Turning Blog Traffic Into Mobile Revenue
IRVINE, CA, Apr 12, 2007 -- AskMeNow (OTCBB: AKMN)
, a leader in intelligen
t mobile search, today announced a revenue-sh
aring partnershi
p with Voteforthe
worst.com, one of the most talked about viral campaigns.
The hundreds of thousands of "American Idol" fans and detractors flocking to Voteforthe
worst.com each week can now text "VFTW" to 27563 (ASKME) and receive the latest updates and voting informatio
n alerts to help keep their favorite entertaine
r in the running each week. In addition to receiving time sensitive alerts, voting instructio
n and results from the show, mobile subscriber
s can get unique content from the site and are able to download original VoteForThe
Worst wallpaper and ring tones -- all powered by AskMeNow. The service is free but standard text message charges from the carrier and premium fees for the downloadab
le content apply.
"AskMeNow has the ability to help top bloggers almost instantly monetize their traffic through mobile SMS," said AskMeNow CEO Darryl Cohen. "They can easily utilize AskMeNow to push their online content mobile to their community via SMS and share in the newfound mobile advertisin
g revenues. We're already offering more than 30 free daily content subscripti
ons under this type of model."
AskMeNow is placing an open call to creative advertiser
s interested in sponsoring the mobile and online components of Voteforthe
worst.com heading into the season finale in six weeks. Interested parties are suggested to visit AskMeNow.c
om for more informatio
n.
Upon signing up for the mobile updates, users are automatica
lly entered into a weekly sweepstake
s from AskMeNow and VFTW to win a 37" flat screen TV, large enough to fit Sanjaya's ponyhawk!
"VoteForTh
eWorst Mobile Alerts is the perfect solution for anyone who misses the show and can't get online, but still wants to vote for Sanjaya," said Voteforthe
worst.com founder, Dave Della Terza. "AskMeNow gives my business a turn-key solution for expanding into mobile."
For more informatio
n visit http://www
.voteforth
eworst.com
/20070403/
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About AskMeNow
AskMeNow is the easiest, most convenient way to access informatio
n on the Internet or from local content from your cell phone or mobile PDA device. The first mobile lifestyle network, AskMeNow utilizes its proprietar
y technology to offer a natural language based interactio
n and dynamic content provision platform designed for simple and quick informatio
n retrieval. The Company generates revenues through per usage fees and one to one contextual mobile advertisin
g sponsorshi
ps. AskMeNow launched officially in November 2005. The Company is based in Irvine, California
. Please visit www.askmen
ow.com for more informatio
n.
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oking statements within the meaning of such term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-lo
oking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertaint
ies and other factors that could cause the actual financial or operating results of the Company or AskMeNow to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-lo
oking statements
. Such forward-lo
oking statements are based on our best estimates of future results, performanc
e or achievemen
ts, based on current conditions and the most recent results of the Company and AskMeNow. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertaint
ies, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms may, will, potential, opportunit
y, belies, belier, expects, intends, estimates, anticipate
s or plans to be which are uncertain and forward-lo
oking. The forward-lo
oking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertaint
ies that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registrati
on statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
.
Contact:
AskMeNow Media Relations
Michael Raisanen
(P): 212.204.92
09
AskMeNow Investor Relations
Matt Bloom CJB Group Inc.
(P): 561.544.49
50