ShoZu & Webshots Team to Toast Oktoberfest Worldwide with One-Click Image Uploads from ShoZu-Enabled Phones
September 29 2006 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
ShoZu Inc. and Webshots, a leading online photo sharing site and
property of CNET Networks, today announced a joint promotion
encouraging consumers to send images from Oktoberfest celebrations
worldwide to the Webshots site using mobile phones equipped with
ShoZu�s one-click image uploading application. ShoZu�s on-the-spot
uploading capabilities are expected to maximize the number of
photos in Webshots� special �Oktoberfun� collection by allowing
images to be transmitted directly from the events. The promotion
matches the global nature of Oktoberfest with the global reach of
both companies. Many of Webshots� members reside outside North
America, and a large number of handsets that support ShoZu�s
application are very widely used in Europe by mainstream consumers.
�Oktoberfest is the largest public festival in the world, and it�s
a highly visual celebration that offers everything from decorated
kegs and elaborate beer tents and to the unique local color of
events in different cities and countries,� said Martin Green,
Senior Vice President of Community for Webshots parent company CNET
Networks. �By teaming with ShoZu to gather images from around the
world, we will be able to paint a global portrait of the
festivities, and our members will have a ringside seat at events
that are thousands of miles away.� �People who attend events like
Oktoberfest may not want to carry a camera, but they will almost
certainly have their mobile phones with them. With ShoZu, they can
�shoot and send� effortlessly,� said Jen Grenz, Global Partner
Marketing Director for ShoZu. �This project with Webshots is an
ideal way to showcase our capabilities, and an excellent strategy
for Webshots to build a critical mass of Oktoberfest photos as well
as encourage members to get into the habit of using their phones to
share images.� ShoZu�s image uploading service allows consumers to
share images from their camera phones more quickly, easily, at a
higher resolution and with more Web destinations than any
alternative method. It eliminates the need to transfer the files to
a PC, deal with complex commands and loss of image quality, or
suspend phone calls or photo taking while an image is transferring.
Descriptions and tags can be added before or after uploading, and
only one upload is required even if the file is sent to multiple
destinations. Webshots is accepting photos for the Oktoberfun
promotion through October. Images can be sent with ShoZu�s
application or by web upload to www.webshots.com. Users should
create a new album and tag it �oktoberfun.� All photos submitted
will be assembled into a collection by Webshots editors for easy
viewing. About ShoZu ShoZu specializes in interactive media
solutions that enable cellphone users to get more out of the mobile
experience, providing fast and easy handset access to multimedia
web content ranging from photo portals to blogs, videocasts and
podcasts. Services include �ZuCasts� delivered directly to handsets
on a subscription basis, one-click uploading of camera phone images
and video clips, and two-way message exchange with community
websites. The company�s patented technology transfers any kind of
data effortlessly and inexpensively between a mobile phone and the
Internet without the need to open a mobile phone browser, wait for
pages to load, interrupt phone calls, start over in the event of a
dropped connection, or sync to a PC. Visit www.shozu.com. About
Webshots Webshots (www.webshots.com) is one of the internet's
largest photo and video sharing community where users connect over
shared interests spanning 10 channels and thousands of
sub-categories. Webshots enables "social theatre" by providing
stages for users to present content that ranges in scope from
personal events to events of worldwide significance with message
boards, "favorite user" capabilities, comment features and more.
AllYouCanUpload.com provides free unlimited photo hosting on the
proven Webshots backbone without the need to register. Webshots is
a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)
(www.cnetnetworks.com), a global media company with other leading
Web brands including CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, BNET and
ZDNet. ShoZu Inc. and Webshots, a leading online photo sharing site
and property of CNET Networks, today announced a joint promotion
encouraging consumers to send images from Oktoberfest celebrations
worldwide to the Webshots site using mobile phones equipped with
ShoZu's one-click image uploading application. ShoZu's on-the-spot
uploading capabilities are expected to maximize the number of
photos in Webshots' special "Oktoberfun" collection by allowing
images to be transmitted directly from the events. The promotion
matches the global nature of Oktoberfest with the global reach of
both companies. Many of Webshots' members reside outside North
America, and a large number of handsets that support ShoZu's
application are very widely used in Europe by mainstream consumers.
"Oktoberfest is the largest public festival in the world, and it's
a highly visual celebration that offers everything from decorated
kegs and elaborate beer tents and to the unique local color of
events in different cities and countries," said Martin Green,
Senior Vice President of Community for Webshots parent company CNET
Networks. "By teaming with ShoZu to gather images from around the
world, we will be able to paint a global portrait of the
festivities, and our members will have a ringside seat at events
that are thousands of miles away." "People who attend events like
Oktoberfest may not want to carry a camera, but they will almost
certainly have their mobile phones with them. With ShoZu, they can
'shoot and send' effortlessly," said Jen Grenz, Global Partner
Marketing Director for ShoZu. "This project with Webshots is an
ideal way to showcase our capabilities, and an excellent strategy
for Webshots to build a critical mass of Oktoberfest photos as well
as encourage members to get into the habit of using their phones to
share images." ShoZu's image uploading service allows consumers to
share images from their camera phones more quickly, easily, at a
higher resolution and with more Web destinations than any
alternative method. It eliminates the need to transfer the files to
a PC, deal with complex commands and loss of image quality, or
suspend phone calls or photo taking while an image is transferring.
Descriptions and tags can be added before or after uploading, and
only one upload is required even if the file is sent to multiple
destinations. Webshots is accepting photos for the Oktoberfun
promotion through October. Images can be sent with ShoZu's
application or by web upload to www.webshots.com. Users should
create a new album and tag it "oktoberfun." All photos submitted
will be assembled into a collection by Webshots editors for easy
viewing. About ShoZu ShoZu specializes in interactive media
solutions that enable cellphone users to get more out of the mobile
experience, providing fast and easy handset access to multimedia
web content ranging from photo portals to blogs, videocasts and
podcasts. Services include 'ZuCasts' delivered directly to handsets
on a subscription basis, one-click uploading of camera phone images
and video clips, and two-way message exchange with community
websites. The company's patented technology transfers any kind of
data effortlessly and inexpensively between a mobile phone and the
Internet without the need to open a mobile phone browser, wait for
pages to load, interrupt phone calls, start over in the event of a
dropped connection, or sync to a PC. Visit www.shozu.com. About
Webshots Webshots (www.webshots.com) is one of the internet's
largest photo and video sharing community where users connect over
shared interests spanning 10 channels and thousands of
sub-categories. Webshots enables "social theatre" by providing
stages for users to present content that ranges in scope from
personal events to events of worldwide significance with message
boards, "favorite user" capabilities, comment features and more.
AllYouCanUpload.com provides free unlimited photo hosting on the
proven Webshots backbone without the need to register. Webshots is
a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)
(www.cnetnetworks.com), a global media company with other leading
Web brands including CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, BNET and
ZDNet.
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