ORLANDO, Fla.—This spring, Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin offering its PCS users the ability to share pictures and videos recorded by their cellular phones on an invitation-only basis in Sprint PCS Picture Mail Groups.
The service allows subscribers to create an online group related to any subject—hobbies, family or common interests, for example—and then invite other people with an e-mail address or Sprint phone to add content to the group at no additional cost. Users can be instantly notified when new content is added.
“As camera phones have become mainstream, wireless phone users are looking for new, creative ways to communicate with pictures,” said Pierra Barbeau, general manager of visual communications for Sprint. He added that the new service “is the next innovation in the mobile imaging evolution, enabling customers to create a forum where they can communicate via pictures, video clips, text messages and audio clips while on the go.”
The service will be previewed at the Photo Marketing Association trade show this weekend in Orlando.
