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1. A method for sharing photos with other users in an online photo session, comprising:
identifying a set of photos to share with viewing users from a photo-sharing website, the set of photos having been uploaded and stored on the photo-sharing website by a sharing user, the identified set of photos used to generate a photo show for sharing in the online photo session; selecting one or more viewing users for sharing the set of photos; providing access information to the viewing users for accessing the photo show with the identified set of photos; and enabling the one or more viewing users to view and interact with the set of photos in the photo show of the online photo session in a shared browsing, the viewing and interaction being propagated to all the viewing users and the sharing user in substantial real-time so as to provide a synchronized view of the photo show to the viewing and sharing users in the photo session, wherein the one or more viewing users and the sharing user have uniform level of control to interact with and manage the set of photos of the online photo session in the shared browsing, upon access, wherein the interaction includes, pausing the photo show in response to initiation of an interaction by one of a specific viewing user or the sharing user, wherein the pausing is done automatically by an application executing an algorithm used for sharing photos or explicitly by a user initiating the interaction; receiving a change to the photo, wherein the change includes any one or a combination of annotation, comment or instant message chat related to the photo and directed toward the one or more viewing and sharing users, the instant message chat between the sharing and viewing users during the online photo session enabled through a lightweight built-in message system; and re-loading the photo with the change in substantial real-time, the re-loading enabling the viewing and sharing users with access to the online photo session to view the change during the photo show. |
