Abstract: A system and method for aggregating online images and managing image streams are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: enabling a user to create a custom image album via a computer-implemented user interface, the image album including a link to at least one social network account having a plurality of images stored therein; providing an application on a rendering device to support an image stream; and using a data processor to automatically, periodically, and directly stream the plurality of images via a network from the social network account to the application on the rendering device of a user platform.