Olympus has launched a new online photo service and sharing site called [ib on the net]. Initially [ib on the net] offers users two gigabytes of free space to share photos at full resolution, and to shop for digital photo albums, photo prints and other photo gifts. The service, which is currently in beta stage, also provides online photo backup to ensure that photos will be safe from mishap or disaster. Apparently, the service is only available to people residing in the US and Japan.

Website: [ib on the net]

MOO has introduced integration with Picasa, a popular Web photo-hosting service. Picasa users can now import their stored images into MOO in a snap to create personalized Business Cards, MiniCards, Greeting Cards, Postcards and more. MOO prints millions of cards a month and serves customers in over 180 countries.

Tamron’s new global website provides information in 12 different languages. The new global website provides the latest news and content covering product information and more and is located at http://www.tamron.com. Tamron USA has a new home at http://www.tamron-usa.com.

FotoTV has released its 1000th film – a photo shoot with master Lucien Clergue. Photographing his model Natalia on a beach near Arles, France, the artist commented, “Nudes in water is a theme for me that has practically followed me my entire life”, says Clergue. “The motifs are a recurring inspiration for me every time and I hope that connection will be well apparent in this film. I’ve been working with Natalia for years. We have created wonderful, stunning images together, and I can’t wait until our next shooting together.”

Getty Images has just launched a new online Artist Digital Toolbox for its contributors. The toolbox was created exclusively for Getty Images’ contributors following their requests for tools, apps, logos and web banners they could use to help steer traffic to their images from their websites, Flickr accounts, blogs and social media channels. Getty Images is also launching the Contributor Affiliate Programme, offering contributors the opportunity to earn commission as a result of directing traffic from their personal websites and social media channels to GettyImages.com which then results in purchases. Contributors can sign up to the programme quickly online and can then earn 15% commission for new users or 7% for existing Getty Images customers on all sales.

tiltShifted.com is a new online showcase for tilt-shift photographers from all over the world. The website is divided into artist showcases and image categories like “landscape”, “sport” and “urban”. You can discuss images using the comment option, submit work if you are a tilt-shift artist. Registered users may register to create a tiltShifted profile and share images they like using the Share/Save option for their favourite social network.

Website: tiltShifted

Webshots.com has been enhanced with a greater focus on photography and more options for photo enthusiasts to interact. The site redesign features larger images, easier navigation, and new opportunities to discover the professional and member photographers that make up Webshots’ community. The site’s redesign puts an added emphasis on picture quality by moving to a sleek, dark background to make the images really stand out, and introducing even more spotlights of its outstanding member and professional photographers. Webshots is also introducing more ways to enjoy the images. Members can now share photos on their or their friends’ Facebook wall, and soon they can send their favorite images as e-cards.

Website: Webshots

The International Guild of Visual Peacemakers (IGVP) - a group of acclaimed humanitarian and cultural photographers - has just launhced its website. The site features galleries and profiles, photo documentaries and a forum, among other things, including information on how to join the exclusive Guild or broader Visual Peacemakers Community. “Through visual peacemaking efforts, our common humanity can become visually seared into the minds of millions, inspiring more compassion worldwide,” said Mario Mattei, cultural photographer and president and co-founder of IGVP. “Many unwarranted fears would evaporate, preemptively subduing fear-based reactions.”

Website: Visual Peacemakers

Paperless Post has partnered with Magnum Photos to offer a range of greeting cards imprinted with Magnum’s iconic images. Paperless Post is a website where users design and send cards digitally without sacrificing the traditions of classic, custom stationery. The website is free to join, and there are 25 free stamps included with sign-up. The Magnum collection features some of the most important fine art photographs from the 20th century - you simply select a photo you like, add a personal message and have the card delivered to the recipient immediately.

Website: Paperless Post Magnum Collection Samples

Life, Panoramic is a user-submitted photography blog, a city by city view of the world in which locals share their pictures and stories of home… wherever that may be. Photographers upload 12-15 photos of their hometowns along with brief, poetic descriptions of each shot. Rather than sifting through a collection of tourist horror stories or a travel brochure’s propaganda, the public is allowed an intimate view of each city thanks to a subjective, insider’s look. If a city has already been submitted, that’s not an issue. “Part of the fun is actually seeing how two different people view the same place. One thousand New Yorkers would show you New York one thousand different ways,” says Mark Wilson, editor of Life, Panoramic. “And indeed, we’ve already published two vastly different takes on the city.”

Website: Life, Panoramic

Mississauga based online photo printing service Kwikpix has announced a new, 4x7” print format that has an aspect ratio of 16:9. The introduction of this new print size allows printing of wide-format still photographs without cropping, and is ideally sized for printing out individual frames from Full HD movies at about 270 pixels per inch. Until 2 September 2010 the new 4x7 “HD” prints are available at the introductory price of 10¢ each, provided you place an order for at least 50 prints.

Website: Kwikpix

EMS Internet has launched PhotoCart, a new product providing an online photograph shop for UK photographers. “PhotoCart by EMS Internet allows professional photographers to sell photos to their clients within an easily manageable and affordable package,” the company says. “Photographers can set up a login area for Wedding Guests to access and purchase images of the bride and groom via PayPal.” For more information, visit the website below.

Website: PhotoCart

Olympus America has just launched the Olympus Store, a new e-commerce website that helps consumers find the right product by giving them access to knowledgeable customer care representatives. Features of the new e-commerce site include an account dashboard to keep track of multiple orders and view past order history, a product finder and a wish list that enables visitors to choose and highlight their ideal Olympus presents. The Olympus Store is found at the website below.

Website:: Olympus Store

iStockphoto today unveiled a redesigned version of its website. The new site offers a clean, contemporary look and feel, and reflects more than a year of customer-focused usability research and design, the company says. A revised navigation scheme, with a renewed focus on the customer, divides the site into three distinct segments: shop, participate and help. Also, the work of exclusive contributors will be more prominently featured throughout the site via large “hero images”. To celebrate the relaunch, iStockphoto is offering its members 25% off all credit-pack purchases throughout this week.

Today is the official launch of PhotoDeck, a service designed to offer photographers a brandable e-commerce solution for presentation and distribution of their images. PhotoDeck was built by a group of professional photographers seeking alternatives to stock licensing outside of the typical stock agency model. It allows self-pricing and sales without the expense of agency commissions. The service gives full pricing control and allows for automated payment as well as digital delivery of images. It can be fully customised and branded for easy integration with existing websites. “I built my own stock website as an early experiment and attracted over 6,000 visitors a day,” said J.F. Maion, PhotoDeck founder. “Our intent is to make this opportunity available to others.”

Website: PhotoDeck

Pixpa has launched the ability for its portfolio website users to publish and share their portfolio galleries anywhere on the web. Pixpa users can now publish their photo galleries directly on their Facebook wall, any website or blog or a number of social networks as an interactive slideshow with full navigation controls. Pixpa users can also use this feature to share specific galleries as stand-alone slideshows with clients.

Website: Pixpa

Focussion is an online photo gallery and feedback site where members earn tokens by giving others feedback on their photos. These tokens are needed to be able to upload further images, so the system encourages photographers to look at and critique others’ pictures. Therefore Focussion is more focussed on quality than quantity, and seeks to become a community of committed photographers who really love to review each other’s work. “Moreover, unlike the type of short comments you’ll find on other photo sites, Focussion members will discuss and elaborate, rather than reply in short sentences,” says Focussion founder Aljan Scholtens.

Website: Focussion

Created by Danish Web designer and amateur photographer Thomas Fals, Presetpond.com is a new online community for photographers enabling them to share preset-files for Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture. By registering at the site, photographers can upload preset-files along with a set of preview images showing the preset in action. These files can then be downloaded and rated/commented on by the public.

Website: Presetpond.com

Shutterfly has selected Sorenson Media as its exclusive video services partner. The Sorenson 360 online video platform will power video services such as upload, transcoding, standard and high-definition playback, and download in Shutterfly customer accounts and on Shutterfly’s Share sites. Shutterfly Share sites are hosted on a free sharing platform that combines the benefits of photo and video sharing, blogging, self-publishing and social networking sites with a sophisticated security layer and easy-to-use interface. Shutterfly Video enables customers to upload up to 10 video clips in any format from digital cameras, camcorders or from the user’s browser. Videos can be posted directly to any personalized Shutterfly Share site, emailed or shared on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Blogger and so on. Apart from this free sharing platform, Shutterfly also offers a premium service which allows for unlimited video storage, larger file sizes, HD-quality playback and other options for $29.99 per year.

Canon U.S.A: has re-launched its website. The new site provides simple and easy access to a wealth of information through a new and intuitive layout that groups popular areas of interest with related products, improved search functionality that returns more accurate, content-related results. In addition to an improved site visitor and customer experience, the re-designed website showcases Canon’s long and prestigious history as a leader in innovation and digital imaging technologies. Through an interactive flash piece, site visitors can witness how the Company grew from its first U.S. office in 1955 to the digital imaging giant it is today.