Webshots Partners With Creators of Best Selling Book Series for America's Pets
September 17 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Webshots Partners With Creators of Best Selling Book Series for
America's Pets Leading Online Photo Service is Official Online
Photo Service for DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7 Project SAN FRANCISCO,
Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Focused on America's love of their furry
companions, America 24/7 is setting out to tell the American pet
lover's story using Webshots' photo expertise. The team behind the
Best selling book series, America 24/7, has partnered with Webshots
(webshots.com), one of the largest photo sharing Web sites and a
property of CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET), to create a
monumental online collaborative event -- DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7.
From now until October 31st, 2004, amateur and professional digital
photographers are invited to submit their favorite dog and cat
photos via Webshots' site for possible inclusion in DOGS 24/7 or
CATS 24/7, to be published by Chronicle Books in 2005
(http://www.chroniclebooks.com/). If a photo is published as a
large display image, the photographer will receive a free copy of
the book, a photo credit and the satisfaction of knowing their pet
is the new family celebrity. Webshots is the project's official
online photo service and the only way to upload and submit
photographs. Webshots was selected as the ideal online photo site
partner for the DOGS 24/7 and CATS 24/7 book project because of its
large community of 14 million photo enthusiasts who visit the site
monthly, to post and view photos within its shared photo library.
The Pets category of shared photos is one of the more popular
destinations on Webshots, with members viewing over 70,000 dog
photos and over 30,000 cat photos every day(1). "Webshots enjoys a
very active and passionate community that loves to share their
pictures with the world," said Narendra Rocherolle, Vice President
of Webshots. "We're proud to be the exclusive photo service for
this project, and are confident that our audience's contributions
will help make these new entries in the America 24/7 series a
dynamic viewing experience for pet fans." "The explosive growth of
photo sharing has turned the Internet on its ear and we are proud
to be partnering with Webshots -- the leader in online photo
sharing -- for Dogs 24/7 and Cats 24/7," said Rick Smolan, Co-CEO
of 24/7 Media and Co-director of CATS 24/7 and DOGS 24/7. "The
comprehensiveness of the Webshots service, and the enthusiasm of
its loyal audience convinced us that, for the first time, we can
rely on an Internet resource to gather the photos that we will
select from for our book series." Dog and cat photos can be
submitted in a flash through Webshots streamlined photo submission
process. Pet lovers simply log on to http://www.cats24-7.com/ or
http://www.dogs24-7.com/ and with just a few clicks, submit their
top five favorite pet photos. All pet owners -- including both
current and new members of the Webshots community -- are welcome to
participate. Photo enthusiasts with a Webshots membership are able
to enjoy sharing their latest pictures of Fido and Fluffy with
family and friends all year round Some fascinating facts about
Americans and their pets: -- Americans own 68 million dogs and 73
million cats. -- More than 60% of Americans have a pet. -- 39% of
America's pet owners display their pet's picture in their home. --
More than 31 million dog owners purchase Christmas gifts for their
dogs. -- More than half of American pet lovers would choose their
pet as their sole companion if stranded on a desert island. About
24/7 Media 24/7 Media is the team behind the best selling America
24/7 book series -- the result of an extraordinary invitation
extended to anyone in the U.S. with a digital camera to submit
photographs capturing what it means to be American. Over the course
of a single week, thousands of professional and amateur
photographers across the nation shot more than one million pictures
of their daily lives. The result is a fascinating book series
beginning with America 24/7, a New York Times bestseller, plus
fifty additional 24/7 books -- one for every state. The 24/7 series
also created publishing history enabling readers, for the first
time, to put their own digital photographs on the covers of a best
selling book series. (http://www.america24-7.com/) Cats 24/7 and
Dogs 24/7 is the latest in the America 24/7 series and celebrates
America's love affair with its 141 million dogs and cats. Until
October 31, 2004, Americans are invited to submit digital
photographs of their dogs and cats. The best photographs will be
published in Cats 24/7 and Dogs 24/7 in June of 2005 from Chronicle
Books. 24/7 Media was founded by Rick Smolan and David Elliot
Cohen, the original creators of the bestselling Day in the Life(R)
and America 24/7 book series. They have been responsible for the
most successful photography books in history including four New
York Times bestsellers. Smolan and Cohen's groundbreaking,
imaginative projects combine compelling storytelling with
state-of-the-art technology and have appeared numerous times on the
covers of Time, Newsweek, Fortune, and U.S. News & World
Report. About Webshots and CNET Networks Webshots
(http://www.webshots.com/), one of the largest photo-sharing sites,
provides consumers with a variety of ways to enjoy and share photos
on their computer desktops, TVs, and mobile phones. Only Webshots
enables its members to share photos with family and friends through
unique features like Photo Messages (TM), moblogging, online photo
albums, and custom prints and gifts. Wildly popular, Webshots now
has 14 million unique monthly visitors, averages 20 million page
views per day, and boasts a collection of nearly 100 million photos
in its publicly shared library(1). Webshots members are passionate
about their ability to browse the world's largest photo network and
to use the web's best photo search. A free Basic membership allows
members to download millions of Webshots photo for use as desktop
wallpaper and screensavers as well as to upload and share their own
personal photos. A subscription to Webshots Premium membership
empowers members with additional benefits such as high-resolution
and widescreen photos, exclusive professional images, increased
personal photo storage capacity, and much more. CNET Networks, Inc.
(http://www.cnetnetworks.com/), Webshots' parent company, is a
premier global interactive content company that informs,
entertains, and connects large, engaged audiences around topics of
high information need or personal passion. The company focuses on
three categories -- personal technology, games and entertainment,
and business technology -- and includes such leading brands as
CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, MP3.com, GameSpot, CNET Download.com,
CNET News.com, Webshots, Computer Shopper magazine, and CNET
Channel. With a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe, CNET
Networks has operations in 12 countries. (1) Numbers in this
paragraph are based on Webshots internal logs. Contact: Annie Polk
of America 24/7, +1-415-331-6300, or ; or Nicole Scott of Edelman,
+1-650-429-2764, or , for Webshots; or Cammeron McLaughlin of CNET
Networks Investor Relations, +1-415-344-2844, or . DATASOURCE:
Webshots CONTACT: Annie Polk of America 24/7, +1-415-331-6300, or ;
or Nicole Scott of Edelman, +1-650-429-2764, or , for Webshots; or
Cammeron McLaughlin of CNET Networks Investor Relations,
+1-415-344-2844, or Web site: http://www.america24-7.com/ Web site:
http://www.cnetnetworks.com/ Web site: http://www.webshots.com/
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