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Today, Yahoo! Photos launched a limited beta of the new site. We’ve completely revamped the backend to support meta-data and search, incorporated some javascript wizardry on the front end to make a slick drag-and-drop interface, and will be opening our API to 3rd party developers. Here’s the AP article, and a couple other interesting takes. If you want to join, look for the “Join Beta” link at the top right of the page (note that it is not available on SBC/Yahoo or Verizon/Yahoo):

One commonly requested feature is the ability to download high-resolution photos — your own, or your guest’s. Many photo sites, like Ofoto and Snapfish, charge you for this since the bandwidth is expensive and they want to keep you locked into the service. This is the beauty of branded advertising - we can offer customers what they want… for free. In order to keep people from taking their photos elsewhere, we’re just planning on offering a better product.