Google has decided to retire Picasa, its flagship photo sharing service, and will now focus solely on Google Photos. For quite many years, Google had been promoting Picasa as a photo and video sharing service, similar to Yahoo's Flickr, but less popular and less feature-packed. Of late, Google had launched Google Photos, and with seamless integration for Photos on Google+ and Android devices, Picasa was falling out of favor. With effect from later this year (May 01, 2016), all existing Picasa users can now log in to Google Photos and access their Picasa content therein, and even make changes to the albums. However, you can still browse and view your Picasa Web Albums, though all further edits and changes will have to be done via Google Photos. And if you have been using the Picasa Desktop application, you can continue using it, but after March 15, it will no longer be supported, nor updated. Google Photos has its own desktop uploader, so you can make the switch. If you have used the Picasa API in your web projects and websites, now is the perfect time to make the transition towards Google Photos or another similar service. The API will continue […]* You might also be interested in the following articlesGoogle Will No Longer Serve Flash Ads in 2017JPEGmini: Drastically Reduces the File Size of Your Images on the Web,15 Free Google Tools You Should UseGratisography: Fresh Service for Free PhotosGoogle Web Designer: No Less than No More Flash in Banner AdsSkyFonts: The Best Way to Use Google Fonts on Your Desktop