A new day, a new Google service: The same as tireless expansionshungrige California web giant Google can also take pictures in the future to deal more specifically photos online. Because Google has the web-based photo editing service Picnik accepted.

Picnik is a start-up with about 20 employees in Seattle and offers the ability to edit digital photos directly in the Web browser without installing additional software. The basic service is free for two U.S. dollars extra per month you can use more functions, but even without registration, many basic tools are available.

Google would be excited by the functionality and change the time being nothing to Picnik, it was said from Silicon Valley. On the purchase price were not disclosed. The recent expansion underlines the fact that Google already developed from a pure search engine into a major General Merchandise store in the global data network, now extends Google’s portfolio of word processing including about navigation to videos – which is Google from its core business, the sale of make online advertising in the Internet search of independent will. Only two weeks ago Google announced Moreover, even a trial basis to build a super-fast Internet in the United States.