<s>
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
(	O
PWA	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
image	B-Algorithm
hosting	I-Algorithm
and	O
sharing	B-Algorithm
web	O
service	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
similar	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
links	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
photo	O
organizing	O
desktop	O
program	O
Picasa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
which	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
sharing	B-Algorithm
photo	O
albums	O
on	O
the	O
public	O
world	O
wide	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
account	I-Application
to	O
store	O
and	O
share	O
photos	O
in	O
public	O
albums	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
free	O
storage	O
offering	O
of	O
15	O
GB	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
shared	O
with	O
Gmail	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
was	O
unlimited	O
for	O
photos	O
of	O
resolution	O
less	O
than	O
2048x2048	O
pixels	O
for	O
Google+	B-Application
users	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
photos	O
of	O
resolution	O
less	O
than	O
800x800	O
for	O
everyone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
application	O
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
were	O
advised	O
to	O
use	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
already	O
stores	O
the	O
photos	O
in	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
and	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
place	O
for	O
viewing	O
,	O
downloading	O
and	O
deleting	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
editing	O
or	O
organizing	O
)	O
the	O
albums	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
meta-data	O
will	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
upload	O
pictures	O
through	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
:	O
via	O
the	O
PWA	O
web	O
interface	O
on	O
supported	O
browsers	O
,	O
Picasa	O
2.5	O
or	O
later	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
Exporter	O
for	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Aperture	O
to	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
plug-in	O
,	O
Uploader	O
on	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
F-Spot	B-Language
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
or	O
through	O
WAManager	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga-like	O
OS	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Picasa	B-Application
3	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
'	O
original	O
size	O
 '	O
upload	O
option	O
,	O
pixel	O
size	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
JPEG	O
compression	O
is	O
increased	O
significantly	O
during	O
upload	O
to	O
PWA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picasa	B-Application
3.6	O
added	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
preserve	O
original	O
JPEG	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Picasa	B-Application
Help	O
files	O
say	O
that	O
private	O
albums	O
are	O
not	O
searchable	O
by	O
anyone	O
except	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ads	O
are	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
free	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
permit	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
uploaded	O
photos	O
to	O
display	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
or	O
via	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
promoting	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
royalty-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
terms	O
permit	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
other	O
companies	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
affiliated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
uploaded	O
pictures	O
to	O
provide	O
syndicated	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
rent	O
additional	O
storage	O
space	O
(	O
shared	O
between	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
and	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
)	O
through	O
a	O
paid	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
users	O
can	O
create	O
secure	O
web	O
albums	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
refuses	O
to	O
fix	O
an	O
error	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
their	O
'	O
upgrade	O
 '	O
to	O
Google+	B-Application
:	O
an	O
Unlisted	O
Gallery	O
link	O
does	O
not	O
display	O
correctly	O
unless	O
the	O
viewer	O
is	O
logged	O
into	O
a	O
google	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
share	O
their	O
Unlisted	O
Gallery	O
link	O
with	O
anyone	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
user	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Picasa	B-Application
desktop	O
application	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
service	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
retiring	O
Picasa	B-Application
was	O
that	O
it	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
its	O
efforts	O
"	O
entirely	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
photos	O
service	O
"	O
the	O
cross-platform	O
,	O
web-based	O
Google	B-Algorithm
Photos	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
Picasa	B-Application
is	O
ending	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
downloaded	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
or	O
who	O
choose	O
to	O
download	O
it	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
deadline	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
functionality	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
no	O
support	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
