<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
digital	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
,	O
video	O
sharing	O
and	O
media	O
social	O
network	O
website	O
and	O
web	O
service	O
suite	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
licenses	O
photo-sharing	O
software	O
for	O
many	O
global	O
companies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Telecom	O
Italia	O
,	O
Alice.it,	O
Sears	O
,	O
Mark	O
Travel	O
,	O
Vegas.com,	O
Funjet.com	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
claims	O
to	O
have	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
600	O
thousand	O
registered	O
members	O
from	O
241	O
countries	O
and	O
hosts	O
over	O
a	O
billion	O
digital	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Dmitri	O
Don	O
(	O
current	O
President	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
Katrin	O
Lilleoks	O
to	O
store	O
and	O
share	O
photos	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
others	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2003	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
registered	O
trade	O
mark	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Fotki.com	B-Algorithm
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
CNET	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Web	O
2.0	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
stated	O
they	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
free	O
members	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
doing	O
away	O
with	O
ads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Jun	O
2018	O
,	O
email	O
from	O
fotki.com	B-Algorithm
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
stated	O
"	O
In	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
quality	O
of	O
our	O
service	O
we	O
remove	O
old	O
unused	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
've	O
noticed	O
that	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
use	O
your	O
account	O
at	O
fotki.com	B-Algorithm
for	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
that	O
end	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
transfer	O
an	O
image	O
file	O
from	O
a	O
local	O
device	O
to	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
's	O
server	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tools	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
file	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
and	O
downloaded	O
by	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
users	O
can	O
organize	O
their	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
into	O
a	O
structure	O
by	O
grouping	O
albums	O
into	O
folders	O
,	O
creating	O
sub-folders	O
,	O
moving	O
albums	O
between	O
folders	O
,	O
moving	O
sub-folders	O
between	O
folders	O
,	O
moving	O
and	O
copying	O
photos/videos	O
between	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
logged	O
in	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
users	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
management	O
tools	O
which	O
allow	O
editing	O
,	O
moving	O
or	O
deleting	O
their	O
content	O
,	O
changing	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
,	O
changing	O
account	O
settings	O
and	O
restricting	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
if	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
restrict	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
content	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
users	O
can	O
use	O
several	O
security	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
passwords	O
for	O
albums	O
and	O
folders	O
,	O
hidden	O
albums	O
,	O
private	O
section	O
,	O
shared	O
folders	O
,	O
protection	O
from	O
right-click	O
copying	O
,	O
restriction	O
to	O
view	O
originals	O
and	O
to	O
order	O
prints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
also	O
allows	O
for	O
XML-based	O
RSS	O
and	O
Atom	B-Application
feeds	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
external	O
linking	O
and	O
sending	O
invites	O
to	O
view	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
customize	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
their	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
site	O
by	O
using	O
different	O
pre-designed	O
skins	O
or	O
manually	O
selecting	O
colors	O
for	O
each	O
element	O
on	O
their	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
offers	O
both	O
member	O
search	O
and	O
photo	B-Algorithm
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
member	O
gets	O
an	O
e-mail	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
e-mail	O
system	O
features	O
a	O
spam	O
filter	O
with	O
20	O
levels	O
of	O
sensitivity	O
,	O
address	O
book	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
folders	O
to	O
organize	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
individual	O
photo	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
commented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
runs	O
photo	B-Algorithm
contests	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effective	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
runs	O
a	O
weekly	O
"	O
My	O
Photo	B-Algorithm
Of	O
The	O
Week	O
"	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki.com	B-Algorithm
offers	O
printing	O
services	O
which	O
include	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
,	O
2010	O
)	O
digital	O
photo	B-Algorithm
prints	O
,	O
postcards	O
,	O
photo	B-Algorithm
mugs	O
,	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
magnets	O
,	O
mouse-pads	O
and	O
photo	B-Algorithm
frames	O
at	O
competitive	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professional	O
photographers	O
can	O
sell	O
their	O
photos	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
price	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
printing	O
cost	O
imposed	O
by	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
such	O
photo	B-Algorithm
is	O
requested	O
,	O
the	O
photographer	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
securely	O
upload	O
the	O
full	O
size	O
image	O
for	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
offers	O
a	O
unique	O
video	O
hosting	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
uploading	O
and	O
storing	O
videos	O
and	O
photos	O
together	O
in	O
one	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
members	O
can	O
also	O
store	O
links	O
to	O
videos	O
hosted	O
by	O
other	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
be	O
accepted	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
Google	O
Video	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Metacafe	O
,	O
Vsocial	O
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
or	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
set	O
viewing	O
options	O
to	O
allow	O
certain	O
categories	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
view	O
their	O
albums	O
(	O
everybody	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
members	O
only	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
friends	O
only	O
,	O
or	O
just	O
the	O
owner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
view	O
IPs	B-Protocol
of	O
people	O
who	O
write	O
comments	O
and	O
guestbook	O
messages	O
on	O
their	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
sensitive	O
,	O
personal	O
and	O
financial	O
information	O
is	O
transmitted	O
using	O
SSL	B-Protocol
encryption	I-Protocol
(	O
https	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
from	O
volunteers	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
continues	O
to	O
translate	O
its	O
pages	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
existing	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
providing	O
enough	O
storage	O
space	O
to	O
its	O
Free	O
members	O
,	O
problems	O
with	O
hotlinking	O
,	O
no	O
month-to-month	O
membership	O
,	O
and	O
traffic	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
show	O
ads	O
on	O
albums	O
of	O
paid	O
Premium	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
of	O
a	O
nearly-nude	O
female	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
a	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
contest	O
by	O
the	O
moderators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
disqualified	O
entry	O
criticized	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
for	O
censorship	O
and	O
questioned	O
its	O
policy	O
on	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
exchanging	O
arguments	O
,	O
the	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
side	O
agreed	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
policy	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
artistic	O
photography	O
while	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
prohibit	O
adult	O
content	O
in	O
public	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
upheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
administration	O
decided	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
non-public	O
photo	B-Algorithm
contest	O
once	O
a	O
month	O
in	O
which	O
nudity	O
is	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
several	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
members	O
posted	O
messages	O
in	O
the	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
blog	O
protesting	O
against	O
the	O
then-current	O
contest	O
rules	O
which	O
apparently	O
allowed	O
the	O
earlier	O
entrants	O
to	O
receive	O
more	O
exposure	O
and	O
thus	O
get	O
more	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heated	O
discussion	O
that	O
involved	O
many	O
Fotki	B-Algorithm
members	O
quickly	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
a	O
vigorous	O
campaign	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
administration	O
change	O
the	O
contest	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
sent	O
out	O
a	O
message	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
subscribers	O
,	O
notifying	O
them	O
of	O
its	O
financial	O
situation	O
and	O
the	O
resulting	O
need	O
for	O
extra	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
storage	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
full-sized	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fotki	B-Algorithm
stated	O
they	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
free	O
members	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
doing	O
away	O
with	O
ads	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
all	O
free	O
members	O
accounts	O
would	O
be	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
