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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