Picasa (web albums) integration with the Mac

Whilst there is no news on a full version of Picasa for the Mac, Google have released a set of uploaders that allow Mac OS X users to upload photos to Picasa Web Albums, either directly within iPhoto or using drag-and-drop from a standalone application.

For iPhoto users
The Picasa Web Albums Exporter lives right inside iPhoto. Select photos, choose Export in the File or Share menu, and upload them directly to your web album.

For a standalone application
Use the Picasa Web Albums uploader -- just drag photos from the Finder and click the Upload button.

Requirements:

• - You must have a Picasa Web Albums account to use the Exporter or Uploader.
• - Requires OS X 10.4 or later.

The Google Blog post announcing the Mac uploaders notes that this started as a 20% time project. Its been worked on by Ted Bonkenburg, Greg Robbins, and Mike Morton.

Good comments on the uploaders from TechCrunch and Factory Joe amongst many others.