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{{short description|Photo editing service}}
{{distinguish|Picnic}}
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{{Infobox dot-com company

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| name = Picnik
| logo = Picnik website logo.png
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| name = Picnik
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| foundation = 2005 in [[Seattle, Washington]]
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| dissolved = April 19, 2013
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| location = Seattle, Washington
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| key_people = [[Jonathan Sposato]], CEO<br />Darrin Massena, CTO and Co-founder<br>[[Mike Harrington]], Co-founder
| key_people = [[Jonathan Sposato]], CEO<br />Darrin Massena, CTO and Co-founder<br/>[[Mike Harrington]], Co-founder
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| website_type = [[Image editing]] service
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| alexa = {{IncreaseNegative}} 73,446 ({{as of|2014|4|1|alt=April 2014}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/picnik.com |title= Picnik.com Site Info | publisher= [[Alexa Internet]] |accessdate= 2014-04-01 }}</ref><!--Updated monthly by OKBot.-->
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| language = [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and 12 others
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and 12 others
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| current_status = Fully closed<ref name=closure_notice>{{cite web|url=http://www.picnik.com/|title=Picknik closure notice|work=Picknik closure notice|publisher=Google|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref>
| current_status = Fully closed<ref name=closure_notice>{{cite web|url=http://www.picnik.com/|title=Picnik closure notice|publisher=Google|access-date=2012-08-30}}</ref>
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'''Picnik''' was an online [[Image editing|photo editing]] service which was acquired by [[Google]] in 2010. It was headquartered in [[Downtown Seattle|Downtown]] [[Seattle]], Washington, [[United States]].<ref>"[http://www.picnik.com/info/about About Us]." Picnik. Retrieved on March 5, 2010. {{wayback|url=http://www.picnik.com/info/about |date=20100223063627 }}</ref>


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'''Picnik''' was an online [[Image editing|photo editing]] service which was acquired by [[Google]] in 2010. It was headquartered in [[Downtown Seattle|Downtown]] [[Seattle]], Washington, [[United States]].<ref>"[http://www.picnik.com/info/about About Us]." Picnik. Retrieved on March 5, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223063627/http://www.picnik.com/info/about |date=February 23, 2010 }}</ref>
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The site allowed users to edit images, add styles to imported images and use basic editing tools such as cropping and resizing an image. Users could import photos natively from [[Facebook]], [[Myspace]], [[Picasa Web Albums#Picasa Web Albums|Picasa Web Albums]], [[Flickr]], [[Yahoo|Yahoo Image search]], [[Google+]] and also offered options to upload from a computer or to upload from a website. Many of Picnik's basic photo editing tools were free to use. Picnik Premium included additional photo editing features and was offered for a monthly, 6-month, or annual subscription cost.

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The site allowed users to edit images, add styles to imported images and use basic editing tools such as cropping and resizing an image. Users could import photos natively from [[Facebook]], [[Myspace]], [[Picasa Web Albums#Picasa Web Albums|Picasa Web Albums]], [[Flickr]], [[Yahoo|Yahoo Image search]], [[Google+]] and also offered options to upload from a computer or to upload from a website. Many of Picnik's basic photo editing tools were free to use. Picnik Premium included additional photo editing features and was offered for a monthly, 6-month, or annual subscription cost.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}


Picnik had a partnership with Flickr that included a less [[feature-rich]] version of Picnik built into Flickr as a default photo editor.
Picnik had a partnership with Flickr that included a less [[feature-rich]] version of Picnik built into Flickr as a default photo editor.
They had also signed up to do photo editing with free website creator [[Webs (web hosting)|Webs]].
They had also signed up to do photo editing with free website creator [[Webs (web hosting)|Webs]].
Picnik was acquired by [[Google]] on March 1, 2010.<ref name=gblog>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/google-welcomes-picnik.html Google blog, accessed 3/1/2010</ref>
Picnik was acquired by [[Google]] on March 1, 2010.<ref name=gblog>{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/google-welcomes-picnik.html|title=Google welcomes Picnik|date=2010-03-01|first=Brian|last=Axe|work=Google Blog|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref>


In January 2012, Picnik announced that it would be closing on April 19, 2013 and would be moving their tools to [[Google+]]. They provided a full refund to all Premium members and also provided free Premium service to everyone until April 19. Some people petitioned to stop the shut down, but failed.<ref name="petition">{{cite web|url=http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2007188 |title=Don't Close Picnik! |publisher=SignOn.org |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27}}</ref> Picnik sent an email to all of their users on March 21, 2012 containing a list of frequently asked questions.<ref name=closure_faq>{{cite web|title=Picnik closure FAQ|url=http://support.google.com/picnik|publisher=Google|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref>
In January 2012, Picnik announced that it would be closing on April 19, 2013 and would be moving their tools to [[Google+]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} They provided a full refund to all Premium members and also provided free Premium service to everyone until April 19. Some people petitioned to stop the shut down, but failed.<ref name="petition">{{cite web |url=http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2007188 |title=Don't Close Picnik! |publisher=SignOn.org |access-date=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029034214/http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik.fb1?source=s.fb&r_by=2007188 |archive-date=2012-10-29 }}</ref> Picnik sent an email to all of their users on March 21, 2012 containing a list of frequently asked questions.<ref name=closure_faq>{{cite web|title=Picnik closure FAQ|url=https://support.google.com/picnik|publisher=Google Inc.|access-date=30 August 2012}}</ref>


Picnik stopped allowing downloads of saved content and fully shut down on April 19, 2013. Two of Picnik's original engineers left Google to start a similar photo editor called [[PicMonkey]] in the beginning of 2012.<ref>Cook, John. [http://www.geekwire.com/2012/picnik-prepares-closure-staffers-tout-picmonkey/ "With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey"], ''[[GeekWire]]'', Seattle, 16 April 2012.</ref>
Picnik stopped allowing downloads of saved content and fully shut down on April 19, 2013. Two of Picnik's original engineers left Google to start a similar photo editor called [[PicMonkey]] in the beginning of 2012.<ref>Cook, John. [http://www.geekwire.com/2012/picnik-prepares-closure-staffers-tout-picmonkey/ "With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey"], ''[[GeekWire]]'', Seattle, 16 April 2012.</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Seattle|Companies}}
{{Portal|Companies}}
* {{Official website|http://www.picnik.com/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.picnik.com/}}
* {{Now called PicMonkey|https://www.picmonkey.com}}
*[https://www.onlinephotosoft.com/picnik/ Picnik Review]


{{Google Inc.|corporate=no|products=yes}}
{{Google LLC}}


[[Category:Photo software]]
[[Category:Photo software]]

Latest revision as of 21:53, 14 August 2023

For other uses, see Picnik (disambiguation).
Picnik
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Image editing service
Available inEnglish, Spanish, German, Italian and 12 others
Founded2005 in Seattle, Washington
DissolvedApril 19, 2013
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington,
United States
Key peopleJonathan Sposato, CEO
Darrin Massena, CTO and Co-founder
Mike Harrington, Co-founder
IndustryInternet, computer software
ParentGoogle
URLwww.picnik.com
Current statusFully closed[1]

Picnik was an online photo editing service which was acquired by Google in 2010. It was headquartered in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States.[2]

The site allowed users to edit images, add styles to imported images and use basic editing tools such as cropping and resizing an image. Users could import photos natively from Facebook, Myspace, Picasa Web Albums, Flickr, Yahoo Image search, Google+ and also offered options to upload from a computer or to upload from a website. Many of Picnik's basic photo editing tools were free to use. Picnik Premium included additional photo editing features and was offered for a monthly, 6-month, or annual subscription cost.[citation needed]

Picnik had a partnership with Flickr that included a less feature-rich version of Picnik built into Flickr as a default photo editor. They had also signed up to do photo editing with free website creator Webs. Picnik was acquired by Google on March 1, 2010.[3]

In January 2012, Picnik announced that it would be closing on April 19, 2013 and would be moving their tools to Google+.[citation needed] They provided a full refund to all Premium members and also provided free Premium service to everyone until April 19. Some people petitioned to stop the shut down, but failed.[4] Picnik sent an email to all of their users on March 21, 2012 containing a list of frequently asked questions.[5]

Picnik stopped allowing downloads of saved content and fully shut down on April 19, 2013. Two of Picnik's original engineers left Google to start a similar photo editor called PicMonkey in the beginning of 2012.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Picnik closure notice". Google. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  2. ^ "About Us." Picnik. Retrieved on March 5, 2010. Archived February 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Axe, Brian (2010-03-01). "Google welcomes Picnik". Google Blog. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  4. ^ "Don't Close Picnik!". SignOn.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  5. ^ "Picnik closure FAQ". Google Inc. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ^ Cook, John. "With Picnik set to shut down, former Picnik engineers scratch itch with PicMonkey", GeekWire, Seattle, 16 April 2012.
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