Photo Sharing

France’s Photoways Group Raises $13 Million To Extend European Reach - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 19 Jul 2007 01:53 PM PST

Photoways Group, a French provider of online photo services, has raised about $13 million in a second round funding. HarbourVest Partners led the deal, and was joined by previous backers…

@ Promax/BDA: Social Nets Becoming A Significant Part Of TV Marketing Mix - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 13 Jun 2007 01:51 PM PST

A panel of cable TV marketing execs traded tips on how social networks are occupying a defined slot in their promotional budgets at one of the Promax/BDA afternoon sessions: --…

Online Digital Photo Solution Eye-Fi Raises $5.5 Million First Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 11 Jun 2007 07:24 AM PST

Digital photography wireless manager Eye-Fi has secured a $5.5 million first round funding co-led by Opus Capital and Shasta Ventures. The two-year-old company is positioning itself as a consumer service…

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Obituaries Site Respectance Launches With Undisclosed First Round Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 04 Jun 2007 08:29 AM PST

Solid Ventures, a Dutch VC firm whose portfolio includes internet TV operations, has contributed an undisclosed amount as sole investor in a first round for obituaries site Respectance.com. Developed by…

It’s official: FIM Acquires Photobucket; Adds Tool Site Flektor - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 30 May 2007 06:32 AM PST

The worst-kept secret is official ... as Rafat wrote last night, News Corp. is admitting, I mean announcing, that FIM (NYSE: NWS) has acquired photo-sharing service Photobucket. The site will…

Yahoo Launches Co-Branded Sites For Europe’s Biggest Sports TV Network - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 21 May 2007 11:09 AM PST

Yahoo this morning launched the new websites for Eurosport, Europe’s largest cable and satellite TV sports network, under a joint venture announced back in February. The pair set out to…

MTV Licenses Social Net Media Player; Offers Grant Money For Student Developed Programs - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 14 May 2007 03:23 PM PST

MTV Networks is licensing a social networking media player centered around building online communities based on similar tastes in online content. The application was discovered by MTV through its…

Interview: Neil Ashe, CEO, CNET Networks - 3 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 May 2007 12:00 PM PST

For the most part, Neil Ashe has let his actions speak for themselves since he became CEO of Networks last October when co-founder Shelby Bonnie unexpectedly stepped down. (Bonnie left…

MySpace Acquiring Photobucket; Pricing Around $250 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 07 May 2007 11:56 AM PST

Update: Rafat adds: We have confirmed it through a reliable source and the deal has happened. The pricing is in the $250 million range in cash, though there might be…

Yahoo Pictures Being Folded Into Flickr - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 03 May 2007 11:13 PM PST

Yahoo Photos is being shuttered in favor of growth engine Flickr. As USAT’s Jeff Graham explains, acquired by Yahoo in 2005, Flickr grew 22 percent from April 2006 to April…

Yahoo China Launches Blogging, Social Net Functions - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 10 Apr 2007 07:57 AM PST

Yahoo China has just released a new service called Yahoo Space, which includes blogging, a photo gallery and online community functions, Reuters reports. Yahoo China is primarily seen as a…

Photo Site Photobucket Hires M&A Advisor After Buzz - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 05 Apr 2007 02:58 PM PST

There has been a lot of debate lately about the real value of online photo site Photobucket and the valuations have range from double digital millions to, well, whatever sticks.…

German media Firm Burda Buys Stake In Mutilmedia Sharing Site Sevenload - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 28 Mar 2007 08:25 PM PST

German media/magazine group Burda Media, though its arm Burda Digital Ventures, has taken a stake in local video and photo portal Sevenload. Burda bought one fifth of Sevenload’s shares, though…

HP Buys Photo Site Tabblo - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 22 Mar 2007 08:13 AM PST

Hewlett-Packard has bought Tabblo, a site/service that allows users to upload pics online, develop photo albums and then print them. “Think of Tabblo as iPhoto rest of us - allowing…

Emap Ramps Up Online Strategy, Digital Head for Each Consumer Arm - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 19 Mar 2007 04:12 AM PST

The UK’s second-placed magazine publisher, Emap, is looking to expand its online media strategy, with a deadline having just expired for three new digital directors. The new hires will be…

Yahoo Rolling Out Chinese Flickr Version In ‘07 - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 16 Mar 2007 05:41 AM PST

For anyone who noticed Flickr’s help wanted post on its company blog seeking translators, here’s why: Yahoo will start a Chinese language version of its photo-sharing site Flickr this year…

@ OPA: France’s Skyblog Aims For Larger Slice Of Social Net Space - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 08 Mar 2007 09:51 AM PST

One of Europe’s most active social networking-type websites is a little-talked-about French blog platform. Skyblog, which is allied to the Skyrock youth radio station, numbers about 7.5 million bloggers (way…

Geographic Media Aggregator Platial Closes $2.4M First Funding Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 07 Mar 2007 11:31 AM PST

User-generated location news aggregator Platial has closed its first round of financing with $2.4 million. KeyNote Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Caufield &…

French Law Strikes A Blow Against Citizen Journalism - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 06 Mar 2007 07:32 PM PST

If you’re reporting in France, you’d better get yourself an official press pass. The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that makes it illegal to record acts of violence…

Imagekind Secures $2.56 million In First Round Financing - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 26 Feb 2007 09:16 AM PST

Curious Office Partners’ ImageKind, an online community site focusing on buying and selling artwork, has closed a first round of $2.56 million. The round was led by the venture arm…

Homassist Changes Its Name, Buys Photo-Sharing Site - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 25 Jan 2007 03:09 PM PST

Homassist, an Irvine, CA.-based firm specializing in user-generated content, acquired The Family Post, a company that runs a photo sharing website for families. The amount and terms of the acquisition…

Social Network Piczo Raises $11 Million Third Round - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 17 Jan 2007 06:47 PM PST

Teen social net start-up Piczo has raised $11 million in its third round, according to VentureBeat. The round was led by new investors U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and Mangrove Capital…

Digital Photos Outsourcing Firm EZ Prints Secures $8 Million In Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 10 Jan 2007 01:26 PM PST

EZ Prints, a digital photo services provider, has closed on $8 million in funding and plans to use the money to expand its online imaging solutions globally. The Norcross, Ga.-based…

Photo Sharing Site BubbleShare Bought By Kaboose For up To $3 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 04 Jan 2007 11:44 AM PST

Toronto-based online photo sharing site BubbleShare has been bought out by Kaboose, the family focused online media company, also based in Toronto. The price is about $2.25 million upfront and…

Photo Slideshow Company Imageloop Gets $1.31 Million Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 28 Dec 2006 07:05 PM PST

Another funding from earlier this month: Cologne, Germany-based photo sharing and slideshow application company Imageloop has received $1.3 million in funding, from Dr. Andreas Weigend, former Chief Scientist with Amazon.com,…