Service
introduces mobile social networking as
users may now access, download and share
user generated videos directly from
mobile phones
Beverly Hills, CA
(October 16, 2007) - PeerBox by Nareos,
a popular mobile social networking
service, today announced a partnership
with Metacafe, the world’s leading
independent online video entertainment
site, to provide Metacafe’s 27 million
unique monthly visitors (comScore Media
Metrix, August 2007) access to highly
entertaining short videos on their
mobile phones.
With one click on the ‘get on mobile’
button, Metacafe viewers enjoy the
chosen video on their mobile phones with
the help of PeerBox technology. The
PeerBox Mobile application provides
instant access to Metacafe content,
allowing users to stream or download
videos.
“The short videos showcased on Metacafe
are especially well suited for mobile
distribution, enabling people to enjoy
an entertainment break whenever they
like and wherever they want,” said Erick
Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe.
“Media-on-the-go is increasingly part of
our daily lives, and we’re pleased to
introduce new viewers to Metacafe and
extend our reach into Europe by teaming
up with Nareos.”
The service offers a multitude of other
unique features, allowing users to share
their personal videos shot with the
built-in phone’s camera, uploading their
own videos directly to the Metacafe site
while on the go and socializing with
peers worldwide straight from their
phones.
“By providing instant access from the
mobile phone to the millions of videos
available on Metacafe, one of the
world’s largest video entertainment
sites, PeerBox Mobile strengthens its
position as the leading content-rich
mobile social network service.” said
Alexander Lazovsky, CEO of Nareos. “This
partnership with Metacafe positions us
at the forefront of the mobile user
generated content revolution.”
The PeerBox - Metacafe partnership,
launching next month, will begin with
implementations in Germany, Sweden and
the Netherlands with expansion to other
markets expected in Q1 2008. During the
initial stage, at least two million
people will be exposed to the service
each month.
About Nareos
Nareos Inc. is a privately held company,
headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.
Nareos was established in January 2005,
and develops know-how and services at
the junction of Mobile Social Networking
and Peer-to-Peer Networking. The
company’s innovative P2P file-sharing
core technology is protected by seven
international patent applications.
The company’s flagship product, PeerBoxÔ
Mobile, is the first true peer-to-peer
service for the mobile, incorporating
global P2P file-sharing, legitimate
on-device access to millions of songs,
videos and pictures, and a social
networking platform. PeerBox Mobile
enables users to access and share
unlimited content. For more information,
please visit
wwwwww.nareos.com.
About Metacafe
With more than 27 million unique viewers
each month, Metacafe® is the world’s
largest independent online video
entertainment site (comScore Media
Metrix, August 2007). We specialize in
short-form original content – from new,
emerging talents and established
Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe
delivers an exceptional entertainment
experience by engaging and empowering
our audience every step of the way. Our
VideoRank™ technology helps expose the
most entertaining content, and our
Producer Rewards® program rewards video
creators for their best work – all as
determined by viewer response. The
privately held company is headquartered
in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in
Tel Aviv and New York City. For more
information – and hundreds of thousands
of entertaining videos – visit
www.metacafe.com.
