A new service went live Tuesday called Photovine, it appears to be a photo sharing network run by Google. The service, which doesn't look like it is officially open, is described as "a fun way to learn more about your friends, meet new people, and share your world like never before."

Photovine is a begins with a users uploading a single photo to the service and adding a caption. From there a vine is started, by this others can connect their photos to yours and create their own captions. Therefore two or more photos are link together via a vine with captions, for example a caption could be named "what weekends are make of."

As of right now the service doesn't look to be open to the public. The website just has a homepage with two links, privacy and support. There is nothing that indicates when the service will go live or if it will be integrated into Google's new social network Google+.

The only mention of Google you'll find is in the Privacy Policy section of the website where it states "Photovine is offered by Slide (a part of Google Inc.,..."