Former Electronic Arts CCO William 'Bing' Gordon Joins Mojiit Board of Advisors
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mojiit, the creators of the world's most expressive emoji announced today that technology venture capitalist and former Electronic Arts (EA) Chief Creative Officer William "Bing" Gordon has joined the Mojiit board of advisors. The appointment coincides with this month's planned rollout of Mojicons, animated GIFs with personalized emojis that move, gesture, and literally walk across users' screens.
Gordon brings more than a decade of experience in technology and finance at leading consumer and business organizations, including serving as a founding director of Audible.com as well as on multiple top board of directors including Amazon, Zynga, and Ngmoco. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers (KPCB) where he serves as Chief Product Officer and leads the firm's Fund, an investment initiative to fund and build applications and services for the social web.
"Bing's decision to join our board is a strong endorsement of the value of our technology and its uniqueness in the market," said Jeremy Greene, Mojiit founder and CEO. "His deep knowledge and expertise in technology, product development and finance will be a great asset to the company as we continue to explore new ways to innovate and monetize our platform."
"Ever since my experience with The Sims almost twenty years ago, I've seen the importance of expressive avatars. It is just plain fun to communicate with animated characters," Gordon said. "I am excited that the talented people at Mojiit have captured that fun, and have figured out how to deliver it with a speed and ease that we never imagined."
The Mojiit app delivers over 500M unique emoji customization options, giving users a fun and powerful set of tools to create a perfect animated version of themselves. Mojiit offers dozens of unique hairstyles, clothing and facial features all in 3D, offering an unparalleled level of detail and depth that is nothing short of stunning.
Mojicons come to life with hilarious expressions and animated phrases ready to use right in a user's keyboard. Mojicons range from the common replies like "what's up?" to trending dance moves and popular phrases like "sus." With drag and drop functionality, users create immersive, interactive conversations bursting with personality and expression unlike anything else available today.
Mojiit is available on iOS today with expansion to other platforms planned for the near future. Mojicons are supported by most devices and platforms including Android, Facebook, Instagram and more.
About Mojiit
Mojiit is the creator of personalized 3D animated emojis called Mojicons that can be added to text message conversations. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur and PingTank co-founder Jeremy Greene, co-founder Janelle Greene and head of product and design Mike Juliano. For more information, visit mojiit.com/
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