Motionbox Announces Acquisition of Viddyou, Inc. Personal Video SharingService

Acquisition to accelerate Motionbox growth and provide new home for Viddyou customers

New York, NY EW YORK, NY (PRWEB) October 8, 2009 --Motionbox, the leading personal video sharing service, today announced the acquisition of Viddyoupersonal video service. Motionbox features easy-to-useonline editing tools, secure storage, advanced privacy controls, and full HD video capabilities. "Motionbox's HD quality, ease of use, privacy, great customer service and top tier partners like AOL, Shutterflyand Bebo have rapidly established them as the leader in personal video," said Viddyou founder and CEO AaronWadler, "so it is with great pride that we are able to join Motionbox to enhance our vision of creating ahigh-quality easy-to-use destination for the personal video sharing community. " "Motionbox has been very impressed by the great user experience and video technology that Viddyou has built,along with a loyal customer base," said Josh Grotstein, Motionbox CEO, "Motionbox and Viddyou share acommon mission: to provide customers with a secure home for their precious video memories. We are very gladto welcome the Viddyou customers and team to the Motionbox family." Motionbox and Viddyou are working closely to assure that the transition for Viddyou customers is easy andseamless. Existing Viddyou users will be offered the opportunity to move their account information and videos toMotionbox. Viddyou Premium users will be granted Motionbox Premium subscriptions.Viddyou customers can expect an elevated level of video performance, enhanced feature sets and superiorcustomer service, opening the door for even greater customer loyalty.The acquisition comes at a time of great growth forMotionboxand solidifies their position as a leader in personalvideo sharing.About Motionbox:Motionbox enables individuals and families to easily upload, edit, store, and share their personal video memories,including those that have been captured in High Definition. In addition to free membership options onMotionbox.com and via partners such as Shutterfly, Bebo, and AOL Video, Motionbox provides asubscription-based Premium service featuring HD playback and sharing, unlimited archival storage, anddownload capabilities. Motionbox also offers hard-good products that allow consumers to enjoy personal videosbeyond devices and computers. Visithttp://www.motionbox.comfor more information. ###