GigaTribe’s 900,000 Member Web 2.0 Software Community Links Friends & Coworkers Together to Share Large Photo & Video Files in a Peer to Peer Environment — Free & Completely Encrypted
Thomas Public Relations, Inc. http://www.thomas-pr.com, the award-winning technology, consumer electronics, digital imaging and Internet public relations agency, announced today that it has been chosen as Agency of Record by GigaTribe www.gigatribe.com, the France-based revolutionary Web 2.0 file sharing software community, that lets you share entire photo, video, and other file folders with friends and coworkers quickly in a private, completely encrypted peer to peer (P2P) environment.
Headquartered in Melville, NY, Thomas PR is a full service public relations firm highly skilled in PR blitzes, new product introductions, product placements, trade show PR, positioning, and branding. Thomas PR was chosen because of its industry leadership and specialized expertise in public relations and branding for computer, storage, digital imaging, and Web 2.0 technologies, with an over 10 year history of successful PR campaigns for companies, like Olympus, OWC, NewerTech, Peleman, Unbind, Digital Foci, Spymac, Rocketlife.com, Roadmaster, Foveon, Lexar Media, Intego, Corsair, and more.
GigaTribe to Launch at CES 2009
Thomas PR will lead GigaTribe’s launch into the U.S. market with a full-scale public relations campaign, including PR activities at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in January 2009 in Las Vegas. “We are excited to represent GigaTribe for their revolutionary Web. 2.0 community that lets users share their large multimedia content files with their ‘tribe’ of friends, family, and coworkers,” said Karen Thomas, President & CEO, Thomas Public Relations, Inc.
“Thomas PR is worldwide famous when it comes to communicating on innovative software. We’re glad GigaTribe has teamed with such a talented PR,” said Stephane Herry, CEO, GigaTribe.
Thomas PR is well-known within the press community for achieving high-level results. Thomas PR’s clients have won over 500 industry awards and have frequently appeared on the NBC Today Show, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, New York Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, People, Newsweek and many other business, consumer, TV, radio and Internet sites (see www.thomas-pr.com for list of articles and appearances).
Thomas PR Strong Press Relationships
Thomas Public Relations achieves this by having a long history of strong press relationships and by quickly and efficiently responding to journalist’s requests. Thomas PR’s clients include OWC (leading Mac and PC technology company), NewerTech (leading developer of PC, Mac and iPod performance upgrades and accessories), Peleman and Unibind (office binding systems), Digital Foci (imaging storage, digital frames, and photo viewer accessories), Kidz Gear (children’s consumer electronics), Visan (Rocketlife.com ground-breaking award-winning new media technologies), and The Great Kat (Classical/Shred guitarist and creator of the new “Beethoven’s Shred Insanity” DVD — out 2009).
About GigaTribe
GigaTribe quickly shares large files, including video, movies, photos, documents, PDF files, etc. — no matter how large they are, in a completely safe, encrypted environment. GigaTribe lets you select which friends you want to see which folders. You simply invite your friends to join your private network, where you can also chat with them. The service is completely free, with a low-cost upgrade price for faster service. See www.GigaTribe.com for more info.
About Thomas PR
Founded in 1993, Thomas PR represents the leaders in technology. The company has delivered thousands of articles in high-level media and has won over 500 awards for its clients. Thomas PR’s President, Karen Thomas, has served on the boards of the leading digital imaging organizations: PMDA (PhotoImaging Manufacturers & Distributors Association) and IPC (International Photographic Council), a multinational non-profit organization of the United Nations. Ms. Thomas was also named one of “Five People to Watch,” by Newsday. Thomas Public Relations has also won numerous awards for its PR services, including “5 Star Rating” from Positive Image News, “Best Industry Press Conference” from Marketing Computers Magazine, and accolades from PR Intelligence, NextGenelectronics, NTS News and more.
