<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
wallpaper	O
and	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
service	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Threefold	O
Photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
service	I-Algorithm
from	O
1999	O
to	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
was	O
created	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
Auralis	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
a	O
sports	O
oriented	O
screen	B-General_Concept
saver	I-General_Concept
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
for	O
desktop	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founders	O
Andrew	O
Laakmann	O
,	O
Danna	O
Laakmann	O
,	O
Nick	O
Wilder	O
,	O
and	O
Narendra	O
Rocherolle	O
migrated	O
the	O
desktop	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
Web	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
instances	O
of	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
found	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
Community	O
launched	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
website	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
public	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Excite	O
@Home	O
for	O
$82.5	O
million	O
in	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
when	O
Excite	O
@Home	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
assets	O
were	O
purchased	O
back	O
by	O
the	O
founders	O
for	O
$2.5	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2001	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
became	O
a	O
profitable	O
company	O
with	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
revenue	O
streams	O
that	O
included	O
advertising	O
,	O
freemium	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
merchandising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
was	O
grossing	O
$	O
15M/year	O
,	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
200,000	O
paid	O
subscribers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
#1	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
site	I-Algorithm
and	O
top	O
50	O
media	O
property	O
per	O
ComScore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Alexa	O
ranked	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
the	O
second	O
largest	O
English	O
language	O
privately	O
held	O
Web	O
media	O
property	O
(	O
behind	O
weather.com	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
new	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
services	I-Algorithm
began	O
to	O
emerge	O
to	O
service	O
different	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flickr	B-Algorithm
became	O
very	O
popular	O
with	O
bloggers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
photos	O
took	O
over	O
at	O
universities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photobucket	B-Algorithm
became	O
the	O
default	O
service	O
on	O
MySpace	B-Application
and	O
SmugMug	B-Algorithm
carved	O
out	O
a	O
paid	O
service	O
for	O
family	O
albums	O
and	O
professional	O
photographers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
CNET	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
to	O
American	O
Greetings	O
for	O
$45	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
joined	O
the	O
American	O
Greetings	O
Interactive	O
unit	O
and	O
was	O
reunited	O
with	O
another	O
former	O
Excite	O
@Home	O
property	O
—	O
the	O
eCard	O
website	O
Blue	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
American	O
Greetings	O
sold	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
to	O
Threefold	O
Photos	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	B-Algorithm
hosting	I-Algorithm
service	I-Algorithm
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
relaunched	O
as	O
a	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
service	I-Algorithm
called	O
Smile	O
by	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
no	O
longer	O
exists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Threefold	O
Photos	O
introduced	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
Wallpaper	O
&	O
Screensaver	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
desktop	O
application	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
sampler	O
of	O
free	O
high-resolution	O
professional	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
also	O
offers	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
Android	O
and	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
in	O
business	O
since	O
1995	O
and	O
has	O
derived	O
revenue	O
from	O
various	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
banner	O
advertising	O
,	O
paid	O
sponsorships	O
,	O
software	O
bundling	O
,	O
branded	O
downloads	O
,	O
client	O
software	O
advertising	O
,	O
co-registration	O
deals	O
,	O
software	O
sales	O
,	O
premium	O
memberships	O
,	O
and	O
print	O
and	O
gift	O
merchandise	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
American	O
Greetings	O
bundled	O
Kiwee	O
Toolbar	O
with	O
the	O
Webshots	B-Algorithm
Desktop	O
and	O
generated	O
some	O
complaints	O
and	O
controversy	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
toolbar	O
's	O
labeling	O
as	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webshots	B-Algorithm
currently	O
offers	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
software	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
premium	O
service	O
(	O
with	O
monthly	O
and	O
annual	O
options	O
)	O
which	O
offers	O
subscribers	O
two	O
new	O
professional	O
photos	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
complete	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
gallery	O
of	O
professional	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
webshots.com	O
website	O
also	O
serve	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
