fizwoz Announces Ovi Store Support for Nokia Smartphones and Creates Revenue Stream for Nokia Users

Jan. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA., – JANUARY 26, 2010 – Online photo and video auction marketplace fizwozTM, Inc., today announced the Company’s mobile application is now available for smartphones running on the Symbian S60 operating system and Nokia’s Maemo-based N900 device via Nokia’s Ovi store.  Already, the free fizwoz mobile application has been downloaded by thousands of users from over 90 countries.

With the introduction of these two new platforms fizwoz’ mobile application can now be deployed on over 200 Million smartphones globally. The free fizwoz mobile application allows consumers to upload photos and videos captured on their mobile phone to the fizwoz marketplace where media organizations bid for the exclusive use of the images in editorial coverage. The fizwoz service turns any cell phone into a ‘sell’ phone and finally offers a way for a consumer to make money from photos and videos they capture rather than simply sending them to a website where they don’t get any compensation.

fizwoz users, or ‘fizers’ as the Company calls their registered marketplace sellers, can take advantage of Nokia’s N900 camera technology. With 5.1Mega Pixel resolution and 720p 30 frames-per-second video capture, the N900’s camera specifications match professional studio cameras of three years ago and establish Nokia as a leader in camera technology on mobile devices. “Consumers are often in the right place at the right time to witness a breaking news event or celebrity sighting,” said Andy Sheldon founder and chief executive officer of fizwoz. “Armed with a Nokia phone they can capture some outstanding quality photos and videos and submit these highly desirable editorial images to the fizwoz marketplace where media companies can buy the exclusive rights within seconds of their capture.”

Launched in October 2009, fizwoz already boasts thousands of registered users. Media companies have recognized the immediate value of the fizwoz marketplace by signing up and describing the types of photos and videos that best match their editorial focus. fizwoz users span the globe with fizers in over 90 different countries and media companies ranging from CNN and The New York Sun to local TV stations and web sites.  The free fizwoz mobile application for Nokia S60 and N900 smartphones are available in the Nokia OVI store, and users can download the application via their phone or online and within seconds be posting valuable images to the marketplace.

About fizwoz
fizwoz amasses and distributes the world's broadest current event video and still imagery content captured by everyday citizens on their mobile camera phones. fizwoz makes these images available in an accessible and usable manner—24 hours a day, seven days a week—via an open auction marketplace on the Internet. fizwoz imagery is used for news, sports, entertainment, blogging, personal interest projects and a broad range of contemporary creative purposes. Founded by entrepreneurs Andy Sheldon and Ian Smith, fizwoz products are used each day in traditional and digital media worldwide.  For more information, visit www.fizwoz.com.


Corporate Contact:
Andy Sheldon,
Founder & CEO of fizwoz
+1 (650) 218 4712
andy.sheldon@fizwoz.com

Media Contact:
Donna Candelori-Shotwell
+1 (650) 222-3030
donna@shotwellpr.com

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Fizwoz is an online auction marketplace for photos and videos captured on a cameraphone that can be sold to media buyers globally. Fizwoz is creating fizzers, cameraphone users, who are at the right place to capture breaking news images media will buy.