Press Releases

  • Thwapr Brings Mobile Video Sharing to the Vans Warped Tour

    Jul 28, 2010

    NEW YORK – July 28, 2010 - Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a mobile video sharing service for mobilizing and monetizing branded content, today announced its status as the official mobile video sharing service provider for the 2010 Vans Warped Tour®, one of the nation's largest summer rock tours. Thwapr's patent-pending Share to Phone™ technology allows official video blog updates – daily "Pit Reports" from field reporter Tiffany Mink - to be sent directly to subscribers' phones from every stop on the 43-city tour.

  • Thwapr Delivers Mobile Video Updates to the 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

    Jul 28, 2010

    NEW YORK – July 28, 2010 - Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a mobile video sharing service for mobilizing and monetizing branded content, today announced its status as the official mobile video sharing service for fans of the nation’s largest summer hard rock music festival, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival®. Thwapr's patent-pending Share to Phone™ technology allows official video blog updates – daily "The Compound" Reports" from field reporter Mistress Juliya – to be sent directly to subscribers' phones from every stop on the 26-city tour.

  • The Lordz Partner with Thwapr to Make it Easy for Fans to Share Music Videos on Mobile Devices

    Jul 28, 2010

    NEW YORK – July 28, 2010Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a mobile video sharing service for mobilizing and monetizing branded content, today announced its partnership with The Lordz®, the legendary punk/hip-hop pioneers from Brooklyn, N.Y. which became the first band to adopt the Thwapr® Share To Phone™ program. The Lordz will be the first band to utilize Thwapr's technology to engage its fans on mobile devices, social networks and the band's Website.

  • Thwapr Modifies Capital Structure

    Jul 27, 2010

    New York, NY - July 26, 2010 – Mobile video sharing company, Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB:THWI) (“Thwapr” or the “Company”) today announced a modification of its capital structure whereby the amount of outstanding common stock has been reduced by 90% through the completion of an exchange offer agreement. The agreement is with Thwapr’s five largest stockholders including the founders of the Company. Under the agreement, Thwapr will issue 47,061,636 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock for 141,184,908 shares of common stock which will be retired. The Preferred Stock is convertible to Common Stock at a ratio of three to one and has the same rights and privileges as the Common Stock. The Preferred Stock conversion feature is performance based and requires that Thwapr have ten million users of its mobile video sharing service prior to conversion. Additionally, the Preferred Stock cannot be converted to Common Stock prior to July 20, 2012 unless there is a change in control of Thwapr.

  • Thwapr Forms Strategic Alliance with Kingdom Entertainment Group

    Jun 24, 2010

    New York, NY – June 24, 2010 - Mobile video sharing platform Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI) today announced a strategic alliance with Chip Quigley and his entertainment development company, Kingdom Entertainment Group - a step Thwapr is confident will grow the company's presence and solutions in the music, publishing and entertainment sectors. For his part, Quigley will be looking to leverage Thwapr's mobile video platform to support television shows, large print publishing companies, events and recording artists.

  • Thwapr Announces Two New Board Members

    Jun 10, 2010

    New York, NY – June 10, 2010 – Mobile video sharing platform Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI) today announced the addition of Bernadine A. Santistevan and Leonard H. Dreyer to the company's board of directors.

  • Thwapr Announces Bob Rosenblatt As New Board Member

    Jun 07, 2010

    New York, NY – June 7, 2010 – Mobile video sharing platform Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI) today announced the addition of Bob Rosenblatt to the company's board of directors. Mr. Rosenblatt is well-known in the corporate world for his track record of guiding large corporations through organic growth, acquisitions and global expansions.

  • NHL's Phoenix Coyotes Enhance Fan Experience With Mobile Video Clips via Thwapr

    Apr 27, 2010

    PHOENIX, AZ and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 27, 2010) - Today NHL professional hockey team, the Phoenix Coyotes, and mobile video sharing platform, Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), announced a new endeavor that will deepen the Coyotes' fan experience by delivering exciting team, game and player news and interviews directly to mobile phones.

  • Thwapr, Inc. Announces Completion of Name Change and New Ticker Symbol, THWI

    Apr 21, 2010

    Thwapr, Inc. (THWI 0.00, 0.00, 0.00%), a mobile video sharing platform, today announced that it has completed its planned name change from Seaospa, Inc. (OTCBB: SOPAD). Effective April 21, 2010, the company's new ticker symbol on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board is THWI.

  • Thwapr, Inc. Goes Public with Completion of Reverse Merger

    Mar 30, 2010

    Thwapr, Inc., a mobile video sharing platform, today announced that it has successfully completed a voluntary share exchange with Seaospa, Inc. /quotes/comstock/11k!sopad (SOPA.D 0.00, 0.00, 0.00%) , a development stage company incorporated in Las Vegas, NV. In connection with this share exchange, Seaospa, Inc. plans to change its name to Thwapr, Inc. as soon as practical after all applicable requirements can be satisfied and the Company intends to apply for a change of its stock symbol on the Over- the- Counter Bulletin Board to reflect this amendment.

  • Thwapr's Chief Operations Officer to Speak at Video 2.0 Event at The Banff Centre

    Mar 04, 2010

    Duncan Kennedy will lead a session on video production technologies during the Video 2.0 conference held this weekend (March 4 -7, 2010) at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada.

  • Thwapr Boosts Mobile Video for Twitter, Facebook, and "Open Sharing"

    Feb 25, 2010

    Thwapr, the mobile video sharing platform, today introduced major new capabilities for sharing and viewing mobile video in Facebook and Twitter, addressing significant limitations found in other solutions. The company is launching an open sharing model via "Thwap It!," a new way to share pictures or videos to mobile phones without registration or application download.

  • The Ad Store and Thwapr Team Up on Mobile Advertising

    Feb 19, 2010

    Thwapr, the new mobile-to-mobile video sharing platform, and NY-based branding and advertising firm, The Ad Store, have forged a strategic alliance to develop a new type of social mobile advertising utilizing Thwapr's mobile video platform and service.

  • James Davis Joins Thwapr as Strategic Advisor

    Feb 10, 2010

    Thwapr, the new mobile-to-mobile video sharing platform, today announced the addition of James Davis as a senior advisor to the company. Mr. Davis will be working directly with the company CEO, Bruce Goldstein to extend its brand and accelerate its growth through strategic partnerships that can benefit from Thwapr's platform and services.

  • Thwapr Offers Video Communications Assistance for Haiti Recovery Efforts

    Jan 25, 2010

    Thwapr, the mobile-to-mobile video sharing platform, is offering operational assistance and its free communications service to relief organizations, government agencies, and families to send and receive videos and photos directly between Haiti and the US and Canada.

  • Thwapr Announces Mobile-to-Mobile Video Sharing Platform

    Jan 20, 2010

    Thwapr, the new mobile-to-mobile video sharing platform, publicly announced its public beta launch allowing users to easily capture, share, and receive video on their mobile phones. Thwapr (pronounced "thwa-per") is targeted to work across mobile devices regardless of carrier or device type. It is quite simply the most dependable and user-friendly way to share videos captured on mobile phones.

  • Thwapr To Host First Ever Mobile-To-Mobile Video News Announcement

    Jan 12, 2010

    Thwapr, the new mobile-to-mobile video sharing service will be marking the official beta launch of its product by holding the first-ever news announcement created and communicated entirely through the use of mobile phones. The Thwapr technology is a cloud-based media service, requiring only text messaging and a browser to send, receive, and share personal content on any mobile phone or computer.

  • Thwapr Appoints Leigh Newsome VP of User Experience

    Dec 29, 2009

    Thwapr (www.thwapr.com), the new mobile-to mobile video sharing communications platform, is rapidly expanding its management team with the appointment of Leigh Newsome as the vice president of user experience. Newsome has been working with Thwapr during its development phase to ensure a simple and highly intuitive experience for end users.

  • Thwapr Expands Executive Management Team

    Dec 01, 2009

    A new mobile-to-mobile video sharing solution, Thwapr, Inc., today announced the official appointment of Eric Hoffert and Duncan Kennedy, two former leaders of Apple's QuickTime™ product team, as chief technology officer and chief operations officer, respectively. Hoffert and Kennedy have been an integral and driving force behind the stealth-mode technology development of the patent-pending Thwapr solution. Thwapr looks to deliver sharing compatibility of video clips between virtually all mobile devices regardless of carrier, anywhere in the world.