Today’s tale of shutter and light (and pixels and resolutions) takes us to the mile high altitude of Denver, CO, the primary home of Photobucket.com. One of the more popular photo sharing sites, Photobucket.com helps users organize their precious moments into albums and sub-albums which can then be shared on personal websites, blogs, auction sites, classifieds, message boards and the like. Storage to the tune of 50MB is offered with free membership, but heck, Photobucket.com also offers printing services in case you want to store your loved one’s lovely visages on mugs, t-shirts, mouse pads, or just in a frame on your desk at work.

Anyone who’s purchased a home knows there’s a lot of hassle beyond just hunting for a place. Sites like Low.com can help with some of the extra work. The website offers a thorough helping of home loans for purchases, refinancing, home improvement, equity, or debt consolidation. More than that, they can help with getting credit report information and location the proper insurance coverage for your new home.

It’s been a busy week in the AboutUs Community… Reviews: You might’ve noticed a couple of big changes, not only did the discussion tabs (and content) move to inside the article pages, but the community reviews have also been incorporated into the main text. We hope this’ll increase both visibility and community insight into websites, please feel free to leave constructive input… Restaurant Picks: We’ve started a new category Category:AboutUsRestaurantPicks to highlight places we like to eat. Take a look and add this category to your favorite dining establishments…. AboutUs Vision: We’re in the process of getting the vision and philosophy for AboutUs clearly defined and have started a new page, Thoughts On Vision as a brainstorming spot (in addition to a revamped Welcome page). Take a look and give insights as you see fit… Emailed Page Change Alerts: You’ve asked and we’ve listened. It’s now possible for logged in users to receive emails when pages they are “watching” have been edited, giving users the ability to monitor articles for websites they care about. To learn more, see how to setup email alerts.

One of the coolest things about the internet is it’s ability to be used for communication. Things like email, chat, instant messaging and video conferencing have helped us keep in touch with people in ways that were science fiction a generation ago. Joining the computer-based communications movement is an interest in internet telephony like Skype.com, a service that allows for clear communication, not just computer-to-computer, but from computer-to-telephone as well, creating a market for cheap phone calls around the world. Simply load their software and communicate using your built-in microphone or an external headset. To top it all off, Skype also works great for video conferencing if you have a computer equipped with a camera.

It’s hard to be a watchdog group. Being ever vigilant, but never getting a lot of the credit. Well, kudos to the people at RegisterFlies.com who’ve been tracking complaints about domain registrar RegisterFly.com. Their work hasn’t gone unnoticed, as a wave of news keeps hitting the Top 25 Registrar. Today, a Computer Business Review Online report alleges corruption by the registrar’s deposed chief executive including high-class escorts, liposuction, and a $6,000 chihuahua; plus this past month has seen a number of other news reports (see a partial list at RegisterFlies.com), as well as domain register heavy-hitter eNom deciding to terminate their reseller agreement with RegisterFly.com as a result of all the complaints. Bravo to RegisterFlies.com for helping to lead the charge, and stay tune to the news to see what develops, as The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will likely investigate the matter as well.

Targeting users in your market is the key to good advertising. The latest wave of online advertising takes advantage of this theory by using advanced search technology to target ads based on factors including the website’s geographic location, demographics, or content; this is not only advantageous for advertisers, but for website owners and users who are able to see ads that are in their interest sets. Companies like AdBrite are among the forefront of these techniques, giving advertisers and website owners alike the ability to directly target users and their interests. AdBrite even runs their own wiki at AdBriteWiki.com for users to browse and edit information on how to best optimize and use their services.

A good PR plan is essential to any business. And while many businesses choose to handle PR internally, there is some plusses to hiring an external company of trained professionals to help use a bullhorn to get the word out. A company like PierceMattie.com is part of the new wave of PR firms that marry the latest in technology with tried and truce PR techniques. Specializing in “luxury lifestyle” public relations, Pierce Mattie helps beauty, fashion, jewelry and health/fitness businesses with cross promotions, events, viral marketing and website publicity. To help with this goal, they have offices in three of the largest media/entertainment centers (New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta) in the U.S.

When it comes to news, Gannett Corp’s USA Today qualifies as one of the heaviest hitters. Boasting the largest circulation in the US, USA Today is one of the world’s most read newspapers. More than just a companion to their print version, USAToday.com is everything the newspaper has with updates every two minutes to keep readers abreast of the latest in news, sports and entertainment. Of course, you can also search their classifieds for a good used iPod, or check their “Marketplace” for that dream job as well.

We’ve all gotten those annoying automated calls before. Some disembodied robotic voice asking our opinion or telling us who to vote for. But these systems do have other more noble uses. As they point out on their AboutUs page, companies like WinningCalls.com provide ways for school districts to have numbers for parents to call and opt-in to automated school closing announcements. WinningCalls.com can also be used for a number of other purposed, like overdue book calls for libraries or reminder phone calls for events.

Trying to find a job is hard work. Tracking down leads, submitting resumes, figuring out if you meet the requirements — it can be time consuming. In the U.S. there’s a couple of websites that specifically help with this, sites like Monster.com and HotJobs.com, but the problem with them is that they’re predominately for jobs in the U.S. and with information in English only. Enter sites like JobsDB.com. This popular site lists jobs across Asia (and the U.S. and Australia), with ads and information in multiple languages, helping to make the tedious job of looking for employment a little easier.