1. Photobucket

2. What?
Number one photo site in the U.S.
Share photos, videos, and albums for free via email, mobile devices, and social sites
Can post for the public or can select specific people to share with
Browse other users uploads

3. Features
Organization with tags and titles
Can upload from a computer, email, web URL, or cell phone
Hundreds of design themes, stickers, and special effects
Slide shows and scrapbooks
Online print store

4. History
Acquired by
Fox Interactive Media
2007
2003
Founded by Alex Welch & Darren Crystal
Dec. 2009
Merged with Ontela Inc. to become Photobucket Corporation
* Ontela Inc: a leading provider of imaging services to wireless carriers

5. Users (99 million)
Majority: 15-40 years old
Keep others up to date on life
Stay in contact with distant friends/family
Easily organize photos/videos and ensure safely kept
Minority: older individuals (50 and up)
Technology challenge
Stick to whats comfortable
Value physical album can be passed through generations
Believe internet alters photos/videos meaning and importance

6. Users

• Organizations in general can utilize Photobucket to
• 7. Determine how many times each photo or video has been viewed
• 8. Find out the website where the view came from
• 9. Analyze the performance of certain web pages and how many visitors a photo has attracted
• 10. Advertise (the site itself)