• The New York Times, Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:10 PM

Along with mobile, social and local, mobile photo sharing has reportedly caught the attention of inquiring investors and acquiring tech giants. "A flurry of new start-ups is focused on mobile photo-sharing, some of which plan to make money from local advertising," according to The New York Times.

Apps to watch include Instagram, Hipstamatic, DailyBooth and PicPlz.

In particular, PicPiz maker Mixed Media Labs, the company that makes PicPlz is expected to announce having raised $5 million from Andreessen Horowitz, today. PicPlz offers an Android and iPhone app and a Web site where others can view photo streams from a particular user or location, so, as The Times notes, "it is like a visual version of Twitter." Users can also send their pics directly to Facebook, Twitter or Foursquare. As Dalton Caldwell, co-founder and chief executive of Mixed Media, tells The Times: "I think for the next generation of companies, the application they deliver on the mobile side is way more important than the Web site." Going forward, Caldwell said he's exploring the idea expanding the apps into mobile networks, based on location or groups of friends.

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