<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
online	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
and	O
design	O
service	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
offers	O
graphic	O
design	O
and	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
tools	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
design	O
templates	O
for	O
wedding	O
invitations	O
,	O
announcements	O
,	O
thank	O
you	O
cards	O
,	O
business	O
cards	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
free	O
users	O
can	O
access	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tools	O
and	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
a	O
membership	O
is	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
design	O
and	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
workflow	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
saving	O
,	O
sharing	O
to	O
social	O
accounts	O
like	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
's	O
integrated	O
cloud	O
storage	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
has	O
an	O
open	O
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
its	O
tools	O
directly	O
into	O
a	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
current	O
API	B-General_Concept
partners	O
include	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
SmugMug	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
's	O
affiliate	O
partner	O
is	O
ShareaSale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
Top	O
100	O
Website	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
listed	O
as	O
hosting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
April	O
Fools’	O
Pranks	O
of	O
2014	O
by	O
TIME	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
affordable	O
online	O
services	O
for	O
startups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
was	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Picnik	B-Application
employees	O
Brian	O
Terry	O
,	O
Justin	O
Huff	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Sposato	O
,	O
Charlie	O
Whiton	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
Conquergood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picnik	B-Application
was	O
a	O
popular	O
online	O
photo	O
editor	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terry	O
,	O
Huff	O
,	O
Sposato	O
and	O
others	O
saw	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
stated	O
aim	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
“	O
fast	O
and	O
lightweight	O
”	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
had	O
become	O
profitable	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
over	O
13	O
million	O
unique	O
monthly	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Frits	O
Habermann	O
joined	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
as	O
Chief	O
Technology	O
Officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Habermann	O
was	O
appointed	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
CEO	O
Jonathan	O
Sposato	O
continued	O
on	O
the	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
board	O
of	O
directors	O
as	O
the	O
chairman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
did	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
plug-in	O
for	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
launched	O
a	O
collaborative	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
began	O
supporting	O
video	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
PicMonkey	B-Algorithm
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Shutterstock	O
in	O
a	O
$110M	O
cash	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
