Press Release: MyPhotopipe.com Enters Online Digital Photo Processing
With Web’s Fastest Upload
Executives from myphotopipe.com today announced the
July 4th launch of a new Internet service designed to make online ordering of
prints and online sharing of digital photos easier and faster at prices that
start at 19 cents “The first generation of online photo processors focused
on gifts and gathering names,” said CEO L. Douglas Keeney.
“That’s not us. Our research showed us that people hated to sign up
just to see shared pictures, that the uploaders were too complex and that in the
end most people wanted higher quality prints on better papers at better prices.
In a nutshell that’s what the pipe offers.”
Atlanta, GA. Executives from myphotopipe.com today
announced the July 4th launch of a new Internet service designed to make online
ordering of prints and online sharing of digital photos easier and faster at
prices that start at 19 cents “The first generation of online photo
processors focused on gifts and gathering names,” said CEO L. Douglas
Keeney. “That’s not us. Our research showed us that people hated to
sign up just to see shared pictures, that the uploaders were too complex and
that in the end most people wanted higher quality prints on better papers at
better prices. In a nutshell that’s what the pipe
offers.”
Mr. Keeney and his
partner, David Ragland, were CEO and Chairman respectively of US Wireless
Online, Inc., an early start-up in Wi-Fi and wireless broadband and now the
nation’s largest and most successful wireless high speed Internet access
network. They started myphotopipe.com after noticing the growing number of high
quality digital images moving over their network lines. In March, they acquired
a controlling interest in Color Genesis, an old-line high-end photo processor
started by Pete Casabonne in Atlanta and began building the web interface with
Canadian designer Alan Bagshaw of Digital Art Reproductions. “We got rid
of sign-ups and personal data,” said Mr. Ragland. “It’s such a
turn off. Instead, we made it even easier for friends to share with friends
without joining myphotopipe.com at all. We know why the other sites want to
collect personal data; that’s fine. We’re ready to give up a little
revenue to make the experience better for our
customers.”
Myphotopipe.com charges
19 cents for a basic 4X6 print, a price that is often discounted to between 16
and 17 cents during various promotions. “There’s a big difference
between a 12-cent print and a quality print,” said Keeney.
“It’s like the difference between a generic soda versus a branded
soda. We know what it costs to use high-end papers but we want to offer products
that will last a lifetime.”
Over
the new several weeks the management teams will roll-out several innovative new
products and enhancements. “We’re known for the unexpected; the
things to come will be no exception,” said Ragland.
Posted: Tue - July 5, 2005 at 11:03 AM