Cooliris Expands Its International Presence and Partners with
Yandex for Russian Market
-- After hitting #1 iPad app in 75 countries, Cooliris adds
Yandex.Fotki photo integration
PALO ALTO, California,
Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Cooliris, world leader in immersive media experiences and creator
of the Android Gallery application, today launches an international
version of Cooliris for Russia.
Yandex, one of the largest European internet companies operating
Russia's most popular search
engine and most visited website, was chosen as a local photo
hosting partner. Yandex's photo hosting service, Yandex.Fotki
(Yandex.Photos), is integrated in Cooliris' international version
for Russia, so that local users
can experience their Yandex.Fotki photos in the immersive Cooliris
mobile application.
Cooliris, a number one iPad and iPhone app in 75 countries for
Lifestyle, is a beautiful, modern way to browse photos from various
sources all in one place, and selectively share them in private
groups. Cooliris has already integrated the mobile library,
Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, SmugMug, Google
Drive, Google Images, and most recently, Renren in China. In the five months since launch,
Cooliris has reached 2.5 million installs on iPhone and iPad, over
300 million photos viewed in the app, and over 12 million photo
impressions on Facebook.
Today's Yandex.Fotki integration brings a localized, relevant
experience to Yandex.Fotki's 10 million unique users, enabling them
to experience and share all of their Yandex.Fotki albums and photos
in the Cooliris 3D Wall.
"Working with regional leaders like Yandex to provide relevant
and personalized media for international users is a major part of
our growth strategy," said Soujanya Bhumkar, Cooliris CEO and
co-founder. "With our localized China launch just one month ago, we saw a 30x
increase in downloads in China. We
look forward to seeing the same success and engagement in
Russia with the launch of
Yandex.Fotki integration."
The new version of Cooliris with Yandex.Fotki is available for
free on iPad and iPhone in the Russian and other international
iTunes App Stores.
About Cooliris
Cooliris is the leader in creating the world's most immersive
and media-centric experiences for mobile and web consumers. The
successful adoption of the Android Gallery app boosted Cooliris
into comScore's top 10 smartphone properties and top 10 most used
mobile apps in the U.S. Cooliris has now launched an all-out
focused effort to creatively disrupt the modern photo experience by
building a brand new experience for photo creation, curation and
consumption.
The team of 14 collaborators is located in Palo Alto with presence in Berlin, Singapore and Taipei. Cooliris is venture backed by
Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers, DAG Ventures, The Westly Group, T-Venture, and DOCOMO
Capital. For more information, visit www.cooliris.com.
Media Contact
Jenny Lum
Cooliris
jenny@cooliris.com