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Webshots Launches Its Popular Desktop 2.0 Software for Organizing and Sharing Digital Photos; Free Application Combines Photo Albums, Photo Sharing, Screensaver / Wallpaper Utilities and Web Interactivity (11/05/03)
Webshots (http://www.webshots.com) has announced the release of Webshots Desktop 2.0, it photo management software application with improved photo album and photo sharing features for enhanced Web interaction. Webshots is one of the larger photo sharing web sites and offers Webshots Desktop 2.0 to help users organise/manage their photos on their PCs and create web pages and online photo albums for uploading to their web site. The new software includes the ability to help users quickly upload pictures directly from their Digital Cameras to a web album for sharing with family and friends. Webshots photo albums also have a somewhat unique feature allowing you to be notified when selected favorite users have uploaded new photos. The new software is aimed at helping digital camera users to simplify how photos are organized, viewed and shared both online and on their desktops. For more details and the Webshots Press Release see below.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 3 - Webshots, the world's largest photo sharing site, today announced it has launched version 2.0 of the Webshots Desktop, its popular photo management application, with upgraded photo album and photo sharing utilities and enhanced Web interactivity.
Webshots Desktop 2.0 combines tools for setting up online photo albums, sharing images and displaying desktop screensaver and wallpaper images. The software introduces quick photo uploads directly from digital cameras to Webshots photo albums, as well as a unique feature that pops up on the desktop notifying users when favorite members have uploaded new photos.
"Webshots Desktop 2.0 simplifies how you organize, view and share digital photos both online and on the desktop," says Nick Wilder, founder and co-CEO. "We seamlessly combined all the photo management and sharing tools you'll ever need in one, easy-to-use application and tested it with hundreds of thousands of Webshots users."
Webshots Desktop 2.0 offers the following capabilities:
* Set up a Desktop Photo Gallery: Millions of stunning photos can be
downloaded at www.webshots.com and viewed as full-screen slide shows,
and displayed as wallpaper and screensaver.* Manage and Share Your Photos Online: Upload, store and share photos
from a digital camera or PC on a personal Webshots homepage. Users can
edit photos, invite friends to view photos, and copy photos to their
screensaver with one click.* View and Track Friends' and Family's Photos: Users are automatically
notified when favorite members have published new photos. Users can
add favorite members' photos to their screensaver, post notes in their
guest book, and share them as Photo Messages(TM).* Browse and Manage Photos on a Computer or Digital Camera: Plug in a
digital camera and Webshots Desktop 2.0 will automatically preview
photos, then copy photos to the user's hard drive, online albums, or
screensaver with a few simple clicks.Webshots also offers innovative ways for customers to turn their favorite photos into personalized gifts, including prints, custom holiday greeting cards, t-shirts, mugs, mousepads and frames. Users can preview their photos on many different products and frames with Webshots' gift building tools.
Webshots Desktop 2.0 is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP operating systems. It is available as a free download at www.webshots.com.
The Webshots Desktop application has logged over one hundred million downloads to date, ranking it the Internet's most popular photo application. Webshots expects over 500,000 downloads of Desktop 2.0 in the first week.
About Webshots
Ranked by Nielsen//NetRatings as the #1 photo site, Webshots provides consumers with a variety of ways to enjoy photos: on their computer desktops as screensavers and wallpaper, on their wireless phones, and in their own homes and offices as prints. In addition, Webshots offers a number of ways for friends and family to share images with one another -- Photo Messages(TM), online photo albums, and custom prints and gifts -- as well as a free photo hosting service for eBay sellers. With over 30 million registered users, Webshots is the leading digital channel for browsing, downloading, storing and sharing digital images with friends, family and the world. To find out more, visit http://www.webshots.com.
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