NameMedia Acquires Photo.net

By | October 17, 2007

NameMedia, a leader in developing premium online communities, announced today the acquisition of Photo.net, a community site for photography enthusiasts with more than 600,000 registered users.

Photo.net, an online community for photographers to connect and discuss photography, explore galleries, share photographs, and learn more about the art of photography, was founded in 1993 as Philip Greenspun’s personal home page at MIT. The site has since grown to become one of the most active photography sites on the Web, receiving more than five million visitors each month. The Photo.net gallery boasts more than 2.5 million high quality user-uploaded images.

NameMedia already owns Photography.com