenate" website to create gift using imim image || like in a cartoon. ||
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 * [[image:AutumBWPhotobucket.jpg width="280" height="121"]] ||  || [[image:AutumPixenate.jpg width="239" height="132"]] ||
 * Photobucket || Program || Pixenate ||
 * This program seemed to have a good many features || Tool Selection || This program did not seem as robost as others I have looked at. ||
 * Very Easy layout, everything flowed well. || Interface || Very big icons, hovering over the icon shows the feature ||
 * I had no issues with speed during upload or picture modifications. || Speed || The program seemed to move at a pretty good speed. ||
 * Facebook, Twitter, GooglePlus, PinInterst, Tumblr, Emial,
 * Flash || Flash/Html || HTML ||
 * No Limit Images, Gif Max 5 MB, Video 500 MB || Max File Size || 10 MB ||
 * 2571 X 1443 || Max Resolution || 1600 X 1200 ||
 * Free || Cost || Free ||
 * Layers || Layers? || No Layers ||
 * Had some pretty cool effects || Effects || Had some pretty average effects. ||
 * This program was very easy to use, very intuitave with really need features. || Killer Feature || A feature I thought was pretty cool was the ability to add speech bubbles

I decided to change things up and randomly try two programs I had never heard of. There was an online photoshop that I considered, but I wanted to see what else was out there. I was impressed how both quickly saved changes/reviews. Of the two Photobucket was definitely the better program as it provides the end user to update to multiple platforms when project is complete.

My original image came from "compfight" and the credit is listed below. It is a simple autumn landscape photo that looked really nice. When I manipulated the photo in Photobucket, I thought it would look cool if the picture was in black and white. So I manipulate some features until I found a "black and white" effect. I really liked the contrast from the original photo so I kept that feature and moved on to further exploration. Under "orientation" I found a feature that allowed me to "mirror" the image. I selected this feature and a mirror of the image appeared looking really cool. I thought this picture looked really classy so I didn’t want to manipulate too much further though there were plenty of selections. I decided to finish my project by making my photo look like a filmstrip or a negative picture. I did that feature by adding a "frame" around the picture. One feature I did not work with on this project but worth a mention are stickers, which are preloaded stickers that allow you to drag and drop different items on to the picture.. these include sombrero, whirly cap, groucho marx face, 3-D sunglasses, pipes.. and many other features, including speech bubbles.

Speech Bubbles was among my favorite features in the other program I tested, Pixenate. Pixenate would be used if you wanted to quickly manipulate a picture, but it honestly was not all that impressive. I had a hard time doing anything creative with this program. Going from Photobucket to this would be like driving dodge dart after parking your Lamborghini. I used a few features to enhance the lighting/saturation then saved the photo as an oil painting. While there were some features on here I would use I would probably select another program for photo manipulation. One feature that I would say deserves honorable mention was the "what would you like to do with this image", where you can select to turn photo into gift. The link takes you to a site where you can purchase garment bags, coffee cups and t-shirts. While you can do the same things on walmart.com(cheaper) I can see seniors finding this program more user friendly. Moving forward, I think I could create a training using Photobucket as it is a very good free online editor.

P hoto Credit: href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41304517@N00/6269588667/">blmiers2 via Compfight cc