With digital photography so quickly eclipsing traditional picture taking in popularity, sharing digital images on the Internet has become one of the hottest trends around. But while most photo-sharing communities offer basically the same, standard methods and designs for displaying snapshots, a new and easy-to-use software from 1&1 Internet called Photo Gallery provides a much more personal alternative. It enables even inexperienced users to create their own online photo site and combine it with a personalized domain name to build an entire world on the Web through a few simple mouse clicks.
With Photo Gallery, 1&1 — the world’s largest and most successful Web hosting company — has made what once seemed like a geeks-only, high-tech brain buster so simple and streamlined that even those with the most basic computer skills can use their favorite digital photos as the foundation for building an entire multifunctional Web site.
First and foremost, 1&1 Photo Gallery is a fast and easy way to load, organize, edit and publish digital photographs to a fully customizable, secure personal Web site — and then control who sees the photos and how. Unlike established photo-sharing Web sites, 1&1 Photo Gallery gives users complete and comprehensive control over their online images and how they’re displayed. Users can select from an array of provided photo album templates, colors and layouts to create a fully personalized look. Once uploaded, photos can then be enhanced with captions, descriptions and other effects like musical backgrounds and a slideshow presentation with user-adjustable transitions. Photos can also be moved between more than one album.
Additionally, 1&1 Photo Gallery offers users the ability to create password-protected access for selected viewers. Once inside, visitors will not only see photos in standard thumbnail and full screen modes, but also be able to customize them with crop, edit, print and save functions. With the “Tell a Friend” feature users can invite friends directly through email with links to individual photos or entire albums.
1&1 Photo Gallery is available at no extra cost with all 1&1 Web hosting packages, meaning that for as little as $2.99 per month, a user can sign up for 1&1’s most basic hosting plan and receive the Photo Gallery software free, along with their very own 12-page Web site and an array of other tools, such as 15 e-mail accounts and 1&1 WebsiteBuilder — another powerful and easy-to- use 1&1 software that allows even the most inexperienced user to have an eye- catching and functional Web site up and running in minutes. Also included at no additional cost is a private domain registration in each of the various domain registration packages. A personal domain like https://www.my-family-name.com/ gives not only a Web site, but also e-mail addresses a very personal and professional appearance.
1&1 customers frequently find that having their own Web site and setting up email addresses for friends and family is an ideal way to stay in touch over long distances. 1&1’s WebsiteBuilder and an inexpensive hosting plan are a great way for kids to learn the fundamentals of Web technology firsthand. Regardless of what it’s for, 1&1 makes getting on the Web simple and affordable for everyone. And now, thanks to the many possibilities available with 1&1 Photo Gallery, there’s more reason than ever to take the digital plunge.
For more information, contact 1&1 at https://www.1and1.com/ or 1-877-GO1AND1.
About 1&1 Internet
1&1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with 4,700 employees and a market cap of $2 billion. 1&1 was established in 1992 and has registered more than 5 million domain names, while 32,000 servers run on the company’s four state-of-the-art data centers. 1&1’s global community is over 4 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. For more information, please contact the company at https://www.1and1.com/ or 1-877-461-2631.
This article was last modified on January 7, 2023
This article was first published on November 22, 2005
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