`Tis the Season to Share Photos Using Photopoint's New Features; PhotoPoint.com Introduces Framed Prints and Personalized E-Cards in Time for the Holiday Season.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 PhotoPoint Corporation, the leading online digital photography company, announced today that it has launched framed prints and custom-made cus·tom-made adj. Made according to the specifications of an individual purchaser. Noun 1. custom-made - an item made to the customer's specifications custom-built photo e-cards, called PicCheers, on its consumer photo-sharing Web site, PhotoPoint.com. The new offerings are part of a series of innovations introduced recently by PhotoPoint.com, the world's most visited digital photography site on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , as it continues to expand its diverse selection of products and services to offer members better ways to share their photos with family and friends around the world this holiday season. "The holidays are the ideal time to take photos as families and friends get together to celebrate," said Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Carley, president of PhotoPoint.com. "We feel these new offerings present a new, easy and creative way for our members to share their photos with their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl ." Developed in conjunction with Wolf Camera, the new framing feature allows PhotoPoint members to preview how their photos might look in a variety of frame styles, and then have the photos printed, professionally framed and shipped directly to their door or to another address as a holiday gift. And, for a limited time, users can get a FREE 8 X 10 framed print, if they buy before December 31, 2000. Users can preview their photos in 20 frame styles and in three different sizes. Prices range from $8 to $50 and take two to five business days via Priority Mail. PhotoPoint's new PicCheers feature allows members and visitors to create and e-mail personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. greeting cards See e-card. using their own photos or one of PhotoPoint's stock photos or a selection of pre-made cards in various categories. Users can personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. their card and send it to friends and family members all over the world and they can submit their card to PhotoPoint's PicCheer Gallery where other users can use it as a pre-made card. To celebrate the holidays, PhotoPoint will host a PicCheer Holiday Contest, from December 5 to January 15. In the contest, users can submit a holiday-themed PicCheer into one of the following four categories -- Holiday Kids, Holiday Decorations, Holiday Moments and Holiday Parties. One grand-prize winner will win $500 from PhotoPoint. In addition, a winner from each category will be selected, winning creative design software. To be automatically entered into the contest, users only need to copy PhotoPoint when sending their PicCheer. About PhotoPoint Corporation Headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and backed by US Venture Partners, SOFTBANK Venture Capital and Entertainment Media Ventures, PhotoPoint Corporation is the leading online digital photography company serving the consumer, professional and event categories. The company's PhotoPoint.com consumer photo-sharing Web site, named Forbes.com "Best of the Web" honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something and consistently ranked a Media Metrix Top 200 Digital Media Site, is the world's largest free photo-sharing community. PhotoPoint's 1.3 million members have uploaded more than 23 million photos and submit over 85,000 new ones each day. |
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