CityWatch by Zannel Keeps Users In the Mix of What’s Happening in Their City
Instant video, photo and text updates provide local view of hotspots, activity and people
(San Francisco, CA) December 15, 2008—Zannel, the instant media network used by millions to share pictures, videos and text from mobile phones and the web, today announced CityWatch by Zannel, a new location-based iPhone application which allows users to instantly see, share, and talk about what’s going on in their city or at any spot in the world. Just in time for holiday travel, the application will be available in the iPhone App Store starting the week of December 15.
CityWatch enables users to select a city or location on an easy-to-maneuver map that allows them to see the latest photos, videos and text updates, including pictures imported from Flickr. CityWatch also allows users to post their own geo-tagged multi-media and text updates to start real-time discussions around them via threaded commenting. “CityWatch allows users to instantly see the cool things that are happening in their city and to stay abreast of what their friends and family are doing in real time around the world,“ said John Yin, Vice President of product development at Zannel “We’ve integrated the best visual elements of maps, pictures, and videos with the immediacy of mobile messaging to give users a unique view of what’s happening wherever they are.“ In addition to CityWatch, millions of users use their “channels” on zannel.com to instantly and visually communicate what’s happening in their lives across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. People use Zannel to capture and share authentic moments in their lives, tell their stories, debate issues, and communicate with their community.
CityWatch will be available from the iPhone App Store starting December 15. Zannel.com is available online and on all mobile phones in the US. Text “Join” to 58888 to create your own mobile channel.
About Zannel Zannel is the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Network™, which allows people to instantly and visually communicate what’s happening now across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Zannel won a Webby for Best Mobile Social Network in 2008, serves million of unique visitors per month, has over 50 partnerships with leading operators, media companies, and brands. Founded by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in the US, Zannel combines the best of mobile messaging, media sharing, and social networking into an intuitive, compelling user experience. Located in San Francisco, Zannel is backed by USVP, Alloy, and Palomar Ventures.