Zingy Delivers Advanced Location-Based Services to Sprint Customers
Written by Zingy
Monday, 09 January 2006
MovieGoer Directs Consumers to Nearest Movie Theater with ''Locate Me'' Feature
NEW YORK--Jan. 9, 2006--Zingy Inc., the leader in mobile media, today announced the first in a series of advanced location-based services utilizing the "Locate Me" feature. MovieGoer, the popular mobile movie guide service, is the first Zingy application to incorporate this feature, allowing customers to more easily find nearby movie theaters and listings with the press of a single button. "Locate Me" is now available for the first time to Sprint (NYSE: S) customers on both the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network and Nextel National Network.
Instead of having to manually key in a zip code or address, mobile users' exact locations are determined using cell sector technology. Sprint customers simply opt-in to select the MovieGoer "Locate Me" feature and the service automatically identifies their locations to provide the nearest theaters, movie times and information.
"Zingy is committed to providing the best user experience across our entire portfolio of mobile media products," said Andy Volanakis, CEO of Zingy. "The 'Locate Me' feature brings an important ease-of-use element to the deepest lineup of information services applications in the industry."
The "Locate Me" feature on MovieGoer is now available to Sprint customers. For more information on how to download MovieGoer, visit www.zingy.com.
About Sprint
Sprint is a communications and entertainment company committed to delivering a truly seamless communications experience by giving customers the power to connect, share and access the world on a mobile phone. As the worlds of wireless, consumer electronics and entertainment converge, Sprint is leading the industry through innovative applications, differentiated content and connectivity to consumers and businesses anywhere, anytime and always on. By using their wireless phone as a source for information, communications, personalization and entertainment, Sprint customers can fully realize the power of the "third screen".
About Zingy
Founded in 2001, Zingy is the leader in mobile media. The company licenses, publishes and distributes market-leading content, products and services across all major mobile categories including personalization, entertainment, information and community. Innovative services include ringtones and ringbacks, wallpapers, games, celebrity news and photos, maps, local city guides, photo sharing and mobile chat. Zingy provides content management and distribution services to blue-chip partners including carriers and media companies, as well as mobile marketing services to more than 150 leading brands. Based in New York, Zingy has offices in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Montreal. Zingy acquired Vindigo in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of For-Side.com. For more information, visit www.zingy.com.
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