FORT MYERS, Fla., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yippy, Inc. (OTCQX:
YIPI) (www.yippy.com) ("Yippy" or the "Company"), providers of the
world's fastest, family friendly search engine and web portal
reported that the board has appointed two additional board members
effective immediately.
The Elected:
Mr. Morton Fink
Mr. Fink's distinguished career has included executive
management positions in the media, broadcast, cable and electronics
industries. His experience provides a unique combination of
management, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills. Mr. Fink was
the founding CEO of Warner Home Video; his efforts drove Warner's
dominant worldwide market share.
As Senior Vice President of Sony Corporation of America, he
launched Betamax, established Sony Broadcast and the U.S.
Technology Center. As Executive VP of United Satellite
Communications, Mr. Fink developed marketing, sales and
distribution strategies and managed satellite and ground operations
as well as customer service for the first DBS entertainment
start-up. Mr. Fink also served as the President of Cablevision's
Home Video Division, and as Vice President of the CBS Comtec
Group.
Currently, he consults for the Office of the Chairman at
Cablevision System Corporation, working with a small team,
hand-in-hand with the Founder and Chairman of the company,
Charles Dolan. There, he analyzes
and evaluates opportunities to take the core competencies of the
corporation to areas outside the Company's current cable footprint
domestically and internationally. He also analyzes and evaluates
investment opportunities in Emerging Global, Ethnic and IPTV
Ventures. Mr. Fink holds a BS in Business Administration from
New York University.
"I am pleased to be a part of Yippy," stated Mr. Morton Fink. "As I learned more about the
company in my due diligence process, a couple of personal opinions
became apparent. First, the company possesses significant
intellectual property related to the aggregation and distribution
of information over the web. Two, there are certainly
competing companies that are going to want these advanced
capabilities."
"Management has done an excellent job in creating value
through the creation and acquisition of intellectual property,
rights to content and licenses. The true value is yet to be
determined," concluded Mr. Fink.
Ms. Debbie
Sharken
For almost 20 years, Ms. Sharken has been an expert in consumer
direct marketing, relationship marketing, and advertising. She has
honed her skills at top-notch agencies like McCann Relationship
Marketing, Grey Direct, and Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness. Ms.
Sharken has built her career on her abilities to create strategic,
customized marketing campaigns that develop lasting
relationships between brands and their customers. She has extensive
experience across all marketing channels and disciplines, including
a deep expertise in building digital businesses. Ms. Sharken is
currently the Chief Marketing Officer at the Direct Marketing
Association and is helping to lead the organization and its members
meet the challenges of today's marketplace. She holds a BS in
Advertising from Syracuse
University.
"When I was first introduced to Yippy, Inc., I was
intrigued by the offering of a full-time safe, search environment
that would weed out irrelevant and inappropriate results," stated
Ms. Sharken. "I thought, finally, there's a way to receive more
precise results without revising your search multiple times. I
quickly learned that Yippy capabilities go far beyond that."
Sharken continues, "There is another side of Yippy that I
found equally impressive and one that fulfills an unmet need in the
marketplace. Yippy can create custom, vertical consumer search
engines for any brand, company or category. This is the next
iteration in a world where "content is king" and brands are
clamoring to create original content, ultimately becoming
pseudo-publishers. By creating cloud-based, focused, vertical
search engines, Yippy allows brands to maximize their original
content over the internet, virtually double their organic online
presence and search rankings, and add more value to the brand
experience. I'm excited about introducing Yippy's unique
solutions to agencies and brands."
About Yippy Inc.:
Based in Fort Myers, Florida,
Yippy, Inc. is a new economy technology company that develops
educational and reference search technologies, content aggregation
services and application services environments for both consumer
and commercial market segments. The Company operates several
online web properties and educational reference portals.
Yippy, Inc. (OTCQX: YIPI) has been approved to trade on the OTCQX
U.S., the intelligent marketplace for the best OTC companies with
the highest financial standards and superior information
availability. Investors can find current financial disclosure
and Real‑Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on
www.otcmarkets.com. The Company began operations in
2009. For more information please visit: www.yippy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that relate to the Company's
expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company's
results from new products in development are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and
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similar import also identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on current facts and analyses
and other information that are based on forecasts of future
results, estimates of amounts not yet determined and assumptions of
management. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
release since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and
which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. We assume no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may
arise after the date of this release, even if new information
becomes available in the future. Additional information on risks
and other factors that may affect the business and financial
results of Yippy, Inc. can be found in the filings of Yippy, Inc.
on OTC Markets (www.otcmarkets.com).
Contact:
Rich Granville
Investor Relations
Yippy, Inc.
1-877-YIPPY01
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