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ShoZu's Media Services Spotlighted on 3 Mobile's New Mobile Applications Site

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:02:26 +0000

Leading UK-Based Carrier Drives Adoption of Innovative Mobile Lifestyle Utilities

LONDON (August 2, 2007) --- ShoZu Inc. announced today that its one-click mobile-to-Web image uploading service for mobile phones is among a handful of applications featured on 3neXt, a new mobile applications community website from mobile operator 3. The site is designed to aid consumers in finding innovative mobile lifestyle applications that fit 3’s focus on mobilising the Internet, as reflected in 3’s X-Series phones introduced last year.

3’s 15 million worldwide subscribers can now easily discover ShoZu’s service on the 3neXt site, review user comments and ratings, and click through to ShoZu.com to download the ShoZu application on their X-Series phones free of charge. 3’s X-Series pricing structure provides mobile data services for a flat fee on top of the user’s basic subscription, enabling consumers to use ShoZu’s service to send images to their preferred Web communities as part of the X-Series flat-fee package without additional upload and download charges. » read more »

ShoZu One-Click Image Upload Service to Be Embedded in Samsung Handsets

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:29:57 +0000

First Install Will Be on Just-Announced SGH-L760 3G Phone for Mobile Bloggers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– July 26, 2007 - ShoZu today announced an agreement to embed ShoZu’s mobile media service on the new generation of Samsung handsets. ShoZu’s Share-It image upload service, enabling photos and videos to be transferred directly from the handset to the Web with a click, will be natively embedded in the just-announced Samsung SGH-L760 3G camera phone for mobile bloggers as well as in other follow-on models. The agreement reflects a broader ShoZu strategy to accelerate mass market penetration through partnerships with handset manufacturers.

“We are simplifying the mobile upload experience for our users,” said Dr. Dohun Kwon, Vice President at Samsung Electronics Research Institute (UK). “ShoZu will be an integral part of our handset user interface and overall experience, allowing users to effortlessly take and send videos and photos to their chosen web destination, even when while on the go. ShoZu embodies the speed, ease of use, and seamless user experience that consumers have come to expect from Samsung.” » read more »

ShoZu Brings 'Live' Mobile Images to Facebook with Easy Uploading from Handsets

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:06:41 +0000

- Popular Social Utility Site Added to ShoZu's Menu of Web Destinations
- Separate Flickr-to-Facebook Application Automatically Uploads Latest Flickr Photo

SanFrancisco - (Business Wire), 17 Jul 07 - Shozu today announced the addition of Facebook, the popular social utility website, to its rapidly expanding list of destination options for one-click upload of photos and video clips captured on camera phones. Facebook community members equipped with ShoZu-enabled handsets can now transfer images and related descriptions to their Facebook profiles directly from their phones with the press of a button, eliminating complex navigation sequences or the delay associated with waiting to sync photos to a PC. » read more »

Atlantic Records UK Adopts ShoZu-Enabled Phones To Broaden Artist Reach, Providing Instant Mobile-to-Web Image Transfers

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Warner Music International the First Music Major to Work with ShoZu in Europe

Atlantic Records UK, a division of Warner Music International, has announced that it is adopting ShoZu’s one-click handset-to-web video and photo uploading service to connect its artists and fans online. The agreement is the first in Europe and the latest in a series of ShoZu/record label partnerships that enables artists to easily post video clips and photos taken with camera phones onto their own websites, social network sites, and photo and video sharing communities such as YouTube.

Atlantic UK performers equipped with ShoZu-powered phones will now be able to create their own behind-the-scenes photos and video clips with the handset, add comments or captions, and immediately transmit the content to assorted web destinations with one click. » read more »

EMI Records teams with ShoZu for the next phase in mobile content delivery

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:14 +0000

EMI Records has announced an initiative to enable its artists to document and share their day-to-day activities with music fans directly from their camera phones through a partnership with ShoZu, a provider of mobile media exchange services. Artists equipped with ShoZu-enabled mobile phones will now be able to transfer photos and video clips from their handsets to a wide variety of web destinations with a click, giving fans a near-real-time window into performers’ lives.

ShoZu’s service provides an easy and compelling way for an artist to create bite-sized content and immediately upload it from the handset to his or her website or blog, Flickr, YouTube or other online channels. This effectively creates an artist-branded content feed that can help strengthen the connection between performer and fan base.

EMI artists who will participate in the programme include Air Traffic, Gisli and The Aliens. » read more »

ShoZu Named As One of '10 Emerging Wireless Entertainment Players to Watch in 2007'

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:26:49 +0000

Mobile Media Service Provider Earns Spot on Analyst’s Top 10 List

ShoZu Inc., a provider of multimedia delivery and advertising services for mobile phones, has been recognized by IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice, as one of 10 Emerging Wireless Entertainment Players to Watch in 2007(Doc #205858, March 2007). IDC identified ShoZu as one of 10 companies with the potential to have a significant impact on the future direction of the wireless entertainment industry.

ShoZu’s inclusion in IDC’s 2007 list of influential wireless players marked the company’s second major industry recognition in a month. In February, ShoZu was honored with The Most Innovative Mobile Application award at the 2007 3GSM awards in Barcelona. ShoZu’s 2006 kudos included awards in the Best Branded Content Application category at the 2006 Forum Nokia PRO and the Best Mobile Entertainment Application category at 2006 CTIA Wireless. » read more »

Warner Bros. Records Puts Artists on the Road with ShoZu

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:25:02 +0000

New Partnership Expands Label’s Use of ShoZu Image Upload Service

Warner Bros. Records is stepping up its use of ShoZu’s mobile image uploading service with a partnershop that is already enabling more than a dozen of the label’s artists to send images and video directly from ShoZu-powered cellphones to YouTube, MySpace and other Web destinations. The label was the first to use ShoZu’s technology, beginning with a February 2006 campaign for the U.S. debut of Australia’s The Veronicas that marked the first mobile video blog concert coverage in the industry.

Warner Bros. Records artists who are now “ShoZu’ing” their activities include pop, R&B, metal and rap performers Ashley Tisdale, Tynisha Keli, Jessi Malay, Mike Jones, The Cribs and Crime Mob; country artists Lance Miller, The Wreckers and Blake Shelton; and comedian Lisa Lampanelli. » read more »

Ashley Tisdale's Debut Album Soars with ShoZu Phone Videos

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:01:06 +0000

Warner Bros. Records Puts Singer on Map with Low-Cost Mobile-to-Web Viral Marketing Tool

Ashley Tisdale, the 21-year-old actress whose debut album for Warner Bros. Records bowed at #5 last month, has become the first performing artist to make the charts on her freshman outing with the aid of an Internet-enabled camera phone. The strategy hatched by the record label has turned Tisdale into a YouTube star and helped drive over 65,000 first week sales of her “Headstrong” CD. Ashley’s first single, “Be Good To Me” is currently climbing the Top 40 radio chart, with Z100 (NYC) leading the pack.

Using a handset equipped with one-click image uploading technology from ShoZu Inc., Tisdale has created and posted dozens of personal behind-the-scenes videos that have generated more than 6.7 million YouTube views at an average of 225,000 views per clip. Her YouTube channel has ranked #4 in the music category for months and is the #5 most-viewed of all channels this month. » read more »

ShoZu Inks Mobile Video & Image Sharing Deal with Atlantic Records

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:26:37 +0000

ShoZu Inks Mobile Video & Image Sharing Deal with Atlantic Records

Select Artists To Be Equipped with ShoZu-Enabled Phones

3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 15 Feb 07 - ShoZu Inc. today announced an agreement with Atlantic Records that will make aggressive use of the mobile channel to advance the labelâ€™s street marketing efforts. Under the agreement, select bands will be equipped with ShoZu-enabled camera phones that allow one-click uploading of photos and video clips in near-real time for distribution to artist and fan sites, MySpace and other popular online destinations. » read more »

ShoZu Media Services Selected for New Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def Smartphone

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:25:52 +0000

ShoZu Media Services Selected for New Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def Smartphone

ShoZuâ€™s Two-Way Multimedia Application Supports Motorolaâ€™s Lifestyle Platform

3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 14 Feb 07 - ShoZu Inc. today announced a broad agreement for download and pre-installation of its mobile media services on the new generation of Motorola handsets that is being launched with the just-unveiled MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def. The contract is a cornerstone in ShoZuâ€™s strategy to bring its Share-It one-click image uploading and ZuCast direct-to-handset media delivery services to the mass market through alliances with handset manufacturers.

Initially, the client software that powers ShoZuâ€™s services will be available for free download to the MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def at www.hellomoto.com when the phone is rolled out in Europe in March. Beginning later this year, the ShoZu software will come pre-installed on selected Motorola devices as they are released worldwide.The ShoZu services will help Motorola deliver on its vision of providing a rich ecosystem of applications. » read more »

ShoZu Enters Latin American Market with Azteca Interactive, Bringing Mobile Media Service to TV Aztecaâ€™s Web Community

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:25:03 +0000

ShoZu Enters Latin American Market with Azteca Interactive, Bringing Mobile Media Service to TV Azteca's Web Community

Agreement Includes One-Click Image Uploading & ZuCast Media Delivery

3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 14 Feb 07 - ShoZu Inc. today announced an agreement with Azteca Interactive, the mobile and interactive arm of TV Azteca, that will bring ShoZu's mobile media services to the Latin American market for the first time through Tvazteca.com, one of the most popular websites in Mexico.

TV Azteca, one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language TV programming in the world, is part of Grupo Salinas, the $5 billion Mexican group that also owns two of the countryâ€™s four mobile service operators, Mexicoâ€™s fastest-growing bank and Latin Americaâ€™s largest white-goods retailer. » read more »

ShoZu

ShoZu's Media Services Spotlighted on 3 Mobile's New Mobile Applications Site

Leading UK-Based Carrier Drives Adoption of Innovative Mobile Lifestyle Utilities

ShoZu One-Click Image Upload Service to Be Embedded in Samsung Handsets

First Install Will Be on Just-Announced SGH-L760 3G Phone for Mobile Bloggers

ShoZu Brings 'Live' Mobile Images to Facebook with Easy Uploading from Handsets

- Popular Social Utility Site Added to ShoZu's Menu of Web Destinations - Separate Flickr-to-Facebook Application Automatically Uploads Latest Flickr Photo

Atlantic Records UK Adopts ShoZu-Enabled Phones To Broaden Artist Reach, Providing Instant Mobile-to-Web Image Transfers

Warner Music International the First Music Major to Work with ShoZu in Europe

EMI Records teams with ShoZu for the next phase in mobile content delivery

ShoZu Named As One of '10 Emerging Wireless Entertainment Players to Watch in 2007'

Mobile Media Service Provider Earns Spot on Analyst’s Top 10 List

Warner Bros. Records Puts Artists on the Road with ShoZu

New Partnership Expands Label’s Use of ShoZu Image Upload Service

Ashley Tisdale's Debut Album Soars with ShoZu Phone Videos

Warner Bros. Records Puts Singer on Map with Low-Cost Mobile-to-Web Viral Marketing Tool

ShoZu Inks Mobile Video & Image Sharing Deal with Atlantic Records

ShoZu Inks Mobile Video & Image Sharing Deal with Atlantic Records

Select Artists To Be Equipped with ShoZu-Enabled Phones

ShoZu Media Services Selected for New Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def Smartphone

ShoZu Media Services Selected for New Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def Smartphone

ShoZuâ€™s Two-Way Multimedia Application Supports Motorolaâ€™s Lifestyle Platform

ShoZu Enters Latin American Market with Azteca Interactive, Bringing Mobile Media Service to TV Aztecaâ€™s Web Community

ShoZu Enters Latin American Market with Azteca Interactive, Bringing Mobile Media Service to TV Azteca's Web Community

Agreement Includes One-Click Image Uploading & ZuCast Media Delivery

- Popular Social Utility Site Added to ShoZu's Menu of Web Destinations
- Separate Flickr-to-Facebook Application Automatically Uploads Latest Flickr Photo