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New Online Tool
Helps Digital Photographers Optimize Broadband. Nine out of 10 photographers
have upload speeds that barely surpass legal
definition for broadband.
June 20, 2006
“Photographers
are uploaders, not downloaders, and broadband
isn’t meeting their needs,”
said myPhotopipe.com President Pete Casabonne.
“In our recent survey, 9 out 10 of
our broadband photographers had upload speeds
at or below 380K – barely over the
legal minimum of 200K, the threshold stipulated
by the FCC to qualify as broadband. The
broadband experience is not living up to
expectations.”
To narrow that gap myphotopipe.com
today announced a new set of tools launched
at http://www.myphotopipe.com/speedtest/index.html.
Said Casabonne, “These tools help
digital photographers plan their workflow
because they let them instantly measure
their broadband connection, calculate the
file size of the photos they intend to upload,
and then accurately estimate the upload
time.”
Unlike most Internet users, digital photographers
are heavy uploaders. They upload and send
photographs to their clients, they upload
photos to make prints. Unfortunately, broadband
upload speeds are just a fraction of the
heavily advertised download speeds, something
rarely acknowledged by the cable and telephone
companies.
The new toolset comes at a time of enormous growth for online photo processors. According to the Photo Marketing Association, in the last year alone, online ordering with mail delivery has jumped 50% to more than 9% of all prints made from digital photographs. This leads all other categories in share-of-market growth, a trend that is expected to continue. Approximately 1 billion prints were ordered online and delivered by mail. The toolset is free for anyone to use. A user need not register or log-in nor do they need to be a customer of the company.
About myPhotopipe.com, Inc.
myPhotopipe.com, Inc. is a web-based (2.0) online provider of digital photo processing, photo finishing, photo sharing, and related services. The Company’s unique blend of 104 print options, combined with manual print inspections and professional color management, have positioned myPhotopipe.com as one of the fastest-growing providers of digital photography services for professionals and serious amateurs.
The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and its common stock is listed on the OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol “MPPC”. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.myPhotopipe.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934 that are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current information and expectations regarding myPhotopipe.com, Inc. These statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied, or forecast in such forward-looking statements.
myPhotopipe.com, Inc. assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this release. Any forward-looking statements in this press release may be materially impacted by any number of factors, any or all of which could have a negative impact on sales, operating results, financial and budgetary constraints. The statements made herein are independent statements by myPhotopipe.com, Inc. The inclusion or mention, if any, of third parties in this press release does not represent an endorsement of any myPhotopipe.com, Inc. products or services by any such third party.
For more information contact:
L. Douglas Keeney,
CEO 1- 404-881-3855 1670 Northeast Expressway OR RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., |
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