SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiny Pictures, Inc. today announced
that Radar (http://radar.net), the leading service for real-time sharing of
cameraphone pictures, videos and conversations between friends, is now
available in the 'Friends' section of the Rogers Wireless portal. The Radar
service is free, but normal data and messaging charges apply, either on a
pay-per-use basis or as part of a data plan subscription, depending on a
customers' contract.
Pictures and videos shared on Radar are immediately viewable on any
web-enabled mobile phone on any network, through the desktop site or Radar for
Facebook application. Using pictures and videos shared from their mobile
phones, Radar lets users share what they're doing while they're doing it.
These experiences shared in the moment generate an ongoing group conversation
between friends.
'Radar continues to experience rapid growth in the Canadian market,' said
John Poisson, founder and CEO of Tiny Pictures. 'Rogers Wireless will help us
accelerate our expansion in Canada, and deliver the best possible Radar
experience to Rogers Wireless customers.'
Winner of the 2008 People's Voice Webby Award for best mobile social
network, the Radar service has well over a million subscribers in more than
100 countries and serves 2 million pictures daily. The company recently
announced several product updates including the introduction of user profiles
and integration with Twitter.
About Tiny Pictures, Inc.
Tiny Pictures, Inc. is the company that brings you Radar, the leading
service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures and videos between
friends. Radar can be accessed from PC browsers, mobile phone browsers, and
through a series of applications for mobile devices. Founded in 2005 by John
Poisson, former head of mobile media research and design groups at Sony in
Tokyo, Tiny Pictures is a privately-held company based in San Francisco. For
more information, visit http://www.tinypictures.us or http://radar.net.
SOURCE Tiny Pictures, Inc.