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Photobucket Album Themes -- Hundreds to Choose From!

So there's a virtually unlimited selection of Album Themes on Photobucket. We're giving you literally hundreds of themes to choose from.

Plus, you can build your own theme too if you want to.

Here is just a tiny sampling of some of the hundreds of themes available:

Themes for Pro Photos

Halloween Themes

Click here to try this "Trick or Treat" theme in your album.

Beach Themes

Click here to try this "Palms" theme in your album.

Vacation Themes

Click here to try this "Old Map" theme in your album.

 

Wedding Themes

Click here to try this "Pretty in Pink" theme in your album.

 

Sports and Boarding Themes

Click here to try this "Sk8tboarding" theme in your album.

 

Jonas Brothers, Pink, Tokio Hotel, Pussycat Dolls and Metallica Themes on Photobucket

Along with hundreds of pre-built photo and video album themes in all kinds of categories, we are also launching some band themes today. 

If you like them, let us know -- and tell us which bands you'd like to see.

Here's what we've got for you today.

Jonas Brothers

Click here to try out this Jonas Brothers theme in your album.

Pink

Click here to try out this Pink theme in your album.

Pussycat Dolls

Click here to try out this Pussycat Dolls theme in your album.

Tokio Hotel

Click here to try out this Tokio Hotel theme in your album.

Metallica

Click here to try out this Metallica theme in your album.

Photo and Video Album Themes Launch Today on Photobucket

We're pretty sure we've enjoyed getting this feature ready more than anything we've done at Photobucket all year. Heck, maybe ever!

Album themes

What's a theme? It's a 'skin' that you can apply to your entire personal Photobucket album -- and it customizes the background, colors and borders around your photos and videos.

Try out themes today

To try out themes, go to: http://photobucket.com/albumthemes

Or, click "album themes" up at the top of your album. That will take you to the themes selection page. We are shipping with close to 500 different themes for you to try out. Not enough? Then you can make your own. And if you think it's cool, submit it to be shared with other Photobucket users.

Fashionistas on Photobucket: Fav Group Album

One of our favorite group albums going around on Photobucket today is the Fashionistas Group Album. Think you're a Fashionista? Add your own images. Or browse the ones that are up there today.

Anyone with a Photobucket account can upload to group albums. You just need to be a Fashionista to participate in this one.

Are you at the RNC? Show us your photos!

If you're at the RNC this week, then join our RNC Group Album. We made one for the DNC last week, and lots of people uploaded photos from the street. You can upload your pics by mobile phone by emailing to 2008_rnc@m.photobucket.com.

We'd love to see what you see!

Obama and McCain Supporter Group Albums

Today we're featuring two special albums: one for McCain supporters, and one for Obama supporters. In addition, we've added some neat lapel pins and 'lawn signs' in our image editor that you can use to enhance your own pictures.

http://photobucket.com/mccain_08 and

http://photobucket.com/obama_08

So check out the albums and upload a pic of yourself declaring your support for your candidate!

(You need to have a Photobucket account to add a pic or video to a group album. To read more about it, see these blog posts.)

Click "Edit" next to any image of yourself.  This launches the Photobucket image editor. Click on Decorate, then Stickers and you'll see all the stickers available:

You can add both lapel stickers, lawn signs, and other text if you want:

Are you a political activist with a Web site or blog?
Then be sure to add a link to these group albums on your blog or Web site. Get your supporters to show themselves in the group albums. Just add one of these links below, and we'll do the rest:

http://photobucket.com/mccain_08 or

http://photobucket.com/obama_08

Let's see those summer camp pics!

New summer camp group album. Upload your pictures of kayaking, canoeing, or making lanyards! Click here to visit the album.

Mobile Upload to Group Albums Launches Today

Upload to Group Albums from Your Mobile Phone

So this is cool. Imagine a Group Album for your vacation or travels. Or for any wanderings when you're out and about on the streets. Phone it into your Group Album!

Phone in a pic of a great pair of shoes you bought, a fabulous view you saw, someone's strange hair-do while you're commuting to work, the hot date you just met.

Click on the "Mobile Phone" button on the right of the Upload panel. You'll see the unique email address associated with the Group Album. Use that Group Album email address to phone your photo into the Album.

All the same rules apply about approval of the images by the Group Album administrator (if that option has been set).

And you don't have to phone it in.  This email address works from your normal email client too. Just attach the photo to the email and send it in!

By the way, this feature works for all albums on Photobucket, not just Group Albums. Personal ones too. If you want to learn more about how to upload from a mobile phone, read this Tutorial.

Search in Group Albums Launches Today

Since we launched Group Albums in May of this year, over one-hundred thousand Groups have been created on Photobucket, ranging from weddings and family gatherings, to special interests, charities and rock bands.

Group Albums on Photobucket allow multiple users to upload their photos and videos to one shared photo and video album, with an administrator of the Group providing optional review and approval functions.

Today we are adding a bunch of new features in Group Albums.

Here's a quick summary of the new features.

Search in Groups, Featured Albums, and Most Active Groups

You can now search through all the public Groups, and see if there are groups that might interest you. So search for things like "mullet" or "puppies" or whatever and see what you can find.

 

You can contribute your own photos and videos to any Group that's set as public.  The owner of the Group may have chosen to qualify your submission before it's visible to the world.

You can also click to see which Group Albums we are featuring today, which are the most active, the most recent, and those with the most individual contributors.

Categories in Group Albums Launch Today

Group Album Categories

You can also search for Group Albums by category. When you make a Group, you have the choice of adding it to up to three categories. Browse around categories that interest you and see what you can find. If you want new categories added, write to us!