What is Picplz?
Picplz is a photo sharing and editing platform founded in 2007, later acquired by Facebook in 2012. It started as a mobile app and website to allow users to quickly upload, edit, and share photos from their mobile devices or directly from the Picplz website.
Some key features of Picplz include:
- Photo filters - Users can edit photos with filters and photo enhancement tools before sharing.
- Social sharing - Photos can be shared instantly with social networks like Facebook, Twitter as well as through email or text message. There is also an option to post photos publicly for anyone to view.
- Mobile app - The Picplz iOS and Android apps allow photo capture, editing and sharing directly from mobile devices.
- Cloud storage - Photos uploaded are stored in the cloud rather than just locally on a device.
- Print services - Users can easily turn photos into physical products like prints, cards, books, calendars etc. and have them shipped.
Overall, Picplz aimed to differentiate itself through quick and intuitive photo sharing combined with basic editing options, printing services and mobile accessibility. It found some traction initially especially amongst casual mobile photographers before being acquired by Facebook as part of their mobile photo sharing strategy.