Yahoo Mobile Photo Contest
Take pictures with your phone, win a Yahoo contest
My friend, and former NetSlaves partnet, Bill Lessard, ask that I post this up. So I am.
Yahoo! Announces Launch of Yahoo! Mobile Photos Upload
Consumers on the AT&T Wireless, Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint PCS and Verizon Networks Nationwide Can Now Save their Camera Phone Pictures Directly to their Yahoo! Photos Account on the Go
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 22, 2004 – Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company today announced the launch of Yahoo! Mobile Photos Upload for consumers nationwide. Consumers with camera phones on the five major wireless carriers can now quickly, easily and securely save their favorite camera phone pictures directly to their Yahoo! Photos account. This new service leverages the integration of Yahoo!’s suite of leading Internet services into data enabled mobile devices and demonstrates the Company’s continuing commitment to developing innovative offerings for consumers nationwide.
Beginning today, consumers on the five major U.S. wireless carriers (AT&T Wireless, Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint PCS and Verizon) can upload their camera phone pictures directly to their Yahoo! Photos account after simply registering their camera phone online at http://promotions.yahoo.com/picturewhatmatters. There is no limit to the number of photos that can be uploaded and the service is available to consumers at no additional charge. Consumers on the AT&T Wireless and Sprint PCS networks can also take advantage of the full color, graphical Yahoo! Mobile Photos service that gives them an easy way to connect to their online photos over their mobile phone.
“Camera phones continue to grow in popularity and we are excited to give Yahoo! users the freedom to do more with the pictures they take on their phones,” said Thad White, senior director, Mobile Services, Yahoo! Inc. “By combining our expertise in developing engaging, easy to use, wireless data services and the power of Yahoo! Photos, one of the leading online photos services, we are giving consumers a new, secure way to save and share the pictures they take with their camera phones.”
Picture What Matters
It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Yahoo!’s Picture What Matters contest is putting that phrase to the test by giving people across the country a chance to share photos of what matters to them with the world. Starting today through August 11, 2004, consumers can e-mail a picture taken with their camera phone representing whatever matters to them and send it to pwmtrs@yahoo.com where they will be automatically entered to win a $10,000 donation to their charity of their choice.
Selected entries will be featured at http://photos.yahoo.com/pwmtrs throughout the program and the site will be updated daily with new photos. The entries will be narrowed down to 20 finalists and consumers will then be able to vote from August 18, 2004 to September 1, 2004 to help name their favorite picture as the winner. The winning picture will be announced on September 8, 2004.
Take Yahoo! With You
Yahoo! is an Internet industry leader in providing a diverse array of innovative offerings for high speed wireless networks. A variety of Yahoo! services with rich graphics and enhanced usability are available to consumers nationwide on mobile devices, including:
· Yahoo! Mobile Photos
· Yahoo! Messenger for Mobile
· Yahoo! Mobile Internet – including Mail, Messenger, News, Sports, Get Local and more
· Yahoo! Mobile Games
· Yahoo! Alerts
Yahoo! has become an essential part of millions of consumers’ lives and the Company is continuing to extend its key services beyond the personal computer, making it easier for consumers to connect with Yahoo! services wherever they are. The Yahoo! Mobile site showcases how consumers can take Yahoo! with them on the go and educates them on the range of Yahoo! products and services available to them on mobile devices.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!’s mission is to provide online produces and services essential to consumers’ lives and offer a full range of marketing solutions to enable businesses to connect with Yahoo!’s hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
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Press Contacts:
Alexa Waltz, Fleishman-Hillard for Yahoo! Inc., 415-318-4110, waltza@fleishman.com
Tara Kirchner, Fleishman-Hillard for Yahoo! Inc., 415-318-4121, kirchnet@fleishman.com
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