Photo site Shutterfly goes mobile — acquires Tiny Pictures for $1.3M

Photo site Shutterfly goes mobile — acquires Tiny Pictures for $1.3M

Shutterfly, a company that lets you create photo albums online, has acquired mobile photo-sharing company Tiny Pictures for $1.3 million.

Shutterfly will expand its mobile offerings by using Tiny Pictures’ expertise in mobile, according to John Poisson, chief executive of Tiny Pictures, who confirmed the acquisition… Continue Reading

Photo service Shutterfly buys web site creator Nexo.com for under $15 million

Online photo service Shutterfly has purchased create-your-own-web-site company Nexo.com in a deal the two companies say was for under $15 million.

Redwood City, Calif.-based Shutterfly will use Palo Alto, Calif.-based Nexo as an easy way for its users to share their photos together on the site,… Continue Reading

Valley veteran Jim Clark resigns, saying regulations have “gone too far”

Valley veteran Jim Clark resigns, saying regulations have “gone too far”

Jim Clark, the founder of Web browser Netscape, has resigned as chairman of Redwood City photo printing company Shutterfly, citing securities regulations that have “gone too far.”

Clark held about 30 percent of the company’s shares when it went public in September, but Shutterfly’s technology… Continue Reading

Photo site Shutterfly sees seesaw IPO

Shares of Redwood City Internet photo company Shutterfly rose as high as 11.5 percent in their market debut today, but then lost most of the gain by the end of the day (as of this writing).

The 5.8 million share offering raised $87 million on Thursday,… Continue Reading