Zingy Changes Names To Vindigo; Closes Ringtone Division; Some Layoffs
Talk about ironies: Zingy, the NYC-based ringtone and other kinds of mobile content retailer, is closing its oldest division and changing its name to a brand it bought and killed two years ago: it is being renamed Vindigo. Scott Jensen, who joined Zingy in 2006 and was serving as SVP and head of business development, has been appointed new CEO…previous CEO William Mills was appointed a year ago.
As a result of this reorg, the company is closing down its “personalization services” division, meaning it will do away with its ringtones, wallpapers and other content apps. What it will focus on is slightly confusing, from the statement:
some layoffs?
that's like saying mama cass was just a little fat
anyone have thoughts on why they are existing ringtones and wallpapers?
Does this mean no more Free Murda content??
WOAH! Wait, where am I going to get those awesome G-Unit games they made? They were ALL the rage and sold millions when they came out!
Did anyone think that it would last any longer than that? I told my colleagues that it would last 3-5 years max! I guess Hugo left at the right time.
good for you scott – good luck!
shut down the whole company wast of time!!!
The original works were a huge mess that's why it is all the way downhill. Morons are morons.
It took them more than a year and a half to do what we told them to do. Too late now!
They didn't get it when they blew their carrier deals, the didn't get it when they blew money on Bernie Mac voicetones…the only thing they finally got right is getting rid of the guy that made most of the horrible decisions and spoke with a fake british accent.
common philosophy:
"hey lets sign a million deals with a ton of really really small companies and take engineers away from making nextel and at&t;happy. that'll be sure to win us big money!"