During last night's Apple conference, the company presented some interesting functions for PhotoStream, which is interconnected with the iCloud system. More precisely, Apple now allows us to share photos from the Photos application directly in PhotoStream, but allows us to send them to our friends and comment on them directly from the application. We can choose the people to whom the pictures reach and whether that picture is publicly available or not, PhotoStream having detailed options for these functions.
Now you can share just the photos you want, with just the people you choose. Simply select photos from the Photos app, tap the Share button, choose who you want to share your photos with, and they're on their way. Friends using iCloud on an iOS 6 device or a Mac running Mountain Lion get the photos delivered immediately in the Photos app or iPhoto.3 You can even view shared photo streams on Apple TV. If the folks you're sharing with aren't using an Apple device, they can view your photos on the web. People can like individual photos and make comments. And you can share as much as you want: Your shared photo streams don't count against your iCloud storage, and they work over Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
As soon as you share a photo via PhotoStream, you will notice that in the Settings application you have a new category exclusively dedicated to this service. There you can make albums with the shared photos, you can access them, you can leave comments for them and you can share them on the various social networks, by email or SMS. The pictures shared by you appear in this iCloud interface, there anyone having access and being able to view/download all the pictures published by you over time.
Finally, I will tell you that the entire system is implemented in the Notifications Center, so when a person sends you a picture or comments on a picture published by you, you will be notified by a push notification. Considering that iCloud or Twitter already exist, PhotoStream must be viewed differently, as a service that allows you to quickly share photos via iOS that you don't want anyone to see.
