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New Twitter image sharing is powered by Photobucket
In case you missed it, Twitter today announced it’s new image sharing features. The part you also could have missed is where those images will be stored if you upload them via Twitter. When the new image sharing capability launches for all Twitter users, each image will be hosted by Photobucket. Just so you never more »
Photobucket releases Snapbucket for Android and iOS
Snapbucket is a new application for Android and iOS devices that lets you customize pictures you take. It’s a free application for both platforms. However, at the time of this writing, Snapbucket is still awaiting approval from Apple. Snapbucket was created by Photobucket and all of your saved photos will be uploaded to your Photobucket account.
Palm Pre apps are already starting to roll in
One of the main complaints from new Palm Pre owners is the lack of apps for the phone. However, announcements have been already made from several developers about impressive apps designed for use with the Pre. Two highlighted applications includes the WHERE and Photobucket apps. WHERE is a location based application that allows users to more »
Eye-Fi adds new hosting sites to Share Video and Explore Video
About two months ago, Eye-Fi announced new SD cards for a digital camera that allows it to upload photos and videos to popular services such as YouTube and Flickr. The two different cards came with 4GB of storage and were able to automatically upload photos and videos to these services, in the range of a more »
Consumers happy with current options for sharing photos
Remember back in the old days when you had to take pictures with film, then get it processed, and then finally order prints? Nowadays, you can press a few buttons on your cell phone, and your friend across the country can receive your picture. You can even upload digital pictures from your camera onto your computer for safekeeping, and then order prints with ease.
The Consumer Electronics Association sponsored a study called, Digital Imaging: A Focus on Sharing. In one part of their study, they found that 65% of all consumers are happy with the options that they have in sharing photos, protecting photos, and backing them up.
Pay for free photos on your phone? Thumbplay thinks you’ll jump at it
Thumbplay and Photobucket are teaming up to charge you $2. OK, the press release was a bit more detailed, but that is the salient point. You see, the two are working in cahoots to sell you user submitted photos to Photobucket that have been optimized for your phone’s wallpaper. Is that worth $2?
Apparently Thumbplay is the world’s #1 mobile entertainment site outside of carrier sites. I didn’t know that. They have games, ringtones, videos, and even music for sale. Buying an MP3 will put you on a subscription plan for $9.99 per month and will subject you to SMS advertising and newsletters. Awesome stuff. Buying a photo will not incur membership fees.
Users have made this wallpaper (shown at right) #3 on the popularity list. I didn’t check to see, but I suspect “#2 Girlfriend medal” was somewhere around 12 in popularity.
