Webshots
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Webshots is a large free online photo sharing site owned by American Greetings.
Webshots launched in 1996 as a professional photo screensaver/wallpaper site, but expanded into photo sharing in 1999. Members can upload photos and videos from their digital cameras and organize, share, and back them up online. User-generated content is organized into dozens of different categories and sub-categories (eg: vacations, news, family, entertainment, fishing, Alabama, etc.), and specific searches can narrow results.
Since its start, it has grown to one of the largest photo sharing communities on the Internet; as of November 2007, there were more than 540 million photos and videos on the site. Most of the photos are searchable by any user, dependent on the keywords associated with each photo, such as the caption provided by the uploader.
The site is supported by advertising. Users can become "Premium Members" for an annual fee which allows them to view the site without ads and also to upload a larger number of images to their own galleries. All members get a free homepage where they can share up to 1,000+ photos publicly with friends, family, and anyone who comes across it. Webshots Premium allows for 5,000+ photos, and 500 more are added to one's capacity each month (feature chart of membership plans). The site offers an automatic notification feature that tells users when their favorite members have added new photos. Members also have the option to share their photos privately.
On July 14, 2004, CNET Networks announced that it would be acquiring Twofold Photos, Inc, the privately-held company behind Webshots, for $60 million in cash and $10 million of deferred consideration.[1].
On October 25, 2007, CNET announced that it had sold Webshots to American Greetings for $45 million in cash.[2]. Webshots will become part of the American Greetings Interactive unit.
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[edit] References
- ^ "CNET Networks to Acquire Webshots; Webshots is Leading Photography Web site; Over 14 Million Monthly Visitors", Business Wire, 2004-07-14. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ "CNet Sells Webshots for $45 Million", Yahoo! News via AP, 2007-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
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