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Photobucket Launches Digg Integration Featuring Popular Photos

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Photobucket Launches Digg Integration
Featuring Popular Photos

PALO ALTO, Calif., December 3, 2007 – Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), one of the Web’s most popular hubs for managing personal media, today announced an integration with Digg, the popular social media site that harnesses the collective wisdom of the world’s online audience to prioritize the overwhelming amount of content available on the Web. The integration coincides with the launch of Digg’s dedicated images section later today, giving millions of Photobucket users the ability to “Digg” photos on Photobucket.

Photobucket and Digg Bring Popular Rankings to Photos

Update as of 10pm PST: Channel on Photobucket is now live and working: go to http://photobucket.com/digg. Let's see what you digg on Photobucket!

We're announcing today a very special integration for Photobucket -- with the popular community site Digg at http://digg.com.

As part of this integration, the following new features are being added to Photobucket:

• Photobucket Digg buttons -- Digg buttons will be added to all photos in the public "Find Stuff" tab (http://photobucket.com/findstuff) on Photobucket, allowing Photobucket members to submit content to Digg.
• A Digg Channel on Photobucket -- A dedicated Digg channel will be added today under a "Popular" section within the "Find Stuff" tab on Photobucket.  "Popular" will rank the most "Dugg" Photobucket images.
• Photobucket on Digg -- the Digg site will link back to Photobucket's Digg channel, to display the most popular images as voted by the Digg community.

Digg is also making their own announcement today of a dedicated photos section of their site. We're delighted to be part of this announcement.

The Digg Channel on Photobucket

Click on "Find Stuff" in Photobucket's top blue bar. Underneath "Find Stuff" you'll see a new category called "Popular". You'll find the most popular images there. http://photobucket.com/digg.

New to Digg?

If you haven't used Digg before, you'll have to register. But it's quick and easy. And once you have, Digg your favorite images on Photobucket. They'll bubble to the top of the Photobucket Digg Channel (if other Photobucket members agree with your choice!).

We're looking forward to seeing how you Digg, what you Digg, and what you think of this feature. So, as always, let us know through our feedback email pbfeedback@photobucket.com.

Announcing Photobucket on TiVo® HD

We're so excited about this announcement. We're all huge TiVo® fans over here at Photobucket, and now you can view all your Photobucket pics right on your TV screen through TiVo.

TiVo announced today the launch of their photo service, with Photobucket as an important part of that launch.  Go here on the TiVo site for more details: http://tivo.com/photobucket.

See your own Photobucket photos on your TV

Anyone who owns a TiVo Series3™ and TiVo HD box will be able to login to their Photobucket albums and see all their photos in high resolution. It's a great way for you to share your photos with friends and families from the comfort of your living room couch. We've tried it out ourselves at Photobucket, and it really works!

See your friends' Photobucket photos on your TV

And if your family members have TiVo Series3 or TiVo HD, tell them your username on Photobucket and they'll be able to see your public photos too. It's a great way to have far distant friends and families enjoy your photos -- including those who don't always get to see your photos on their computer.

Search Photobucket's huge library of photos

And finally, you can enter a search term into the TiVo using their famous 'peanut shaped' remote, and bring up whatever results come back from Photobucket's billions of photos. Endless hours of amusement. Guaranteed.

Special offer just for Photobucket

So if this is the service that tips you over to get a TiVo, they've put together a special offer just for Photobucket users. Go to http://www.tivo.com/photobucketoffer for all the details. This special offer is administered only by TiVo, so they'll be able to give you all the help you need.

Go here to read more about this announcement on the TiVo site: http://tivo.com/photobucket.

Go here to read our FAQs on the Photobucket site:

http://photobucket.com/faq?catID=58&catSelected=f&topicID=591

Holiday Card Designs from Photobucket's Store

Before you buy your holiday cards this year, be sure to check out the cards in Photobucket's store. Nice designs, and at a great price. Here's the "frosty the snowman" style. You can write whatever you like on the right side, with choices on colors and fonts.

There are winter-y, Christmas, and Hannukah styles to choose from: Click here to see them all.

Right now, you can buy them in 4x8 photo cards.  Later this week, the 5x7 folded cards will be coming online.

And the prices? Here they are:

Photo cards start at $0.99 for just one, and then go down to $.50 if you're ordering 200 or more. Take 20% off if you buy this week.

Folded cards start at $1.99 for a single card with envelope, going down to $1.50 if you're buying 200 or more, with envelopes. Take 20% off if you buy this week.

And they're all printed on the very best, top-of-the-line digital presses. We don't think you'll be disappointed in the results.

Comparison shoppers: be sure to check out the shipping fees

Our prices at our QOOP-powered store are absolutely competitive. But so are our shipping prices.  When you're checking around for the best prices for your holiday cards this year, please don't forget to compare shipping costs. They can be dramatically different from store to store.