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Ex Google Exec and Ask.com founder get ready to launch a new search engine GetFugu
Former top search executives and leaders have come together at GetFugu to build a truly new search application. Recently, the San Francisco-based company unveiled its next generation search tool and new business model that redefines the way mobile phone users will access the web. The market is a lucrative one. With a potential audience of over three billion mobile users worldwide, GetFugu Inc. has developed the next generation mobile search tool and is expected to launch the BETA version of its application before Labor Day 2009. The search will certainly be a hit with iPhone (News - Alert) and Smartphone users around the world.
Getfugu's new mobile search tool enables consumers to experience the Internet and make purchases on cellular phones in an entirely new way by offering four unique services including:
See It, vision recognition (ARL)
Say It, voice recognition (VRL)
Find It, location recognition (GRL)
Get It, Hot-Spotting
In recent months, GetFugu, under the leadership and vision of CEO Bernard Stolar, has been assembling a roster of esteemed talent for its executive management and its board. Since joining GetFugu, Stolar, who is former Game Evangelist at Google (News - Alert), has appointed Internet search pioneer and Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) founder David Warthen as the company's CTO. Additionally, Beth Doherty joined as Vice President of Network Sales, bringing in more than 20 years of experience in the high tech and entertainment software industries with senior positions at companies including THQ Wireless, Acclaim Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA).
Since February of 2007, Mr. Bernie Stolar served as Games Industry Evangelist for Google (GOOG). His principle focus at Google was to ramp up their in-game advertising. Previously, he spent 2 years at Mattel Interactive where he oversaw all of Mattel's software, online and computer-enhanced toys (including all product and business development, marketing, sales and operations). He joined Mattel (MAT) in January 2000 after serving as president and chief operating officer of Sega of America and Sega Entertainment, where he was responsible for Sega's console and PC gaming businesses in North America. Mr. Stolar was instrumental in the launch of Dreamcast which was the most successful commercial console launch in the history of gaming selling over US$300mln of hardware and software in its first week of launch.
Before joining Sega, Mr. Stolar was at Sony Computer Entertainment of America for the initial launch of the Sony (SNE) PlayStation. He was responsible for planning and developing strategic direction for the company's third-party software development efforts that played a key role in the global success of the PlayStation console.
Recently, GetFugu added entertainment industry veteran and Telepictures Corporation founder Michael Jay Solomon to its Board of Directors. Michael Jay Solomon is an entertainment industry veteran and past President of Lorimar Telepictures and Warner Bros. International Television. Solomon was credited as being the creator of television syndication and brings years of international experience at marketing and content distribution to the company. Mr. Solomon is currently a principal of Shanghai Media Group Broadband (SMGBB) which streams Chinese language broadcast networks from China onto the Internet; Solomon has an exclusive contract with Shanghai Media Group for the next ten years. Thus far, twenty channels have been launched in China and nine outside of China.
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