Partnership Extends Audience and Continues Rapid Growth of Motionbox
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- Motionbox, the leading personal video sharing and storage site, announced today that it has been selected as the video provider for Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY), the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service on Shutterfly Share sites. On Shutterfly's Share site users can now upload, edit, store and share both standard and high definition videos using Motionbox's technology. The relationship will expand Motionbox's growing customer base and build on the company's recent video service partnerships with Bebo and AOL.
"It's easier than ever for people to capture family moments on video using tools ranging from camcorders to mobile devices," said Josh Grotstein, CEO of Motionbox. "The catch is that it's been hard for consumers to then upload, edit, store, and share these video files safely and securely, particularly with HD video. Motionbox uniquely addresses these problems and as a result, we've received tremendous industry validation from partners like Bebo, AOL and now Shutterfly. We're thrilled to bring our services to Shutterfly's community and believe the personal video space is just beginning to take off as its own, unique market."
Motionbox has experienced an eight-fold increase in its customer base over the past six months. The company currently has two million registered users and handles more than 15 million streams per month. The new partnership will accelerate Motionbox's growth even further and will provide thousands of new users with a safe, private, high quality, and easy-to-use platform to manage digital video memories.
"At Shutterfly, our number one priority is providing our customers high quality, easy-to-use products and services," said Doug Galen, senior vice president, business and corporate development at Shutterfly. "We partnered with Motionbox for our video service because of their technology and commitment to work with us to create the best possible experience for our customers."
Motionbox has been a technological innovator and leader in the personal video market since the company's inception in 2006. Motionbox supports more video formats than any other online video service, including AVCHD which is popular on many HD camcorders. Motionbox users can easily upload, edit, and share HD videos, without needing to convert files first. Other industry-leading features of Motionbox's technology include:
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- A large format HD player, with full-screen playback
- A desktop uploader application running on Adobe AIR that manages queues of uploading videos even through Internet connection breaks or slow ISP speeds
- A public API, which will be launched soon
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To learn more about Shutterfly Video powered by Motionbox, please visit
Shutterfly.
About Motionbox:
Motionbox enables individuals and families to easily upload, edit, store, and share their personal video memories, including those that have been captured in High Definition. In addition to free membership options on Motionbox.com and via partners such as Bebo, AOL Video, and Shutterfly, Motionbox provides a subscription-based Premium service featuring HD playback and sharing, unlimited archival storage, and download capabilities. Motionbox also offers hard-good products that allow consumers to enjoy personal videos beyond devices and computers. Visit http://www.motionbox.com/ for more information.
About Shutterfly:
Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service. Shutterfly provides high quality products and world class services that make it easy, convenient and fun for consumers to preserve their digital photos in a creative and thoughtful manner. Shutterfly's flagship product is its award-winning Photo book line, which helps consumers celebrate memories and tell their stories in professionally bound coffee table books. More information about Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) is available at www.shutterfly.com. Shutterfly and Shutterfly.com are trademarks of Shutterfly, Inc.
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