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Webshots Launches Video Hosting, Lets Users Share Still and Moving Images in Combined Album
Becomes First Major Photo Sharing Site to Enable Users to Tell the Whole Story with Video and Photos in Publicly Shared Albums, Partners with Intel on Educational Program SAN FRANCISCO Webshots (www.webshots.com), a leading photo-sharing community and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com), today launched video (http://www.webshots.com/user/IntelCore2Duo) sharing capabilities, letting users combine still and video images with text in publicly shared albums.
Webshots video boasts a 50-percent larger viewing area and nearly 3-times the bitrate of other video sites and gives users free hosting of 100 five-minute video clips, plus an accumulated 10 video clips for every month of membership. Webshots premium members will receive hosting of 250 10-minute clips, plus 25 video for every month of membership. “As video capabilities become a ubiquitous feature of digital cameras and camera phones, Webshots users expressed a desire to share short video clips alongside the still photos and text of the events they were documenting,” said Martin Green, senior vice president of community, CNET Networks. “Webshots' integrated sharing of still and video images lets users tell their stories dynamically to friends and family, or connect with others who share their interests.” Intel will be the inaugural sponsor of Webshots' video initiative, providing educational resources just in time for the Holidays. The program will highlight the ease of sharing videos with friends and family online. Visit http://webshots.com/user/Intel to view the instructional video. "Thanks to the availability of fast broadband connections and powerful computers based on Intel® Core™2 Duo processors, consumers are able to enjoy a wide variety of entertaining and educational video online," says CJ Bruno, Director of Intel's Americas Marketing. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to be the Premier sponsor of Webshots' video capabilities." Along with the launch of video, Webshots today announced Project Spotlight, which is a first-of-its-kind artist grant program designed to identify, reward and spotlight groundbreaking video entertainment on the Web. In addition to original scripted series, the Project will seek out works of documentary film and citizen journalism that exemplify the unique capabilities of Web-based media. Weekly thematic shows will round out the programming with the best-of-the-best photos and videos from Webshots users. More information on Project Spotlight, including information for submitting programming, will be available soon. Visit http://www.webshots.com/spotlight.html for more information. About Webshots Webshots (www.webshots.com) is one of the internet's largest photo and video sharing communities where users connect over shared interests spanning 10 channels and thousands of sub-categories. Webshots enables “social theatre” by providing stages for users to present content that ranges in scope from personal events to events of worldwide significance with message boards, “favorite user” capabilities, comment features and more. AllYouCanUpload.com provides free unlimited photo hosting on the proven Webshots backbone without the need to register. About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com) is an interactive media company that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business, food and parenting. The Company's leading brands include CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic. Founded in 1993, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe. Optimized by Newsforce
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