Photobucket Press

Photobucket to Offer Metro Style Photo Application in Inaugural Windows Store

World Leader in Photo and Video Sharing Selected to be Part of Windows 8 Launch

Denver, CO. – Feb. 29, 2012 – Photobucket Corporation, the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service, today announced that it is one of an exclusive group of companies hand-selected by Microsoft Corp. to be part of the launch of the new Windows Store for Windows 8 apps.

“Once installed, the Photobucket App and Windows 8’s Metro style user interface provide a powerful way to showcase Photobucket’s functionality combined with the key features of the Windows 8 operating system. As part of the launch of the Windows Store, Photobucket will be able to deliver access to a leading platform for saving, sharing, and socializing photos and videos to Windows 8,” said Tom Munro, CEO of Photobucket.

The Photobucket app was specifically designed for the touch-driven Windows Metro style user interface and includes the following features:

• Category browsing and full search of the nearly 10 billion photos hosted on Photobucket.com
• Photobucket’s full album and photo management experience through a new user interface optimized for Metro style
• Ability to capture and upload photos directly from Windows 8-based PCs
• Integration with Windows 8 File Picker, giving consumers easy access to Photobucket images for general platform use
• Social features, including commenting, liking, and sharing out

“With its extensive user base and rich feature set for managing photos and video, Photobucket was a natural choice for the Windows Store preview,” said Aidan Marcuss, senior director of Windows Core Marking and Ecosystem at Microsoft. “We are extremely pleased to have them as an app in the photos category.”

The new Photobucket App for Windows 8 is available to those who have downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, at no cost, in the Windows Store.

About Photobucket

Photobucket is the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service. With over 100 million registered members, Photobucket users upload over four million images and videos per day from the Web and connected digital devices. Photobucket hosts, preserves and protects photos and videos while bringing members the very best browsing, sharing and editing experiences. In addition to uploading and sharing with friends and family on the Photobucket site, users can also instantly share memories across all of the most popular social networks, instant messenger applications, through email, and from their mobile phones. Photobucket’s headquarters are in Denver, Colorado with a regional office in San Francisco, California.

For the latest feature announcements and news, please visit the Photobucket press blog at http://blog.photobucket.com/photobucket_press.

To create a free Photobucket account, users can visit http://photobucket.com, or find the Photobucket Mobile Application and Snapbucket app available in the app store on all major smartphone platforms. Photobucket supports Mobile Web, iPhone, Android based devices, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7.

Photobucket Survey: Video Uploads from Mobile Devices on the Rise

Survey, supported by data from Photobucket’s 100 million users, reveals online photo and video trends

Denver, CO – August 29, 2011 – Photobucket Corporation, the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service, today announced the results from the company-sponsored 2011 Summer Photo Usage survey. Responses from more than 2,500 survey participants, as well as data garnered from Photobucket’s 100 million users and their nine billion image uploads, helped to illustrate the current attitudes and habits of those capturing photos and videos this summer. Among the findings are that video uploads are increasing rapidly on web and mobile platforms, and the lack of centralization in online photo storage continues.

Video Uploads on the Rise

According to the survey, consumers are using traditional video cameras with much less frequency, but they are using mobile devices to capture video much more often. In fact, of those surveyed:

• 45% use a mobile device for capturing video at least once a week
• 17% use a mobile device for capturing video at least once a day
• 9% use a mobile device for capturing video multiple times per day

This trend is further validated by company data, which shows a significant upward trend of video uploads:

• Total video uploads (web and mobile) are 3.5x higher year-over-year (July 2010 to July 2011)
• Total video uploads from mobile devices are 14x higher than in December 2010

“Due to the growing adoption of smartphones, devices such as GPS systems, alarm clocks, watches and more are becoming displaced, so it’s no surprise that video cameras are on the chopping block as well,” said Tom Munro, CEO of Photobucket. “As this explosive growth continues, we will respond with even more product features for video uploading options and apps that will allow consumers to more easily capture, edit and share their digital memories.”

Lack of Centralized Organization Continues

According to the survey, consumers are still highly fragmented on where they store their images online. Survey respondents revealed that while they were eager to store and share their newly-taken images, many seem confused about the best way to organize their ever-growing number of files, possibly due to the plethora of new entrants into the photo-sharing market.

In fact, the survey revealed 41% of respondents had images on three or more sites with the following breakdown:

• 24% of respondents upload personal images to three different online photo sites
• 12% of respondents upload personal images to four sites
• 15% of respondents upload personal images on five or more sites

“Photobucket is a unique and powerful combination of web, mobile and apps, and is one of the only true integrated players in the space. We want to help consumers who are feeling fragmented by becoming the one place they can keep the story of their life in photos and video and where consumers can save, edit, create and manage all of their photos and video,” stated Munro.

Mobile Photo App Market Buoyed by Fanatical Users

Despite heavy media play and reports of enormous growth, according to the survey, 46% of respondents state that they never have used any mobile app for capturing images. However, of those who do use mobile apps, their usage is very high with more than 20% reporting they use mobile apps for photos at least once, if not multiple times per day. This data suggests that there is a high threshold for adoption of mobile apps, but once adopted, there is fanatical use.

Uploads from Mobile Devices Increased

The 2011 Summer Photo Usage Survey demonstrated a slight decrease in digital camera usage since the 2010 Holiday survey (down 6%). However there was a significant increase in uploads from mobile devices with 58% reporting using a camera phone to capture and share photos - up from 27% during last year’s Holiday Survey.

Photobucket usage data echoes the survey findings. The company shows a major increase in the number of monthly mobile photo uploads, with:

• Nearly 18 million monthly unique visitors on Photobucket mobile web and mobile apps
• Mobile uploads in excess of 25 million per month - 5x higher year-over-year

“The improved quality of photos and videos from camera phones, ease of uploading and constant availability are making them the default device for image capturing and sharing. Our auto-uploader is making the process of uploading and sharing so seamless that we expect this growth trend to increase even more,” said Munro.

How the Survey Was Conducted

The 2011 Summer Usage Survey was conducted in July 2011. Results from 2,510 respondents were recorded.

To create a free Photobucket account, users can visit http://photobucket.com or find the Photobucket Mobile Application and Snapbucket app available in the app store on all major smartphone platforms. Photobucket supports Mobile Web, iPhone, Android based devices, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.

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About Photobucket

Photobucket is the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service. With over 100 million registered members, Photobucket users upload over four million images and videos per day from the Web and connected digital devices. Photobucket hosts, preserves and protects photos and videos while bringing members the very best browsing, sharing and editing experiences. In addition to uploading and sharing with friends and family on the Photobucket site, users can also instantly share memories across all of the most popular social networks, instant messenger applications, through email, and from their mobile phones. Photobucket’s headquarters are in Denver, Colorado with a regional office in San Francisco, California.

MEDIA CONTACT:              

Lisa Dilg for Photobucket

313.399.0892

lisa@perkettpr.com

Photobucket Powers Twitter’s Photo Sharing Feature

Photobucket Works with Twitter to Make 140 Characters Worth a Thousand Words

DENVER – June 1, 2011 – Photobucket Corporation, the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service, today announced that Photobucket will power Twitter’s native photo sharing capabilities – allowing users to easily upload and share photos directly in Tweets. This partnership reflects the synergy between the companies’ growth strategies and audience needs, delivering a simple, intuitive user experience for photo sharing.

Photobucket, with 100 million users and more than eight billion uploads, is already the world’s largest and most robust dedicated personal media site and the premiere destination for creating, sharing, customizing and permanently storing all of its users’ memories. The company’s sheer size, combined with its recently-announced unlimited storage offering and patented mobile auto-upload capabilities, give Photobucket the ability to easily scale and serve the rapidly-growing Twitter audience.

Often times, a picture can convey a depth of meaning more significant than just words alone, and the most iconic stories and lasting memories of our lifetime have been conveyed visually. Millions of people have used Twitter to share, discover, and communicate around meaningful experiences through 140 character Tweets. Now incorporating images helps users tell a richer and more complete narrative. Photos on Twitter, tagged “powered by Photobucket,” will now link to a page that allows users to sign up for or sign in to their Photobucket accounts via Twitter to further edit, share or save their photos.

“Photobucket is the category leader with regard to reliability, size, offerings and scalability, and we are ready and able to best serve the growing number of Twitter users. Photobucket extends and enriches the Twitter experience, and we look forward to building on this collaboration with Twitter to better serve the needs of our joint audiences,” said Tom Munro, CEO of Photobucket. “This partnership is just one example of how companies can easily build upon the Photobucket platform to extend their brand vision and product offerings.”

To create a free Photobucket account, users can visit http://photobucket.com or find the Photobucket Mobile Application or Snapbucket App available in the app store on all major smartphone platforms. Photobucket supports Mobile Web, iPhone, Android-based devices, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.

Additional Resources

Photobucket/Twitter Landing page: http://photobucket.com/twitter
Photobucket Mobile: http://photobucket.com/mobile
Twitter: http://twitter.com/photobucket
Photobucket Help on Twitter: http://twitter.com/photobuckethelp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photobucket

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Photobucket is the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service. With over 100 million registered members, Photobucket users upload over four million images and videos per day from the Web and connected digital devices. Photobucket hosts, preserves and protects photos and videos while bringing members the very best browsing, sharing and editing experiences. In addition to uploading and sharing with friends and family on the Photobucket site, users can also instantly share memories across all of the most popular social networks, instant messenger applications, through email, and from their mobile phones. Photobucket’s headquarters are in Denver, Colorado with a regional office in San Francisco, California. For the latest feature announcements and news, please visit the Photobucket press blog at http://blog.photobucket.com/photobucket_press.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Lisa Dilg for Photobucket
photobucket@perkettpr.com
313.399.0892

Photobucket Unveils Snapbucket

Photobucket Unveils Snapbucket to Its 15 Million Mobile Users and the World

Leading Web and Mobile Photo Sharing Company Delivers Personalized Mobile App Experience & Adds Unlimited Storage For All Users

May 04, 2011

DENVER, CO -- Photobucket Corporation, the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service, today announced Snapbucket, the first of many upcoming additions to its award-winning mobile platform. Snapbucket, which complements Photobucket’s existing mobile app, enables users to “snap” photos from their mobile device, personalize those photos through unique filters, effects, vignettes and frames, and then easily share with their social community. Snapbucket also allows users to create and save their own distinct sets of filter combinations. Best of all, both the original and personalized photos are automatically stored online in the user’s Photobucket account.

“Our users have been asking for more creative ways to express themselves through visual media,” said Kate Hare, vice president of products at Photobucket. “Snapbucket gives our users what they’ve asked for – a simple, on-the-go application to capture, personalize and share their photos.”

The award-winning Photobucket Mobile App spans all major platforms and is growing at a staggering rate. Mobile uploads have increased more than 600% over the last year with users uploading more than 20 million photos and videos to Photobucket.com every month. In January of this year, Photobucket also added their patented video technology to Photobucket Mobile. In just a few months, video uploads have quickly increased to upwards of two million per month. To accommodate this increase in user uploads, Photobucket is also announcing free, unlimited photo storage for all users, plus expanded video storage (500 videos up to 10 minutes in length).

“We are seeing explosive growth in mobile, and at the same time we are adding a million new users a month on our website,” said Tom Munro, CEO of Photobucket. “With our integrated platform, Photobucket is uniquely positioned to bring together the simplicity and spontaneity of mobile with the creativity and permanence of the web. In the coming months, we will continue to expand our leadership in mobile with additional products, including the release of a new creative video app.”

More information about Snapbucket can be found at www.photobucket.com/snapbucket. To create a free Photobucket account, users can visit http://photobucket.com or find the Photobucket Mobile Application available in the app store on all major smartphone platforms. Photobucket supports Mobile Web, iPhone, Android based devices, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.

Additional Resources

Photobucket Mobile: http://photobucket.com/mobile
Snapbucket Demo: http://bit.ly/j6ve2C
Twitter: http://twitter.com/photobucket
Twitter Help: http://twitter.com/photobuckethelp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photobucket

About Photobucket

Photobucket is the world’s leading dedicated photo and video sharing service. With over 100 million registered members, Photobucket users upload over four million images and videos per day from the Web and connected digital devices. Photobucket hosts, preserves and protects photos and videos while bringing members the very best browsing, sharing and editing experiences. In addition to uploading and sharing with friends and family on the Photobucket site, users can also instantly share memories across all of the most popular social networks, instant messenger applications, through email, and from their mobile phones. Photobucket’s headquarters are in Denver, Colorado with a regional office in San Francisco, California. For the latest feature announcements and news, please visit the Photobucket press blog at http://blog.photobucket.com/photobucket_press.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:              

Lisa Dilg for Photobucket

313.399.0892

lisa@perkettpr.com

Photobucket Wins MediaPost's 2011 Appy Award for Best Photography App

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110307005956/en/Photobucket-Wins-MediaPost%E2%80%99s-2011-Appy-Awards-%E2%80%9CBest