Mobile Photobucket site launched

News Corp’s image-sharing site, Photobucket, has launched a mobile version of its Web site, which allows camera phone users to upload and view their own photos and videos, and share them with other users.

In summer 2007, a survey by News Corp’s Internet division, Fox Interactive Media, found that 80% of Photobucket users have a camera phone, 36% use their mobile phone camera daily and 52% have Internet access on their mobile phone.

It therefore seems likely that the new Photobucket service will be well received by the site’s users.

Photobucket is planning further enhancements to the mobile portal, including the option to view, share, and search for video; the option to embed content in social networking sites on mobile phones; and the ability to access other Web sites through links.

The Photobucket mobile site is part of Fox Interactive Media’s ongoing strategy to launch mobile versions of all of its sites, including FoxSports.com, IGN Entertainment, RottenTomatoes, AskMen, and Flektor.