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Photo- and video-sharing site Photobucket has joined the long list of Web-based services that have opened their programming APIs so third party developers can create applications that leverage Photobucket’s content and millions-strong online community. Photobucket has launched a new developer site for documentation and supporting materials, and announced list of initial developers including Adobe, AOL, SnapVine, and RockYou, and the company has also launched an Application Gallery that includes applications from TiVo, Eye-Fi, Blurb, and Flektor.

Launched in 2003, Photobucket has quickly become one of the largest photo and media sharing sites on the web, delivering content to more than 200,000 different websites, including the likes of eBay, Craigslist, MySpace and more. According to comScores metrics, Photobucket is one of the top 50 most visited websites with more than 15 million monthly unique visitors; two times larger than Yahoo! Photos.

“I’m excited that Photobucket is at the center of it all – social media, blogging, sharing online,” said Alex Welch, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Photobucket. “We’re focused on giving our users creative control of their personal media, whether it be to create a widget and link it to their blog, or to email a personal video to a friend.”  Read more...