I predict that 2010-11 will see surge of tools on the Internet that combine several services into one simple to use interface. The fact is that we must all be getting tired of having countless services such as Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, Digg, MySpace (anyone still using that?), Gmail, LinkedIn etc. Even with our massive brains and capacity for multitasking, keeping all these services up to date is a daunting task, left only for the most devoted Internet surfers.

We all think of ways to make our family and friends happy over the holidays (or I hope so) and one way is to compile a video with your photos with some nice music.

It is almost sad how the digital age of photography has turned mass production of wonderful photos into side notes on web pages. Though wonderful that almost everyone can now photograph their experiences, the value of a good photograph has somewhat dwindled as we flickr or Facebook through hundreds of photos.

In the age of the digital photography almost every household has at least one camera and uses every opportunity to snap of photos. Hard drives around the world are packed up with holiday, party and family photos with many of us now having records of all our noteworthy (and often not so noteworthy) activities. We post these around the web, on our blogs, Facebook, Flickr, Webshots, Picasa and other similar sites. Most of these sites have privacy settings while not really being a storage area for our photos, as they are more intended for sharing.

In recent weeks four of my good friends have turned to me for advice on how to control access to their photos on Facebook. Seeing that they liked my setup I have decided to share it with you here on SamRag.com.

Last week a South African based company launched Personera, a pretty smart website that allows you to create your own personalized calendars using your Facebook account.