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Zvents and Verve Wireless Bring All There Is to Do to Your Mobile Device
Partnership Extends Publishers' Local Platform to Mobile
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SAN MATEO, CA and ENCINITAS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/20/08 -- Zvents, a local search engine and paidlistings ad network, today announced a partnership with Verve Wireless, theleading provider of mobile publishing technologies to local mediacompanies. The fusion of the two companies' technologies empowerspublishers with mobile, local search to deliver opportunities andadvertising that enhance users' choices and experiences, as they explorecommunities, towns, and cities looking for things to do.
"Mobile is a key aspect of local search, and our collaboration with VerveWireless reflects Zvents' overarching commitment to helping localbusinesses find their customers and promote themselves," said Ethan Stock,Zvents CEO and founder. "With Verve's mobile publishing technology, ourcurrent and prospective media network partners can provide their audiencewith a comprehensive local search experience, anytime and anywhere."
Zvents powers a local search and paidlistings ad network, using event listings to promote local businesslistings, for hundreds of partners including mtvU, MSN, NBC, AT&T/YELLOWPAGES.COM, LA.com and Boston.com. The Zvents networkalso includes many of the major media news groups that partner with VerveWireless: McClatchy Interactive, Freedom Communications, and the New YorkTimes Regional Media Group.
"Mobile devices are crossing the chasm from being solely a communicationtool to becoming users' primary instrument for on-the-go information.Community information such as local events and neighborhood venues ishighly sought out and in demand while we move about in our day to daylife," said Art Howe, CEO of Verve Wireless. "This is why we're pleased tonow offer our local media partners access to the Zvents national databaseof local entertainment, events and activities so these partners can includeit as part of their local mobile content offering."
The collaboration converges Zvents' and Verve Wireless' technologies andenables local publishers to heighten their users' mobile experience whensearching for local promotions, events, and community things to do.
About Zvents
Zvents is a localsearch and advertising network with hundreds of web and mobilepartners, featuring event listings to promote local business. Zventsprovides a complete and compelling local user experience, enabling users tofind, contribute, share and promote local businesses, entertainment, sportsactivities, retail promotions, events, and performers. The companyaggregates rich business and event information from the open-web,user-contributed content, 3rd party event sources, and links high-qualityeditorial partner content with its search index. For more information,visit www.Zvents.com.
About Verve Wireless
Based in Encinitas, CA, Verve Wireless, Inc., and their proprietary VerveLocal Content Gateway(TM), allow local media companies and advertisers toseamlessly extend their reach into mobile devices across all the majorcarriers. Verve Wireless currently works with leading local media companiesfrom across the country including dailies, alternative newsweeklies, citymagazines, radio stations, and television stations.
MEDIA CONTACTSJoy Wong DanielsEmail Contact650.288.0884Gutenberg CommunicationsSuzanne MatickEmail Contact831-479-1888Dig Communications for Verve WirelessStephna MayEmail Contact415-367-4102
Zvents powers a local search and paidlistings ad network, using event listings to promote local businesslistings, for hundreds of partners including mtvU, MSN, NBC, AT&T/YELLOWPAGES.COM, LA.com and Boston.com. The Zvents networkalso includes many of the major media news groups that partner with VerveWireless: McClatchy Interactive, Freedom Communications, and the New YorkTimes Regional Media Group.
"Mobile devices are crossing the chasm from being solely a communicationtool to becoming users' primary instrument for on-the-go information.Community information such as local events and neighborhood venues ishighly sought out and in demand while we move about in our day to daylife," said Art Howe, CEO of Verve Wireless. "This is why we're pleased tonow offer our local media partners access to the Zvents national databaseof local entertainment, events and activities so these partners can includeit as part of their local mobile content offering."
The collaboration converges Zvents' and Verve Wireless' technologies andenables local publishers to heighten their users' mobile experience whensearching for local promotions, events, and community things to do.
About Zvents
Zvents is a localsearch and advertising network with hundreds of web and mobilepartners, featuring event listings to promote local business. Zventsprovides a complete and compelling local user experience, enabling users tofind, contribute, share and promote local businesses, entertainment, sportsactivities, retail promotions, events, and performers. The companyaggregates rich business and event information from the open-web,user-contributed content, 3rd party event sources, and links high-qualityeditorial partner content with its search index. For more information,visit www.Zvents.com.
About Verve Wireless
Based in Encinitas, CA, Verve Wireless, Inc., and their proprietary VerveLocal Content Gateway(TM), allow local media companies and advertisers toseamlessly extend their reach into mobile devices across all the majorcarriers. Verve Wireless currently works with leading local media companiesfrom across the country including dailies, alternative newsweeklies, citymagazines, radio stations, and television stations.
MEDIA CONTACTSJoy Wong DanielsEmail Contact650.288.0884Gutenberg CommunicationsSuzanne MatickEmail Contact831-479-1888Dig Communications for Verve WirelessStephna MayEmail Contact415-367-4102
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