<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
was	O
an	O
online	O
subscription-based	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
sharing	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
by	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Erlichson	O
and	O
Mark	O
Heinrich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
was	O
targeted	O
at	O
prosumers	O
and	O
serious	O
amateurs	O
who	O
desire	O
archival	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
could	O
upload	O
their	O
digital	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
provided	O
each	O
customer	O
with	O
a	O
destination	O
URL	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
direct	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
integrated	O
address	O
book	O
and	O
invitation	O
tools	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
consumer	O
to	O
efficiently	O
send	O
out	O
invitations	O
to	O
view	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
backed	O
up	O
and	O
held	O
original	O
fullsize	O
images	O
using	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
S3	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
consumer	O
to	O
retrieve	O
their	O
original	O
digital	O
assets	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
they	O
lose	O
their	O
local	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Carbonite	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
distributed	O
a	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
organizing	O
program	O
called	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
Photo	O
(	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	O
compatible	O
)	O
that	O
uploaded	O
photos	O
and	O
video	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
while	O
the	O
consumer	O
adds	O
captions	O
,	O
edits	O
and	O
organizes	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
could	O
import	O
JPEG	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
PSD	O
images	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AVI	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
WMV	B-Device
and	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
also	O
provided	O
an	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	O
,	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
Photon	O
,	O
for	O
uploading	O
and	O
viewing	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
plugins	O
for	O
major	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
organizing	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
noted	O
by	O
the	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
for	O
its	O
novel	O
approach	O
to	O
video	O
sharing	O
and	O
its	O
media	O
retention	O
policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ideas	O
for	O
cache-coherent	O
synchronization	O
of	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
application	O
cache	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
Cache	B-General_Concept
Coherence	I-General_Concept
in	O
shared	O
memory	O
Multiprocessing	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
initially	O
provided	O
simple	O
web	O
hosting	O
of	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
at	O
short	O
URLs	O
in	O
the	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
provided	O
viewing	O
and	O
sharing	O
without	O
requiring	O
that	O
viewers	O
register	O
with	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
sites	O
were	O
optionally	O
protected	O
with	O
site	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
introduced	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
system	O
,	O
de-emphasized	O
the	O
desktop	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
offering	O
a	O
freemium	O
level	O
of	O
service	O
(	O
initially	O
1GB	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
reduced	O
to	O
256MB	O
free	O
)	O
which	O
lasted	O
until	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
printed	O
products	O
including	O
silver	O
halide	O
prints	O
,	O
digitally	O
printed	O
books	O
and	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Carbonite	O
acquired	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carbonite	O
declined	O
to	O
honor	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
lifetime	O
memberships	O
,	O
instead	O
granted	O
lifetime	O
members	O
$299	O
in	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
credit	O
which	O
would	O
expire	O
after	O
three	O
years	O
if	O
unused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
founder	O
and	O
CEO	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Erlichson	O
notified	O
lifetime	O
subscribers	O
that	O
customers	O
requesting	O
a	O
refund	O
will	O
be	O
paid	O
not	O
by	O
Carbonite	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
remains	O
of	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carbonite	O
shut	O
down	O
Phanfare	B-Algorithm
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
