PicMonkey
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Image editing service |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | Seattle, Washington, USA (2012) |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Key people | Frits Habermann CEO,[1] Jonathan Sposato, Brian Terry, Justin Huff, Charlie Whiton, Lisa Conquergood |
| Industry | Internet, computer software |
| URL | www |
| Advertising | yes |
| Registration | yes |
| Launched | 2012-03-01 |
| Current status | active |
PicMonkey is an online photo editing and design service. It can be accessed from a web browser, or through the PicMonkey mobile app. It is headquartered in downtown Seattle, Washington.
PicMonkey uses a freemium business model, offering ad-supported free features as well as a set of premium features "Royale" available for a subscription fee, on an annual or monthly basis. PicMonkey has basic features similar to Picnik's (Crop, Rotate, Textures, Overlays, and one-click effects) and advanced features like Curves, Touch Up, Design, and Collage.
PicMonkey’s service is cloud-based, allowing users to upload photos from their computer and services like Facebook, Flickr, and Dropbox. Individuals can then share to Facebook, Flickr, Dropbox, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and We Heart It.
PicMonkey has an open API for developers to integrate them directly into a website. Some current API partners include Facebook[2] and SmugMug.[3] PicMonkey’s affiliate partner is ShareaSale.
PicMonkey was recognized as a Top 100 Website in 2013 by PC Magazine,[4] listed as hosting one of the Best April Fools’ Pranks of 2014 by TIME Magazine,[5] and recognized as one of the most affordable online services for startups.[6]
History
PicMonkey was founded in 2012 by former Picnik employees Brian Terry, Justin Huff, Jonathan Sposato, Charlie Whiton, Charlie Whiton, and Lisa Conquergood.[7] Google had acquired the popular photo editor Picnik in 2010, but shut it down in April 2012 to focus on core products.[8] Millions of users no longer had access to Picnik, so Sposato and others saw an an opportunity to create a new company, PicMonkey.[7] PicMonkey continued with a mission to make a “fast and lightweight” photo editing experience.[9]
References
- ^ McGrane, Clare "Tech Moves: REI CIO named CTO at Lululemon; PicMonkey CEO hands reins to new leader; and more", [GeekWire]],15 May 2017.
- ^ "PicMonkey Facebook App"
- ^ "Eye-Gasmic Photo Editing with PicMonkey" 20 April 2012
- ^ "The Top 100 Websites of 2013" PC Magazine 2 January 2014.
- ^ "The Best April Fools' Pranks of 2014" TIME Magazine 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Affordable online services for startups" 1 April 2014.
- ^ a b "From Picnik to PicMonkey: How these entrepreneurs rebuilt one of Seattle's hottest startups". GeekWire. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products". GeekWire. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey". GeekWire. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
