PhotoPoint Surpasses 30 Million Photographs Uploaded; Ease of Use, Convenience, Drive Online Photography Leader's Expansion.Business Editors PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy 2001 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 PhotoPoint Corp., the No. 1 online photo company, today announced that it has surpassed 30 million photographs uploaded to its Web site, www.photopoint.com. In context, this total more than doubles the 14 million still images and posters housed by the National Archives National Archives, official depository for records of the U.S. federal government, established in 1934 by an act of Congress. Although displeasure concerning the method of keeping national records was voiced in Congress as early as 1810, the United States continued in Washington, D.C. PhotoPoint is a guiding force in the burgeoning online photography market, reaching both amateur and professional photographers. Ranked first by PC Data, Media Metrix and Nielsen//NetRatings, PhotoPoint receives more than 100,000 photos daily. PhotoPoint has more than 1.5 million members and 1.6 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month. "We have created a significant repository of American memories and, as a result, more than half of our membership returns to our site at least once a week," said Ed Bernstein, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PhotoPoint Corp. "Our viral growth enables us to extend our offering to serve more consumers and businesses as online 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. continues to increase." PhotoPoint recently expanded its offering to the business-to-business market, providing companies such as Epson America Inc. with professional, turnkey, private label photo sharing sites. PhotoPoint is the only provider of a full array of digital photography solutions, from photo sharing and storage to a vibrant community with valuable content, such as Digital Camera Magazine. This complete product offering has attracted partners such as Epson to adapt different aspects of the PhotoPoint offering to suit their needs. Significantly, the PhotoPoint offering also includes event photography and e-commerce. About PhotoPoint Inc. Launched in 1998 and with headquarters 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 , PhotoPoint (www.photopoint.com) is the No. 1 online photo company, providing business, event and consumer services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, . PhotoPoint builds online photo services for businesses and also operates PhotoPoint.com, the world's most popular photo site for consumers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. PC Data, Media Metrix and Nielsen//NetRatings. PhotoPoint.com's 1.5 million members have uploaded more than 30 million photographs to date, adding up to 100,000 new photos each day. Through its partnership with Kodak's PhotoNet, consumers can develop their traditional film at more than 40,000 retail locations and then upload their images to a PhotoPoint album. In addition, PhotoPoint is a leading provider of event photography services through its JoePix division. PhotoPoint is backed by investments from Sun Microsystems, Epson America, US Venture Partners, SOFTBANK and Entertainment Media Ventures. Note to Editors: PhotoPoint, PhotoPoint, and the PhotoPoint logo are trademarks of PhotoPoint Corporation. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. |
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