My oldest photo sharing venue is my photo blog on Aminus3, where I've been putting one new photo every day for the last 1,450+ days. Aminus3 has members from all over the world. It's a virtual world tour to look at other member's photos! I love to get comments from other members, because it tells me someone has seen and enjoyed my photo. Most comments are positive. I don't think it's a good place to get constructive criticism, but there's plenty of opportunity to compare my photos with other photographers who are better than me. I am often inspired and challenged when I see other people's work. Joining Aminus3 is free.
I also use Flickr. Lots of people use Flickr! You can see reports (stats) of how many people have viewed your photos. I'm often surprised how many people have been checking out my shots. It's a great place to check out other photographers' work too. Flickr also has lots of other useful features such as themed groups, tagging and convenient sharing to blogs and email. I often submit appropriate photos to the various groups I belong to, and most of the comments I get come through those groups. Flickr is also a good way to back up your photos. I have over 12,000 images on Flickr. If anything ever happened to my computer, I could still retrieve my images from my Flickr account. Basic Flickr is free, but because I have so many images I pay for a Pro account at US$24.95 per year. I believe Picasa Web Albums offers a similar service.
I've probably had most fun sharing photos on Facebook, through photo albums, and more recently through PhotoVoo. The idea with PhotoVoo is you submit photos to a themed gallery or challenge, and other people can "Love" them. Photos with the most "Loves" win competitions. People can also comment on photos, and I've made several friends via conversations that started out as comments.
I also enjoy using my own photos to illustrate my blogs. Whether it's a magazine or a blog, good images grab attention and keep it longer.
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