Webshots Launches Video Hosting, Lets Users Share Still and Moving Images in Combined Album
November 20 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
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 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(R) Core(TM)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.
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