Michael J. Wolf Joins Slide Inc.'s Board of Advisors
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Slide Inc.
(www.slide.com), the world's leading social entertainment company, announced
that Michael J. Wolf has been named to its Board of Advisors. Wolf is a leading
entertainment executive best known for his former roles as the president and
chief operating officer at MTV Networks and managing partner of the global media
and entertainment group at McKinsey & Company.
"Slide has already built an audience of more than 150 million people worldwide
through its innovative approach to social entertainment," said Wolf. "I believe
that Slide is positioned to succeed based on its portfolio of highly engaging
applications that fully captures the power of social media. I look forward to
serving as an advisor to help drive the significant value Slide brings to
content producers, advertisers and consumers."
Wolf brings over 20 years of experience in the media and entertainment business
to Slide's Board of Advisors. Before joining McKinsey, he was a senior partner
with Booz-Allen & Hamilton, where he pioneered and led the Communications Media
and Technology group. He also served on Booz-Allen's board of directors and
executive management committee. He is the author of the best-selling book on
entertainment economics, "The Entertainment Economy: How Mega Media Forces Are
Transforming Our Lives" (Random House). Currently, Wolf serves on the boards of
Entercom Communications Corporation, one of the largest broadcasting companies
in the United States, and iAmpilify.com, a Web-based syndication network of
expert video.
"Our mission at Slide is to entertain the world by making social interactions
more fun," said Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Slide Inc. "Whether you produce
content for a movie studio, a TV network, or a social network, the key is
providing entertainment that is engaging, amusing and relevant. Michael is an
industry veteran with unique experience and insights and we're thrilled to have
him on board."
"The intersection of entertainment and technology presents tremendous
opportunities. Slide has distinctive capabilities to capture and shape these
opportunities, based on its raw engineering talent, metrics-driven approach to
innovation and seasoned leadership," concluded Wolf.
About Slide Inc.
Slide is the world's leading social entertainment company. We offer people the
ability to communicate, engage and have fun with one another within the context
of relationships they built on social networks such as Facebook and MySpace. The
social networks benefit from increased user activity, advertisers benefit from a
highly engaged audience, and our users can share popular videos, send virtual
gifts or even throw sheep at each other. At Slide, we take fun very seriously.
That's why more than 150 million people each month interact with our products,
including SuperPoke!, Top Friends, FunSpace and Slideshow. Slide was founded in
2005 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and is backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run
Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund.
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CONTACT: Slide Inc.
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Lily Lin, Director of Communications
415-513-4474
lily@slide.com
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