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
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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. |
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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.
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
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.
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
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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.
Vanity URLs for Your Group Album and Personal Album
You probably already know this, but you can also make a "vanity URL" for your Group Album. So when you're inviting your friends, family or fans to your Group Album, you can hand out an easy-to-remember URL.
This is not a new feature today -- we shipped this with Group Albums in May. We just want to remind you it's there!
This works for your personal Photobucket album too. There's a link in the upper left corner of your album to set your own URL:
Group Album Categories
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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! |
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Graduating this Year? We want to see your graduation photos and videos! Let's all celebrate together in the Graduation 2008 Group Album. Click here to go to the Graduation group album. You just need to log into your Photobucket account, and you can upload your pic or video to this group album. |
