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There are lots of image editing applications out there, some focus on resizing, some on image editing, and others on photo enhancements. Here is a list of online image editors that are above average and nearly mimic Photoshop in its earlier days. The six I have listed are from websites that look professional and take advantage of AJAX. In addition to having a nice and nearly intuitive interface, these 6 websites are rich with image manipulation tools such as resizing, cropping, layers, and more! All six allow you to save the images or post them to one of your favorite social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, Flickr.

Six Online Image Editors that are really good  – RIA

• https://www.photoshop.com/ —YES, the app we love or hate is now a RIA – see image below
• http://www.picnik.com/
• http://www.pixlr.com/
• http://aviary.com/
• http://www.splashup.com/
• http://www.sumopaint.com/

Below – Image of Adobe’s RIA of Photoshop

Adding some decor using the Photoshop “Decorate” Effects

Some Websites to Visit (some are runners-up)

• http://www.flauntr.com/
• http://fotoflexer.com/ – the ability to create the “inspirational” posters is awesome!
• http://snipshot.com/
• http://www.phixr.com/
• http://www.picture2life.com/
• http://www.wordle.net – Create images out of a block of words.
• http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/Digital_Images
• http://www.doink.com/ – An online animation RIA
• http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/technology/internet/20090330-MAG-AUDIOSS/index.html
• http://techcrunch.com/2007/02/04/online-photo-editing-overview/

FotoFlexer Inspirational Poster Effect

Originally uploaded by keithfiore

FotoFlexer claims that it is the world’s most advanced online digital photo editor. It performs advanced effects previously only available to professionals using expensive software. FotoFlexer was founded by Arbor Labs, a team of graduate students and alumni from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California at Berkeley (and just one MIT/Stanford alum too).

The photo to the right is an example of FotoFlexer’s “Inspirational Poster” effect – just one of more than a dozen effects you can easily apply to your photos and quickly share online.

FotoFlexer in the news

Meet the creator’s