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		<title>Shutterfly Acquires Make It About Me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amit Chowdhry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY) [1] recently acquired Make it About Me![2]Â  The synergy behind the acquisition is that Make It About Me! produces books with custom pictures for about $40Â Â and Shutterfly is one of the biggest picture sharing companies. Shutterfly had &#8230; <a href="http://pulse2.com/2007/06/29/shutterfly-acquires-make-it-about-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img border="0" align="left" src="http://mediaserver.pulse2.com/uploads/2007/06/shutterfly_logo.png" alt="Shutterfly Logo" title="Shutterfly Logo" /><font color="#b66c00">Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY) <sup>[<a href="http://www.shutterfly.com"><strong>1</strong></a>]</sup> recently acquired Make it About Me!<sup>[<strong><a href="http://www.makeitaboutme.com">2</a></strong>]</sup>Â  The synergy behind the acquisition is that Make It About Me! produces books with custom pictures for about $40Â Â and Shutterfly is one of the biggest picture sharing companies.</font></p>
<p>Shutterfly had an IPO aroundÂ September 2006 and is currently valuated at $535.36 million.Â  Shutterfly&#8217;s opening price was at $15 per share and today, SFLY is trading at about $22.30 per share.</p>
<p>&#8220;This acquisition increases Shutterfly&#8217;s market leadership in the rapidly-expanding category of personalized storybooks and photo books,&#8221;Â stated Jeffrey Housenbold, President and CEO of Shutterfly. &#8220;We&#8217;re very pleased to offer parents compelling, personalized stories that feature their child together with beloved characters, such as their friends on Sesame Street, and others.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some of the custom books that Make It About Me! sells is My Adventure on Sesame Street and My Amazing Alphabet Adventures.Â  Below is a screen shot of My Adventure on Sesame Street:<br />
<img src="http://mediaserver.pulse2.com/uploads/2007/06/makeitaboutme_ss1.png" alt="Make It About Me Screen Shot 1" /><br />
&#8220;We created Make it About Me! to inspire children to explore their world in an educational and fun way,&#8221; stated Michael Anthony and Jim McCreery, co-founders of Make it About Me! &#8220;As Shutterfly incorporates our technology and products into its award-winning Photo Book line, we are excited to see these books entertain, motivate and help educate young readers.&#8221;</p>
<p>The financial details were not disclosed.Â  This was Shutterfly&#8217;s first 2007 acquisition and through this acquisition, Shutterfly gains Sesame Street licensed content and themed characters.Â </p>
<p>[1] Shutterfly.com<br />
[2] makeitaboutme.comÂ (now redirects to Shutterfly)Â </p>
<p>References:<br />
[<strong><a href="http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/2007/06/shutterfly_buys.html#Permalink">3</a></strong>] thealarmclock</p>
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