CNET Networks Acquires HeyPix! to Bring Advanced Capabilities to Webshots, the Leading Photo Sharing Web Site.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 -- Discloses Plans to Deliver Next-Generation Photo Management, Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network , and Blogging Writing Weblogs. See blog. Features to Webshots' 23 Million Monthly Visitors CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), a leading interactive media company, today announced that it has acquired Windup windup Central sensitization, neuroplasticity Anesthesiology A physiologic ↑ sensitization of excitable neurons, coupled to a ↓ threshold for peripheral afferent pain terminals; windup may be mediated by excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters and Labs and its HeyPix! service (www.heypix.com), which will enable it to deliver advanced photo management, social networking, and blogging capabilities to the 23 million(1) visitor community of Webshots This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. (www.webshots.com), the leading photo-sharing Web site. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Webshots, established in 1995, is one of the fastest-growing photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. communities 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 . More than 750,000 photos are uploaded daily, and its photo library grew by 66 million photos in the first quarter of 2005 alone, for a total of 175 million publicly and privately shared photos. Webshots' active community can share images via photo messages, online photo albums, custom prints and gifts, and more. Through free homepages and its Favorite Members network, consumers can connect with friends, family and millions of others worldwide. HeyPix!, which launched in December 2004, is an innovative new photo sharing service that enables average digital photographers to feel like pros, managing, editing and organizing the photos they store on their computers with ease. HeyPix! offers features such as photo tagging and social networking capabilities, public and private sharing permissions control, and the ability to publish photos to favorite blogs. "As a group, we believe Webshots members are the Web's most prolific public photo sharers, uploading and sharing over 750,000 photos per day," said Martin Green, senior vice president at CNET Networks. "We are excited to welcome the HeyPix! Founders to our team and introduce their innovative photo organization, tagging, blogging and social networking services to our 23 million monthly users. Together, we're reinforcing Webshots' lead with some great features that will bring photo sharing to the next level." About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. is a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being "a different kind of media company," creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers and its own expert editors. CNET Networks' leading brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, MP3.com, Webshots, and ZDNet -- focus on the personal technology, entertainment, and business technology categories. The company has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe. (1)Source: comScore Media Metrix, Worldwide, January 2005 |
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