System for publishing digital images

A system for managing digital images, said system comprising:

• at least two mobile devices, each of said mobile devices generating output signals in response to operator commands and capable of storing at least one digital image;
• a communication network that is in selective communication with said at least two mobile devices;
• a source for digital instructions that are downloaded to a respective one of said mobile devices through said communication network in response to operator command signals to the respective one of said mobile devices, said downloaded digital instructions being installed in said respective mobile device and cooperating with said respective mobile device to manage digital images that are stored on the mobile device in response to operator commands to the mobile device, said downloaded digital instructions also cooperating with said respective mobile device in combination with payment confirmation to restrict availability of user access to view and publish digital images;
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• a server that stores digital images and that is in selective communication with said at least two mobile devices through said communication network, said server having a set of user profiles and also being responsive to input signals to said server through said communication network from at least one of said mobile devices, said server cooperating with one of said mobile devices to create, edit and publish stories that include at least one image, said server cooperating with one of said mobile devices to condition access to digital content of all or part of said stories in response to payment confirmation, said stories being published to at least one digital address in response to said operator commands.