With the launch of Google Plus, there may be some confusion as to how the photos uploaded to the social network (Google+) integrate with Google’s online photo-sharing service (Picasa), especially in terms of storage limits. The answer provides some great news for Google Plus users – nearly everything you upload to Google Plus won’t count towards your storage limits on Picasa, with the only exception being videos longer than 15 minutes.
And there’s another nifty feature involving photo-tagging, too – your Google+ friends can now tag your Picasa photos.
Unlimited Storage on Picasa
According to a FAQ on Picasa’s support site, the photo-sharing service provides up to 1 GB of free storage for photos and videos to its users. But since Google+ actively encourages storing and sharing photos – its Android app even offers an “instant upload” option –