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Photobucket Reaches 25 Mln Member Mark
Ian Bell, Digital Trends News
Photobucket, the popular image and media sharing site has blown past the 25 million member mark today.
The company is reporting growth of more than 300% over the past year.
More at:
Mike, our VP of engineering thought it'd be good to put the whole 25 Million users milestone in perspective and sent the following around the office.
Just to put a little perspective to the milestone we passed yesterday.
Photobucket has more users then the....
Distance from Earth to Venus -- 25,000,000 miles
Number of acres of lawns in the U.S. -- 25,000,000 acres
Annual number of lightning strikes globally -- 25,000,000
Population of Venezuela -- 25,000,000
Population of Uzbekistan -- 25,000,000
Amount of wool clipped in Wyoming every year -- 25,000,000 lbs.
Number of riders annually on all Amtrak trains -- 25,000,000
Population of Iraq (2004) -- 24,500,000
Population of Texas -- 20,851,820
Population of Australia -- 20,090,437
Population of New York -- 18,976,457
Five times the population of Colorado -- 4,301,261
Now while I wouldn't typically compare Photobuket to a bunch of wool or Uzbekistani citizens, these stats definitely make us realize how huge of an accomplishment this is and how much we've managed to grow over the last few years.
The official press release announcement on this after the jump.
Thanks again everyone!
MJ - Photobucket Marketing
Continue reading "Some updates re: what hitting 25 Million users means" »
Photobucket Reaches Landmark of Over 25 Million Members
Membership Growth Fueled by Consumer Sharing of Personal Media Online
September 27, 2006
Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com), the largest personal media company for people to create, manage and share their digital life online, today announced that it has exceeded more than 25 million members.
The site, launched in 2003, has become a creative hub delivering billions of personal photos, graphics and videos daily to over 200,000 different websites – including eBay, Craigslist, MySpace, Blogger, and LiveJournal – and enables sharing via email, instant messaging, and mobile devices. comScore Networks reports that Photobucket is one the top 50 most visited websites, with 15 million unique visitors per month.
This announcement follows recent reports by Hitwise and Nielsen/Netratings that Photobucket is the top photo-sharing website in the world, 2x larger than Yahoo Photos, with aggressive growth of more than 2 million new users monthly. Every day over 7 million personal photos, videos and graphics are uploaded to Photobucket for sharing with friends, family and everyone.
“I’m excited that Photobucket is at the center of it all – social media, blogging, sharing online,” said Alex Welch, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Photobucket. “We’re focused on giving our users creative control of their personal media, whether it be to create a widget and link it to their blog, or to email a personal video to a friend.”
Photobucket’s user base has grown 300% over the past year since September 2005, driven by consumer demand for a fast and easy way to share personal digital content using one central online hub.
People on the Move
MediaPost Publications
Photobucket has named KAREN KATZ as senior vice president of media development and PETER FOSTER as vice president of sales.
More at:
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showTodaysEdition&art_type=23
Today Photobucket passed 25 million registered users. Thank you all for helping us achieve this huge milestone, we couldn't have done it without all 25 million of you. Next up is 50mm... :)
The Photobucket Team
September 22, 2006
Find photos, Hope on World Wide Web
Jamie Dexter, The Leaf-Chronicle
On many nights, the glow of my computer monitor is all that can be seen in my little apartment. Coke cans pile up next to my mouse pad, almost toppled by my furious clicking.
My name is Jamie, and I'm an Internet addict.
Rather than clicking back and forth between my favorite Web sites (myspace.com and facebook.com) I decided to think outside the Web address box and look into more cool sites to share with you.
Here are a few of my new favorites:
* Photobucket: The amount of sites on the Internet that focus on photo sharing and printing is uncountable, and I've probably used almost all of them, but Photobucket has some new and interesting features.
More at:
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060922/COLUMNISTS17/609220301/1024
Did you know that you can download images to your mobile phone using Photobucket? That’s right! Photobucket can send your favorite image as an MMS directly to your cell phone.
It's kind of like adding a ringtone to your phone but instead of an audio clip, it's an image from your Photobucket account that can be made into background wallpaper on your phone! This service is currently only available in the US at this time and we're working to support more service providers and mobile phone models.
Your mobile device must be Internet/WAP enabled with SMS.
$0.99 charge US per use for the Make Mobile service.
A brief FAQ with some images is after the jump. Check it out if you want to know how to take your favorite Photobucket images and customize them before sending them to your mobile phone.
MOMENTUM Growth Conference, September 27 - 28, 2006
- Announcement -
Registration is now closed for Momentum - TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR starting at 8:00 AM TOMORROW!
From the producers of the acclaimed Under the Radar, the Momentum Growth Conference honors industry leaders dominating the next stage of the growth cycle — a who’s who of leading companies with real customers, real revenue, real partnerships, and the vision to change their market landscape in the next 12–18 months.
Companies granted this prestigious honor are recognized as the “ones to watch” — role models for growing exponentially while gaining rapid traction in an exploding market.
At Momentum, discussions will not only be about how these superstars gained momentum, but also how they plan on keeping it. We’ll be talking about growth — the business opportunities that lie ahead for the Momentum 30, the current stakeholders in the market and the entire ecosystem surrounding.
The Momentum 30 Companies were chosen out of more than 500 companies reviewed.
The Line-Up
Accel Partners | Kevin Efrusy | General Partner
Amazon | Peter Krawiec | VP | Corporate Development
AOL | Toby Trevarthen | VP
Barrons | Eric Savitz | West Coast Editor
Blinkx | Suranga Chandratillake | CTO & Founder
CafePress | Fred Durham | CEO
Cellfire | Brent Dusing | CEO
CNET | Martin Green | SVP
CNET | Rafe Needleman | Editor, Business Buying Advice
Critical Mention | Sean Morgan | Founder & CEO
Discovery Communications | Doug Craig | VP Programming, New Media Operations
Facebook | Owen Van Natta | COO
Fox Interactive | Heather Harde | SVP Mergers and Acquisitions
Glu Mobile | Greg Ballard | President & CEO
Google | Megan Smith | Director New Business Development & Strategy
Gracenote | Craig Palmer | CEO
IAC | James Speer | VP Ad Products
IBDNetwork/Wise Mentor Capital | Sean Wise
Internet REIT | Bob Martin | CEO
Jefferies Broadview | David Liu | Managing Director
Jefferies Broadview | Katherine Egbert | Managing Director
Jefferies Broadview | Youssef Squali | Managing Director
Kalt and Rosen | Neal Rosen | Co-founder
Laszlo | David Temkin | Founder and CTO
Macrovision | Ghazi Benothman | Senior Director Corporate Development
Manatt Phelps & Phillips | Jerry Petruzzelli | Partner
Manatt Phelps & Phillips | Ron Katz | Partner
Media-Screen | Josh Crandall | Principal
Medio Systems | Brian Lent | CEO
MeeVee | Michael Raneri | CEO
Microsoft | Matt Champagne | Director Mobile Product Management, MSN & Windows Live
Microsoft | Sush Vij | Director TV Services and MSN Live
Mimeo | Adam Slutsky | CEO
Mixxer | John Dearborn | CEO
MobiTV | Paul Scanlan | COO
MobiTV | Philip Alvelda | CEO
Motorola | Cheryln Chin | Corporate VP Mobile Software Solutions
MovieLabs | Steve Weinstein | President & CEO
MTV Networks | Matt Bostwick | SVP Franchise Development, MTV Music Group
Navio | Kevin Collins | CTO
NETGEAR | Doug Hagan | Director of Corporate Marketing
Nokia Ventures Organization | Sanji Fernando | Portfolio Manager
Pandora | Jessica Stoner | VP of Business Development
Panorama Capital | Mike Jung | Principal
Peerflix | Billy McNair | Co-founder & CEO
Piczo | Jeremy Verba | CEO
Reach Local | Zorik Gordon | Founder & CEO
Real Girls Media | Kate Everett-Thorp | CEO
Reply! | Payam Zamani | CEO
Revver | Bill Jeffries | VP of Business Development
Sidestep | Rob Solomon | President & CEO
Simple Star | Chad Richard | CEO
Sling Media | Rich Buchanan | VP of Marketing
Specific Media | Tim Vanderhook | President & CEO
Sterling Communications | Marianne O’Connor | CEO
TeleNav | HP Jin | CEO
VantagePoint Venture Partners | Duncan Davidson | Managing Director
Vendare NetBlue | Art Shaw | CEO
WaldenVC | Larry Marcus | Managing Partner
Wall Street Journal | Kara Swisher | Staff Reporter & Co-producer, D: All Things Digital Conference
Yahoo! | Bradley Horowitz | VP of Product Strategy
Yahoo! | Jason Zajac | VP & GM | Social Media
Zillow | Spencer Rascoff | CFO & VP Marketing
Momentum Companies
Blinkx | Cafe Press | Cellfire | Critical Mention | Facebook | Glu Mobile | Gracenote | Internet REIT | Laszlo | Medio Systems | MeeVee | Mimeo | Mixxer | MobiTV | Navio Systems | Pandora | Peerflix | Photobucket | Piczo | ReachLocal | Reply! | Revver | Sidestep | Simple Star | Sling Media | Specific Media | TeleNav | VendareNetBlue | Zillow
Audience
Attendees are CEOs and executives of Momentum companies; senior business- and corporate-development executives from both technology companies and media companies; financial professionals including late-stage VCs and investment bankers; business and technology press; and industry analysts.
SingShot Hits a High Note with New Personalized Features: Online Karaoke Site now includes Videos, Photos, "Top Recording" Ratings and RSS Feeds
SAN FRANCISCO - September 18, 2006 - SingShot Media, a Web-based entertainment service that enables people to listen to, rate and record karaoke-style musical performances online, today announced new features to SingShot (www.singshot.com) that further enhance the experience of singing in cyberspace. SingShot now enables users to upload photographs and video clips to add original content and personality to their music; engage in friendly competition with other members by highlighting the top member recording of each song, and receive a variety of information through RSS feeds.
After recording their own version of a song, singers can upload a photo that will appear in the playback window or, by using the photo and video hosting site Photobucket , can upload multiple photos and video clips for display. Recordings with customized pictures or video are marked with a special icon on the website.
To offer special recognition to the immense array of talent online, SingShot now highlights the top recording for each song. As a member prepares to record their own version of a song, a special box displays the member and corresponding recording rated as the best performance to date.
Finally, SingShot offers the ability to obtain informational updates through RSS feeds. Members can receive updates when new songs are available, or if another SingShot member they've marked as a "favorite" records a new song. Users can also receive information about new comments on their own recordings and that of other members, including updates on the most recorded songs and top members. In addition to RSS, updates can be received via email.
SingShot boasts a number of other features that make it easy for members to share recordings and integrate the SingShot experience into the way they live and play on the Web. SingShot users can embed their recordings into their profiles on blogs, MySpace®, and other social media sites, and add keyword tags to their recordings.
Anyone using SingShot can record their own versions of popular songs; can listen to recordings by other members; and rate and comment on the best singers and recordings for free.
SingShot was created by SingShot Media, a San Francisco-based startup that provides an online entertainment platform that enables people passionate about music and singing to connect and interact with each other, and get feedback from the world at large. The company was founded in 2006 and is backed by Trans Cosmos Investments, among others.
Does everybody know you can create cool slideshows and widgets with your photobucket pictures. All you need to do is click the ![Widgets](http://pic.photobucket.com/album/bucket_features.gif")
button in your album. You can then share them with friends, put on your MySpace or blog, etc. Here are some examples...
slideshow:
strip:
collage:
stamp:
