Leaving aside any comments about the name chosen for the service, signing up with Pix ‘n’ Pals can give you and your friends quite a bit of utility. It can also bug you right from the get-go. I’ll explain.
Everything about Pix ‘n’ Pals centers around events. You create events, and subsequently add photos to events. Anyone you designate to be a friend can add images as well. (Invites for these collaborations can be send out easily enough. It’s fairly social network-like in that respect, but as with most other popular photo hosting and sharing service, images are the main attraction.)
So far so good, right? Here’s the thing. Given the state of digital photography hosting today, and Web users’ tendency it could well be daunting to create a library of images anew. Because Pix ‘n’ Pals doesn’t provide an import option to access files from outside sources other than your own hard disk.
Is this a deal breaker? That depends whether Pix ‘n’ Pals serves its purpose well. And if I’ve held your interest this far for the website, you’ll be happy to know that, yes, it has its strengths. If you’re uploading things for the first time to the Web, and a Flickr Group isn’t your cup of tea for whatever reason, and Facebook’s sharing features aren’t collaborative enough, Pix ‘n’ Pals is actually a treat to use.