New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
September 23, 2008 - VideoThang, the free, multi-media content generator and desktop ad platform announced today that Chase Norlin, CEO of Pixsy Corporation, the leading B2B provider of private label Video and Image Search, has joined the company’s executive board. Recently, VideoThang rolled out a new function within the VideoThang editor where users can access Pixsy’s vast index of videos and images directly from the desktop. Norlin’s addition to the board strengthens the VideoThang and Pixsy partnership.
“VideoThang is truly a cutting-edge application that makes video editing and sharing simple and easy to use, bringing social networking to the next level,” said Norlin. “I am delighted to join VideoThang’s board and look forward to contributing to its growth as a company.”
Pixsy Video Search enables private label video search and playback on any website or application, and Pixsy Image Search delivers the most innovative private label image search product on the market with a rich content index focused on the latest material on the web.
Prior to becoming CEO of Pixsy Corp., Norlin had previously served as Senior Business Development Executive at ValueClick (NASDAQ:VCLK) where he managed emerging technologies for the ValueClick display ad network, paid search, and comparison shopping divisions. Norlin also developed Sony’s first online photo sharing venture and founded the web’s first video sharing company ShareYourWorld. He is frequently invited to speak on digital media, online advertising, and search topics by the top business and Internet conferences.
“Chase’s success in all of his business endeavors proves that he is one of the leading minds in the industry,” said Kathy Sharpe, Founder of VideoThang LLC and CEO of Sharpe Partners, an award-winning digital marketing agency. “We are happy to have him on board and look forward to his advice in raising VideoThang’s profile.”
About VideoThang™ LLC
VideoThang is a simple, easy-to-use content generator. Founded by interactive marketing pioneer, Kathy Sharpe, VideoThang LLC created the first downloadable multimedia editing and sharing solution that is simple, fast, and free to consumers at www.VideoThang.com. Since its launch in 2007, hundreds of thousands of users have downloaded VideoThang across the globe and are using it to create their own custom mixes, or “Thangs”, of videos, photos and audio. VideoThang’s innovative tool is also available for license to companies that want to enhance their brand awareness online, engage their community and spur the addition of user-generated content.
About Pixsy Corporation
Pixsy Corporation is the leading B2B provider of private label Video and Image Search to websites and applications. The Pixsy mission is to deliver the highest quality video and image search products to customers across the globe with solutions designed to dramatically enhance traffic and monetization for website owners.
Pixsy was founded in 2005 by a team of leading technologists from Microsoft Corporation and is widely recognized as pioneering and popularizing the syndication of video and image search.
Today, Pixsy powers video and image search experiences for some of the Internet's leading brands including Comcast, Lycos, Travelocity, National Lampoon, Veoh and others. The growing "powered by Pixsy" network of websites reaches an audience of over 35 million unique users every month (Nielsen).
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