SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michael Jay Solomon, founder and Chairman/CEO of Telepictures Corporation, which is credited with creating TV syndication in the U.S., has been named Chairman of The Board of Getfugu, Inc. (OTCBB:GFGU) (www.GetFugu.com), the next generation mobile search tool. Solomon, former President of Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation and President of Warner Bros. Television International, is widely recognized as the largest distributor of U.S. television content in the world for more than thirty-five years. Leathem Stearn, former Chairman of the Board, remains on the Board of Directors.
"Getfugu will change the way marketers look at advertising," Solomon said. "We offer a unique four-pronged approach to mobile search via an exclusive platform that uses voice (Voice Reality Link or VRL), vision (Augmented Reality Link or ARL), location (Geo Reality Link or GRL) and Hotspotting, that will instantly be accessible to 97% of the over 3.3 billion mobile handsets around the world today. Universal broadband connectivity for the United States is a mandate of the Obama administration, and consumers around the world continue to expand their utilization of mobile phones for a variety of entertainment functions. We are focusing on signing up as many as we can of the 3.3 million trademarked brands as business partners as we approach our retail commerce date this fall."
Bernard Stolar, CEO, Getfugu, and former Game Evangelist at Google, commented, "Michael Jay Solomon has an enormous network of mobile carrier relationships, business development relationships, and acquisition prospects. We look forward to his new role as Chairman of the Board."
Solomon was instrumental in introducing Western programming in China, Russia, India as well as several developing countries and was the first international distributor of the Grammy's, MTV, and E Entertainment Channel. Founder of the American Film Market Association, Solomon is the largest distributor of Chinese language programming through an exclusive deal with the Shanghai Media Group (SMGBB), having launched eleven TV channels and eleven radio stations outside of China, on the Internet. He has held executive positions at United Artists, MCA/Universal, currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York University's Stern School of Business (for 20 years), and is Co-Chairman, with David Murdock (Dole Foods) of a TV network focusing on health and wellness, which will debut on January 1st, 2010 worldwide.
About Getfugu
Getfugu, Inc., a technology company, focuses on developing mobile search tools. Its application enables consumers to retrieve content and eliminate the need to type a Website address or search term into a browser. Getfugu's products under development include ARL, which recognizes logos and products through mobile phone camera; VRL through which consumer could speak into the phone to retrieve content; GRL designed to work with the GPS systems of mobile phones; and Hotspotting, a mobile ecommerce tool that enables the consumer to purchase or retrieve information featured in the video by touching it on the screen. Getfugu, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.