OrangeShark.com

Over 187294 gameplays in progress

The "Facebook" of gaming attains 1 Million members

May 29, 2008

May 29, 2008, San Jose: OrangeShark.com, a relatively new entrant, has been causing waves not only in the gaming space but also in the social networking space. The site which coins itself as the "Facebook of gaming," released its private beta in September 2007 and made its full public launch on January 1st 2008. The team is proud to have reached an impressive milestone: 1 million members in less than 6 months of its official launch.

OrangeShark is a gaming site which uses Web 2.0 technologies in a unique way to, encourage friends and family members to hang out, play games, challenge buddies and win cool prizes. The site boasts of many highly innovative and addictive games like Solitaire Vacation, Drop Out Deluxe and Word Spy. "We are not just another gaming or networking site churning out games or publishing games that you will find anywhere on the Net", says Lloyd Jacob, COO. "Each of our game is carefully thought through to precisely fit into our overall strategy and to meet our targets, which include: increasing stickiness, creating multiple avenues of revenues, and increasing conversions to paid players. Going by our feedback forums, we have been immensely successful."

"We have noticed that even visitors, who spend just 20 minutes exploring OrangeShark; whether playing games or just socializing, end up hooked for good" says Daljit Khangora, angel investor.

The site currently is host to 3 million game plays and countless hours' socializing every month. Its revenue streams include paid subscription, in-game micro transactions, sale of digital virtual items, game downloads, and ad monetization. "I'm delighted with our achievements so far," proclaims Vince Mundy, CEO. "With our clear-cut vision, hard- hitting strategies, robust technology, and excellent team, we are confident of making the company highly profitable well before the end of this year."

About: OrangeShark is the Facebook of games: It's a place where you can Hangout, Play Games and have Fun. OrangeShark uses Web 2.0 technologies in a unique way to encourage friends and family members to hang out, play games, challenge buddies and win cool prizes. OrangeShark is a privately funded company based out of San Jose, California with R&D offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad, India

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