Never Miss a Moment with Group Albums from KODAK Gallery

Emeryville, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2011

KODAK Gallery (http://www.kodakgallery.com), the only online photo service uniquely designed for celebrating KODAK MOMENTS together, is changing the way people share photos with the launch of Group Albums. Group photo sharing is easier than ever. Multiple people can now upload, share and comment on photos all in one place, for free. The company has also announced a new version of the KODAK Gallery app for the iPhone devices. Using the app on the device makes it the easiest way for a group of friends to collect and share all the photos they take together at party or on a trip. Whether the pictures are on a mobile phone or digital camera, they can be shared and saved in one convenient place.

With Group Albums, a group of friends can easily collect, share, and interact with every moment they capture together by camera at a party or on a trip by starting a Group Album at kodakgallery.com/groupalbum. Simply collect, share and invite others from the event to contribute their own photos to the Group Album. All photos can be downloaded in full-resolution online for free, can be used to create a video slideshow of the event or turned into photo products such as books and calendars.

Everyones been at an event where multiple people are taking pictures. Those pictures end up fragmented across emails, texts, and social networks. Or even worse, theyre not shared at all, said Victor Cho, General Manager of KODAK Gallery, Eastman Kodak Company. Now with a KODAK Gallery Group Album and our new application for the iPhone device, a group of friends or family can instantly and privately collect, share and interact with all of the special moments from an event, in one easy-to-access place.

A Group Album can be started online at kodakgallery.com or right from an iPhone using the mobile app. Like all sharing tools at KODAK Gallery, members of the album can privately share pictures and invite others to join and participate by sending an email, text or FACEBOOK message. Once people join the album they can add photos and comments, plus invite others from the event to contribute their pictures.

More than 20 million photos have been uploaded to a Group Album and more than half a million through the mobile app, said Mark Cook, Vice President of Products. Whats most important is the joy people feel having all the pictures from an event; for example, a bride who has hundreds of pictures her guests took at her wedding reception. With our new mobile app, people can start sharing and interacting with those pictures while the event is still going on.

MOBILE APPLICATION

The KODAK Gallery app for iPhone devices allows users to start and participate in a Group Album. In addition, it includes other major feature enhancements such as multi-photo uploads; hundreds of ways to share; access to all pictures and albums in a KODAK Gallery account; and push notifications when photos, comments and Likes are added to an album.

The app addresses the shifting trends in consumer photo sharing behavior. The number of KODAK Gallery photo slideshows viewed on a mobile phone has increased almost 170% in the last year, and according to a recent survey 65% of 18-34 year-olds plan to take pictures this holiday season using their mobile phones.

The KODAK Gallery app for the iPhone device is currently available in the App Store and has received a 4

New Nancy ODell Recipe Book Shows Moms How to Whip Up Meaningful Photo Albums, Posters, Cards and More

ST. Cloud, Minnesota (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

A doll is cute. An iPod is cool. But a handmade photo gift personalized with a few words from the heart can be one of the most treasured gifts you ever give. Thats the promise of Secret Ingredients: Step-by-Step Recipes for Creating Meaningful Gifts, a brand-new book by acclaimed entertainment host and broadcast journalist Nancy ODell and scrapbooking-industry leader Creative Memories.

Available Nov. 1, just in time for the holidays, Secret Ingredients outlines easy ways to create meaningful photo albums, posters, cards and more. You dont have to go to the mall to find the perfect gift, ODell says. You already have all the ingredients you need. Simply combine your photos with messages of love and affirmation.

As an avid scrapbooker, ODell is uniquely qualified to talk about the value of such gifts. I still look back on the albums my mom and grandmother made for me and feel like the most loved child in the world, she said. So when my husband and I first married, I wanted to make albums for my two stepsons. In the process of collecting photos and stories, I got to know each boy better and was able to show how much I love them.

ODells approach in this new book helps busy moms easily create personalized gifts for family and friends. Project recipes range from a Countdown to Christmas Calendar filled with personalized activities and inspirations to a Display of Gratitude, where family members jot down and display what theyre grateful for on a magnetic display board, to planting a tree and taking your childs picture next to it each year as they both grow.

"You dont have to be a professional designer or greeting card writer to craft a gift that matters, ODell says. All it takes is a few photos mixed with a handwritten note or two to express your love. It truly is the thought that counts.

ODell will share her easy tips and ideas for creating meaningful, personalized gifts Oct. 26-28 while visiting media outlets in New York City. In addition to Fox & Friends, the CBS Early Show team and Rachael Ray, ODell will visit with staff at Self and American Baby magazine, as well as other New York City magazine editors, and shell be on the airwaves with Sirius Radio.

About Nancy ODell

Nancy O'Dell is one of the country's leading entertainment journalists and TV hosts. She joined "Entertainment Tonight" as co-host in 2011 and was previously the anchor of "Access Hollywood" for 13 years. In partnership with Oprah Winfrey and Mark Burnett Productions, Nancy hosted one of OWN network's premiere primetime shows entitled "Your Own Show." Viewers have also seen O'Dell as host of "The Golden Globes Arrivals Special" for nine years and co-host of "The Tournament of Roses Parade" on NBC for 10 years and FOX's New Year's Eve Special to ring in 2011. Learn more at nancyodell.com. Follow Nancy on Twitter @nancyodell and on Facebook at facebook.com/NancyODellsPage. Visit O'Dell's page between now and the end of November and you can enter to win one of each product in the Nancy O'Dell Collection by Creative Memories.

About Creative Memories

Creative Memories is the 2011 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journals Minnesota Brand Madness Champion. The company pioneered modern scrapbooking 25 years ago and is a leader in the $ 2 billion scrapbooking segment of the craft industry. Based in St. Cloud, Minn., Creative Memories markets its photo-safe albums, papers, tools, pens, digital photo books and organization software through 35,000 independent sales Consultants worldwide. The company is well known for its quality and innovation, having won a variety of design and readers choice awards. Learn more about the company and ways to celebrate memories at creativememories.com.

Join the Club, get the rewards you deserve

The Creative Memories Rewards Club brings you the scrapbooking products you love and the rewards you deserve. Each retail purchase earns Club Credit to spend on your next purchase, so saving money is fun and easy. For an annual fee of $ 39, Club members receive an immediate $ 10 Club Credit during enrollment plus 15 percent Club Credit earned on the retail amount of each order.

Where theres hope, theres action

Join the Hope in Action Movement, a grassroots effort to encourage everyone to experience the affirmation that photos and words can provide to families everywhere. Together we can raise and inspire the next generation of happy, healthy, confident kids. Become an agent of hope today!

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