Hang W/ Adds Celebrity Product Pioneer, Kevin Harrington, To Lead Company Into E-Commerce Vertical
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 17 , 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With, Inc. (OTCQB: WWTH), developer of the Hang w/ (Hang with) live streaming social media platform and a leading developer of mobile applications for the Apple iOS and Android platforms, today announced that it has tapped Kevin Harrington to help lead the company into the multi-billion dollar market of direct-to-consumer product sales.
Kevin Harrington has launched more than 500 products that have generated more than $5 billion in worldwide sales. He is widely known as the Inventor of the Infomercial and one of the founders of As Seen On TV. He was one of the original sharks on the ABC Emmy award winning television series Shark Tank, appearing in more than 175 segments. He is the co-founder of the Electronic Retailing Association and has received the ERA Lifetime Achievement award.
A newly formed division of With, Inc., tentatively named "Shop w/," will leverage the company's Hang w/ technology - which has served millions of live interactive broadcasts to millions of users. This will be the company's first step into a vertical product line by leveraging existing technology to create a new standalone application, new user base and new market opportunity. The Shop w/ platform will allow users to present products during a live broadcast to viewers who can interact with the seller, ask questions, make comments, and purchase those products.
The Hang w/ app connects users through interactive live-streaming video, allowing anyone with an iPhone, iPad, Android device or desktop computer to broadcast live to a potential audience of millions of viewers around the globe.
The Hang w/ app is free and available for download on the Apple App Store and on Google Play by clicking www.hangwith.me.
For more information on Kevin Harrington, visit http://www.kevinharrington.tv.
About With, Inc.
With, Inc.(formerly MEDL Mobile Custom Development Services) is the development company that first incubated the Hang w/ app. Hang w/ connects people through live-streaming video and simultaneous chat, allowing anyone with an iPhone, iPad or Android device to broadcast live to dozens, hundreds or even millions of viewers around the globe. Hang w/ allows users to generate revenue by sharing revenue on pre- and post-roll integrated advertising; by enabling users to create mobile Pay-Per-View "Digital Ticket"events; and through user-to-user "Tipping" with digital coins which can be redeemed for money.
Since its launch the platform has reached millions of users across the app and via Facebook, Twitter and on the web. The platform has notably attracted hundreds of actors, athletes, musicians and brands including 50 Cent, Jared Leto, Timbaland, Common, Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion, The UFC, Larry The Cable Guy, Ali Landry, Claudia Jordan, Jamie Kennedy, Kaskade, Lucy Hale, Mike Metzger, Jake Ellenberger, Soulja Boy, Tony Orlando, Terrell Owens and many more.
The platform was first developed by an industry pioneering team that has architected, created, developed, marketed and monetized hundreds of mobile apps for the Apple iOS and Google Android platform and driven tens of millions of downloads - with many apps reaching the top ten in the Apple App store - for such prestigious clients as About.com, Hyundai, Kaiser Permanente, Medtronic, Monster.com, The New York Times Company, Taco Bell, and Telefonica, Cheech& Chong, Encyclopedia Britannica, MarleeMatlin and Media Rights Capital.
For more information about MEDL Mobile Custom Development Services, please visit http://www.medlmobile.com
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