SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 02, 2009) - Getfugu Inc.
(OTCBB: GFGU), the next generation mobile search tool, has appointed
Ask Jeeves, Inc. (Ask.com) co-founder and internet visionary David
Warthen to Chief Technology Officer. Through his vision and direction
at Ask Jeeves, Warthen was instrumental in helping revolutionize
online search. In less than 18 months, Ask Jeeves became one of the
top Internet search engines globally. Warthen's influence was felt
worldwide as he redefined search capabilities and marketing for the
online industry. His success ultimately enabled him to take the
company public and eventually sell the company to media mogul Barry
Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) for $1.85 billon.

In addition to his achievements with Ask Jeeves, Warthen has
successfully led a number of smaller startup companies including:
Jiles Inc., a start-up company developing natural language search
products, Geomas Software, a privately held business developing
Geo-Targeted search products based on their intellectual property and
Eye Games Inc., a pioneering developer of next-generation man-machine
interactive webcam video games.

Warthen brings 15 years of senior management experience along with a
deep understanding of emerging technologies, trends and market needs.
His skill set, expertise and leadership will strengthen Getfugu as
the company prepares to launch its mobile applications. In his
position as CTO, Warthen will be responsible for ensuring the
technical integrity of Getfugu's enterprise platform and for
developing the overall technical direction for the company.

"I'm delighted to be joining Getfugu and its dynamic team of
professionals," said Warthen. "One of my first objectives will be to
firm up every technical aspect of the platform to ensure we are on
track for an impactful and impressive launch this Fall."

"David's appointment to CTO is a tremendous accomplishment for
Getfugu, he has been at the forefront of a number of major inventions
and technical developments and we look forward to bringing this
innovation and expertise in-house to Getfugu," said Bernie Stolar,
CEO of Getfugu.

Warthen is the latest in a group of esteemed executives to have
joined the management and board of Getfugu. In recent months, under
the leadership of CEO Bernard Stolar, former Game Evangelist at
Google. Recently, Getfugu appointed Beth Doherty as Vice President of
Network Sales and Michael Jay Solomon to the Board of Directors.
Doherty brings more than 20 years of experience in the high tech and
entertainment software industries having held senior positions at
companies including THQ Wireless, Acclaim Entertainment, Sony
Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA). Michael Jay Solomon is an
entertainment industry veteran and past President of Lorimar
Telepictures and Warner Bros. International Television. Solomon was
credited as being the creator of television syndication and brings
years of international experience at marketing and content
distribution to the company. Mr. Solomon currently a principal of
Shanghai Media Group Broadband (SMGBB) which streams Chinese language
broadcast networks from China onto the internet. Solomon has an
exclusive contract with Shanghai Media Group for the next ten years.

Getfugu expects to launch its applications for mobile devices in the
Fall of 2009. Phones with Getfugu applications installed will provide
consumers with a completely new experience in web browsing and
e-commerce. Offering four unique services -- See it (ARL), Say it
(VRL), Find It (GRL) and Get It (Hot-Spotting), Getfugu will offer
the simplest and most convenient means to get the information you
need and make the purchases you need from the palm of your hand. For
further information please visit www.getfugu.com.

About GetFugu: Getfugu Inc is the first technology architect to
provide a carrier agnostic, platform agnostic mobile search platform.
Getfugu will change the way people access the web with their mobile
phones. It is designed to encourage use of its applications by simply
integrating the mobile phones' core strengths (image recognition,
voice recognition, location recognition) into a single customizable
application. Additionally, Getfugu offers the only mobile
hot-spotting ecommerce platform available worldwide today. The
Getfugu platform will be available for 97% of the mobile phones
available (over 3.3 billion handsets) worldwide.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements: This news
release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All
statements which are not statements of historical fact are, or may be
deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of
section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are
not based on historical facts, but rather reflect the Company's
current expectations concerning future results and events. Similarly,
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factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be different
from any future results, performance and achievements expressed or
implied by these statements. These risks include among other risks,
the factors described in the Company's news releases and filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to
the Company's 10K Annual Report as filed on Form 10-K and the
quarterly report as filed on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
2008. The forward-looking statements included in this document are
made only as of the date of this document, and, under section 27A of
the Securities Act and section 21E of the Exchange Act, the Company
does not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.


Contact Information for Investor Relations:
Capital Group Communications
Mark Bernard:
415 332 7200

Press Contacts:
Dawn Miller / Theo Dumont
T: 323 648 4151

Contact Information for Investor Relations:
Capital Group Communications
Mark Bernard:
415 332 7200

Press Contacts:
Dawn Miller / Theo Dumont
T: 323 648 4151


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