How to back up photos online?

Hi. I want to back up my photos online using a service like Mozy. To use this service, I have to tell Mozy which folders from my MacBook Pro I want to back up. So I looked for the location where iPhoto stores my photos, and I believe I found them in user/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals. So I think I want to point Mozy to this folder. Does that sound right?
But I also found a folder named user/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified. Does anyone know the difference between this folder and the Originals folder? Both folders appear to have many of the same JPG photos in them.
Does anyone back up their their iPhoto library onto an online service? If so, what folders do you back up?
Thank you

Greetings,
To backup your entire iPhoto Library you want to backup Your User > Pictures > iPhoto Library.
This includes all your pictures plus all the other data that makes iPhoto iPhoto (Albums, Slideshows, Faces, Places, etc.). Backup the entire library if you want to have a working copy of the iPhoto Library.
Originals is where iPhoto stores all the original pictures.
Modified is where iPhoto stores all the pictures you have changed (cropped, red eye reduction, etc.).
Hope that helps.

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