Comments on: Shutterfly takes photo printing to the bank in IPO

By: Shutterfly Hits the Street with IPO – Web 1.0 Still Has Legs | Brian Solis: Social Media Expert - PR 2.0

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:45:51 +0000

[...] today, closing up 3.7% at $15.55 per share, reaching a ceiling of $16.73, according to VentureBeat.Marshall Kirkpatrick of TechCrunch observed, “In a time when IPOs are among the least common liquidity events [...]

By: Shutterfly Finally Adds Video Sharing | Techdare

Shutterfly Finally Adds Video Sharing | Techdare — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:03:15 +0000

[...] which IPO’d in 2006, is playing catch up to other more popular photo sharing sites, like Flickr and [...]

By: Shutterfly Finally Adds Video Sharing

Shutterfly Finally Adds Video Sharing — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:56:44 +0000

[...] which IPO’d in 2006, is playing catch up to other more popular photo sharing sites, like Flickr and [...]

By: StashSpace to Take Full-length Online Video Editing to the Masses » JenIT

StashSpace to Take Full-length Online Video Editing to the Masses » JenIT — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:33:50 +0000

[...] Online video storage, editing and management service StashSpace will make a full public launch and media press on Wednesday. Unlike the many services we see focused on short form video, such as Jumpcut (a Yahoo! acquisition) for editing and VideoEgg for online capture, StashSpace lets users work with long movies in the browser. It’s easy to use, has a good pricing structure and targets a clear pain point in a large market. Shutterfly’s $87 million IPO last week was further evidence that easy online multimedia storage for non technical users is a market ready to take flight. [...]

By: Ordering digital photos online at ProBargainHunter.com

Ordering digital photos online at ProBargainHunter.com — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:08:34 +0000

[...] Where are you printing your digital photos? I am doing it exclusively online since probably 2001. The online photo printing companies have mushroomed and some are doing very well while others are not so fortunate. Here is a very nice web site that lets you compare pricing from many popular places side by side. There are also reviews on many of them. Thanks to Oleg Kikin – a digital photo enthusiast – for creating and maintaining the list. Share this article: [...]

By: Yan

Yan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:27:19 +0000

Take a look at these not so fortunate other companies:
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By: Online Video Stasher and Editor | zedomax.com - blog about emerging technologies, diy, gadgets, and more!

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:32:59 +0000

[...] This is great, a site that lets you stash videos and photos, plus it lets you edit video, which is really cool… Online video storage, editing and management service StashSpace will make a full public launch and media press on Wednesday. Unlike the many services we see focused on short form video, such as Jumpcut (a Yahoo! acquisition) for editing and VideoEgg for online capture, StashSpace lets users work with long movies in the browser. It’s easy to use, has a good pricing structure and targets a clear pain point in a large market. Shutterfly’s $87 million IPO last week was further evidence that easy online multimedia storage for non technical users is a market ready to take flight. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » StashSpace to Take Full-length Online Video Editing to the Masses

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:12:19 +0000

[...] Online video editing and management service StashSpace will make a full public launch and media press on Wednesday. Unlike the many services we see focused on short form video, like Jumpcut (a Yahoo! acquisition) for editing and VideoEgg for online capture, StashSpace lets users work with long movies in the browser. It’s easy to sue, has a good pricing structure and targets a clear pain point in a large market. Shutterfly’s $87 million IPO last week was further evidence that easy online multimedia storage for non technical users is a market ready to take flight. [...]

By: Lester

Lester — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:46:00 +0000

I noticed the link to One True Media is giving a 404 error. I believe their site is http://www.onetruemedia.com. It’s a nice sevice for photos and video and way more than photo sharing!

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:37:25 +0000

I’ve been using Shutterfly since about 1999, and have thousands and thousands of pix there. I now upload only what I want to print. Cue up a couple of hundred, let em upload overnite, order them the next morning. I have never gotten a bad photo from them. The prices are good, and shipping is incredibly fast, sometimes in 2-3 days.

By: Shutterfly: The online photo sharing Co. shares soar 11 percent on IPO « Web 2.0 & SEO Tools

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:08:38 +0000

[...] Its hard to say it would succeed or not as it’s gone public but its inflow of cash & strong user base definitely look good . read more.. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Shutterfly、株式上場で写真プリントサービスを現金化

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Shutterfly、株式上場で写真プリントサービスを現金化 — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:49:40 +0000

[...] 株式上場によってこの会社は成功するだろうか？　もちろん予言は難しい。[成長に伴なって]オーバーヘッドが増えていく懸念もあるし、価格競争も激しい。マーケットもより細分化していく。が、Shutterflyが立ち止まっているとは誰にも非難できないだろう。この大量のキャッシュの注入、現在提供中の豊富な機能、大きなユーザーベースなどを考えると先行きは明るいように見える。 [原文へ] Shutterfly [...]

By: Mr Wave

Mr Wave — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:14:46 +0000

By the looks of it, the IPO sold off right after the stock open at 10:30 am and underwriters were understandably trying keep it afloat. You can see that around 2:45 pm, there was a large spike in volume. It looks like somebody was trying to bail - understandable and highly likely that it was a fast money hedge fund that had bought it hoping for a quick flip that never materialized. After all, what venture capitalists hope to be able to accomplish in 7 years (that is the amount of time that it took for ShutterFly investors to get an exit), hedge fund managers hope to do in minutes , hours, and at most months! Read More

By: Lars Krumme

Lars Krumme — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:19:27 +0000

Being a loyal user of Snapfish and Flickr, I can appreciate the value that the “original” photo-sharing sites (Shutterfly, Snapfish, oFoto, Photoworks et. al) bring to their users. A snapshot of a real-world family using these services? While I have used Flickr mostly for quickly sharing some pics with family & friends around group events (for free, of course), my wife is busy uploading, organizing and printing her digital pics with Shutterfly to the tune of a couple hundred $$$s a month… not to mention what our extended family buys from shared albums.

Even for those of us heavily involved in the online age, there is a certainty and comfort derived from having your memories in two places for safekeeping — online AND in hard-copy.

By: test

test — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:56:55 +0000

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By: Jacob Jay

Jacob Jay — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:25:50 +0000

“Not many people print their photos these days”—that’s taking a narrow view. If so how come these photo-finishing companies like Shutterfly are taking any revenue? And indeed *have* developed to the point where an IPO is a reasonable move. Folks in the online age tend to forget about the prior generations who have no grip on all these new-fangled technologies and want to hold something concrete in their hands, and share that. Obviously this is a diminishing attitude but one that is still a significant market.

As to tagging the general consumer does not need really need it. A basic structured hierarchy of albums is generally adequate, anything else is more work than many people are willing to invest. Certainly it *could* be useful, but the user needs to be educated and given the option, not to have it foisted upon them using dodgy terminology like ‘tagging’ (the understanding of existing concepts like keywords is much better). Too many companies are developing great techniques and technologies but reducing their chance of wider adoption by using incomprehensible monikers.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:02:37 +0000

“I find everything but site navigation pleasing in Shutterfly. My one complaint as a user is that it doesn’t offer tagging. ”

Though I agree with your thoughts on tagging, I’d expect Shutterfly’s general audience to _not_ know what tagging is. My assumptions on the site are that mostly new parents and non-technical people are using it. Of course what do I know.

By: Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:12:43 +0000

Brian, I don’t think that Shutterfly doing an IPO is a sign of a second bubble. The fact that they closed 3.7% up is a sign of moderation among investors. In all fairness, Shutterfly is a solid company with loyal customers, sizable revenues and infrastructure. I would be concerned if young startups like us or Tabblo attempted an IPO.

By: Brian Solis

Brian Solis — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:54:39 +0000

This is really interesting. I launched ClubPhoto back in 99 and also worked with the guys over at Smugmug (I love that site by the way). I think this is one of the true first signs that the internet economy is going to heat up again and let’s just cross our fingers that everything stays in perspective. Experts are using numbers to prove that we’re not in Bubble 2.0, but the hype is reminiscent of the first one. I wonder how they’ll use this money to remain relevant in the face of new technology and new consumer mindsets.

By: Shutterfly IPO « nerdflood

Shutterfly IPO « nerdflood — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:52:24 +0000

[...] Looks like popular photo site Shutterfly had a very successful opening on the stock exchange. Good for them! Marshall does an excellent job of pointing out why people (like my wife and I) use Shutterfly. The best advantage? Holiday cards. We’ve used Shutterfly to send out our holiday cards for the past three years, and it has been phenomenal. Load up a photo, design a card, throw in all your addresses, and let Shutterfly do the laborious part of sending all the cards out for you. Sure, it’s more expensive than doing it yourself, but the benefit is in the fact that A) it actually gets done, and B) you get more time to enjoy the holidays instead of stuffing envelopes. And really, it’s not all that expensive at all. Just more expensive than manual labor. [...]

By: Nabeel

Nabeel — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:20:25 +0000

Not many people print their photos these days .. and the ones that do simply go to their local walgreens .. I think picasa web album will soon allow photo printing .. picasa is much better than shutterfly .. shutterfly has ads and stuff .. and is not for the tech savy !!

Nabeel
http://nabeelze...an.blogspot.com