Social Photo Media Marketing

Flickr.com is one of my favorite photo hosting sites. The SEO generated from Flickr is just one reason I use their “paid” service and membership.  Having said that, here’s a brand new feature PhotoBucket just announced that I hope Flickr will investigate and soon incorporate.

Sharing pictures and videos just got a whole lot easier. Photobucket has launched a new one-click sharing to all the major social networking sites and blog sites. Now you can put your favorite video on MySpace, share that awesome picture on Facebook, or embed your Real Estate photos and listings on your blog.

Take the sharing features for a spin with single pictures, your whole album or a slideshow.  Whether you choose to share by IM, email, or posting to social networks, blogs and forums, Photobucket has got you covered.

So I tested this last night and it works flawlessly, and it only takes seconds to initiate.  While PhotoBucket seems to be on the cutting edge with this new feature, I can only hope that Flickr has plans to keep up with their competition.  Flickr is very limited in this arena.

Photos and video are big proponents of Real Estate, they capture the interest of many on-line consumers.  The investment of  “Time” is also a key element in Social Media Marketing and Networking.  How do these components impact both (you) the provider, and the end user (your customer) when deciding which service is best for you?

Which photo and video hosting site are you using and why? Does having the ability to syndicate your work “Socially” play a role in your choice as to which site you would use?  I’d love to hear what others think and feel?  Your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated.