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AOL and Redskins.com offer fans new ways to interact through Redskins Connect

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redskins.jpgBeginning today, Washington Redskins fans have a host of new and interactive ways to easily keep up with their favorite team through Redskins Connect, a series of free products and services offered by the Redskins and powered by AOL. Redskins Connect includes Redskins-related email addresses, video and pictures upload, and a co-branded toolbar.

“Washington Redskins’ fans are some of the most loyal and devoted in the sport, and are highly engaged on the team’s Website,” said Kevin Conroy, Executive Vice President, AOL Products. “Through this partnership, the Redskins’ fan base benefits from AOL’s expertise in offering products related to community and networking, as well as our leading video search services. Now fans have all new ways to connect with one another and to show their Redskins pride.”

Redskins Connect contains a variety of online Redskins-themed products powered by AOL, including: Fan Email, Video Upload, Picture Gallery, Toolbar, Profiles, Video Search, and Chat.

Originally posted on September 6, 2007 @ 10:21 am

SendMe launches the next generation of SendMeMobile.com

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sendme.jpgSendMe, Inc., provider of direct-to-consumer mobile entertainment, launched a major upgrade to SendMeMobile.com, along with a series of new content initiatives and partners. The upgrade features content from 20 new partners, including a deal to distribute Sony Pictures Television’s entire mobile catalog of games, ringtones and wallpapers from top feature films and television shows, a Mobile Games Channel and a vast new catalog of ringtones and wallpapers. The new site will feature mobile games from top publishers and developers, including Hands-On Mobile(TM), I-play and GOSUB 60, among others.

Through Sony Pictures Television, Send MeMobile members can now enjoy access to ringtones, wallpapers and games from the SPHE catalog, including feature films like the Casino Royale and Spider-Man 3, plus classics such as James Bond 007; top game shows including Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY!; and retro TV hits like The Jeffersons and What’s Happening.

“This industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented change, with only a handful of companies like ours being able to establish relationships with top tier content providers,” said Russell Klein, co-founder and CEO of SendMe. “Our mission is to provide the broadest and deepest catalog of mobile content in the industry. While consumers have an insatiable appetite for hot new studio content, we will also meet the increasing demand for niche and more personalized content through current and relevant
partnerships.”

Originally posted on September 6, 2007 @ 5:26 pm

Superpages.com develops Restaurant Reviews application for Facebook

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idearc.jpgSuperpages.com, a services of Idearc Media Corp., took another step in providing local content within a trusted social networking environment by launching a Restaurant Reviews application for Facebook. The new application allows Facebook users to read restaurant reviews, write reviews and allows others to learn more about the users’ favorite restaurants.

“Both local search and social networking are hot, so it makes sense to combine the two,” said Robyn Rose, vice president of marketing for Superpages.com. “Superpages.com continues to connect circles of trusted individuals through robust local search capabilities. We are excited to enable Facebook users with access to Superpages.com restaurant reviews while they are engaged with their social network.”

Originally posted on September 7, 2007 @ 9:48 am

Sony BMG Music and FT.com select Maven for video offerings

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maven.jpgMaven Networks Inc., an Internet TV platform provider, announced that two internationally renowned global media companies, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and FT.com are launching major new consumer video offerings on the Maven Internet TV Platform. Sony BMG and FT.com chose Maven for its leading-edge, highly scalable technology platform that makes it easy to manage and syndicate online video to a global audience while retaining brand and advertising control.

Sony BMG aims to syndicate Sony BMG Musicbox, its premier online consumer video experience, to its network of hundreds of web properties in up to 19 European countries and multiple languages. On the other hand, FT.com will use Maven’s state-of-the-art syndication platform to deliver all of its video content on FT.com.

Originally posted on September 7, 2007 @ 9:30 am

Superpages.com launches local mobile application

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superpages.jpgSuperpages.com today launched Superpages Mobile for BlackBerry. The new local mobile application offers a rich user experience for business travelers and mobile users, while also benefiting Superpages.com performance-based advertisers.

Examples of new features on the local mobile application include: Get movie information fast; Locate a business; Map your way; Find a person; and Track the weather. Superpages Mobile is available for multiple BlackBerry models and compatible with the following wireless carriers: Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular, AT&T, Sprint-Nextel and T-Mobile.

Originally posted on September 6, 2007 @ 11:22 am