Archive for March 24th, 2009

Tune In to TechVibe Radio 1360 AM Today from 3-6 PM

Don’t miss a second of TechVibe Radio on 1360 AM today from 3-6 p.m. as hosts Jonathan Kersting and Audrey Russo interview business folks, professionals, entrepreneurs and pretty much anyone else in between those technology cracks. Today, they’ll be interviewing:

 

- Domenic Verdini of Corporate Performance Services

- Chris Simchick and Scott Barnyak of SDLC Partners

- Dennis Gilfoyle of Junior Achievement

- Andy Masich of the Heinz History Center

- Abbie Lundberg Former Editor of CIO Magazine

Tune in our stream it from Pittsburgh Business Radio or Talkshoe.com (search for “Pittsburgh Business Radio”).

4INFO and Songwhale Partner to Expand Distribution of Mobile Entertainment Media

The folks at Songwale are finding some serious success since they set up a Pittsburgh office over the past year. They’re working with the Steelers and picking up new business left and right. Check out this exciting news:

 4INFO, a mobile media company and pioneer of SMS (short message service) advertising and publishing services, announced today a partnership with Songwhale, a free entertainment service that delivers premium digital content directly to consumer’s handheld devices. Songwhale allows fans at venues such as concerts and sporting events to receive event-specific content such as interviews, music files or scores on their mobile devices.

Through the partnership, Songwhale expands their portfolio of offerings with SMS powered by 4INFO. Simultaneously, 4INFO will be able to provide its advertising customers a more integrated mobile campaign offering by partnering with Songwhale for its breadth of cutting-edge mobile technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and direct-to-device consumer outreach.

“Songwhale wanted to expand the reach of our mobile entertainment offerings and we believe SMS is crucial to that growth,” said Songwhale President Ty Morse. “We chose to partner with 4INFO because they offer media expertise, integrated ad serving, and demonstrated success at serving the largest number of text messages in the industry today.”

“We are excited to bring our expertise in SMS message delivery to an exciting and cutting edge mobile multimedia platform such as Songwhale,” said 4INFO’s vice president of business development, Rich Qiu. ”By expanding the reach of their content through 4INFO’s industry leading platform, a new and growing audience will see first hand the meaningful and engaging connections possible with SMS.”