PassAlong Networks Unveils OnTour 4.0 Suite of Services
Music distribution developer PassAlong Networks(TM) today announced the launch of OnTour(R) 4.0, which ensures fans “Never Miss a Concert Again!(R)” The award-winning service matches fans’ favorite artists with a concert database through a series of products, including widgets and gadgets, as well as the www.OnTour.net website.
The OnTour 4.0 product suite includes several upgrades, including:
— OnTour Widget for Apple Macintosh desktops — OnTour Gadget for Microsoft Windows Vista — OnTour Widgets for MySpace, Friendster and other social networking websites — OnTour Gadget for iGoogle – the Google Homepage — OnTour Widgets for blogs, homepages and personal websites — OnTour.net website that provides deeper concert information including venue maps, artist information and ticket purchasing links
“OnTour fulfils our core objective to connect artists with fans,” said Dave Jaworski, co-founder and CEO of PassAlong Networks. “The latest version of OnTour features a series of widgets that empower fans to be connected to concert information wherever it is most convenient for them — on their Friendster page, MySpace page or on their personal blog or website.”
OnTour first launched its popular Mac Widget in 2006 to positive reviews. Branded versions of OnTour are also available. The OnTour-Barenaked Ladies Edition Widget won the “Best Use of Technology By an Artist” award at the 2006 Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference and Awards, which honors the leaders in digital entertainment.
OnTour is now expanding to cover international markets, including Australia, the United Kingdom and Mexico, among many others.
About OnTour(R)
OnTour is a free application that retrieves customized concert information based on a user’s geographic location and the artists already in his or her digital music library. OnTour is directly integrated with major ticket vendor services and online music stores so consumers know when tickets go on sale and can click to purchase from both the OnTour application and the OnTour.net website. OnTour also includes an online ad campaign management tool that allows agents, managers, artists and promoters to bring attention to events, promote new albums and highlight other online promotions.
About PassAlong Networks(TM)
PassAlong Networks develops digital media innovations and services designed to enhance the Connected Consumer(TM) ecosystem while empowering artists and fans. PassAlong’s core technologies include: media libraries, digital media store-building platforms and Web services through the StoreBlocks(TM) division; consumer-direct media displays, widgets and notification services through the OnTour(R) division; non-DRM protection technologies and media tracking through the FreedomMP3(TM) division; and independent artist self-publishing and promotion through its subsidiary Speakerheart.com. Current initiatives include advertising premium incentive programs, ad-supported revenue models, variable-pricing programs, in-car music downloads, mobile devices, media place-shifting and device-shifting, digital video libraries and social networks. Founded in 2002, PassAlong Networks is privately held and based in Franklin, Tennessee. For more information, visit http://www.passalongnetworks.com.
OnTour, StoreBlocks, freedomMP3, PassAlong, Connected Consumer, Passing-and-Points and Speakerheart are trademarks of PassAlong Networks.
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SOURCE: PassAlong Networks