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Mobile Roadie partners with Consenda to provide apps for Swiss newspapers
posted by Terri Kim
Mobile Roadie will now provide mobile apps for newspapers distributed in Switzerland through our partnership with Consenda, a media software company that provides an end-to-end content distribution solution for local and regional newspapers through a system called LocalPoint.
LocalPoint enables local publishers to bring local news content and advertising to a growing digital user base with an ecosystem that seamlessly connects print with the Web, out-of-home TV, mobile and social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. According to Publicitas, the leading seller of newspaper media in Switzerland, the fastest growing medium for local news, used by over two-thirds of consumers, is the Internet. To stay competitive, local and regional print publishers use LocalPoint to implement a digital strategy that incorporates not just a website, but other forms of the Internet such as mobile apps and social networking sites.
Consenda is the number one provider of such local digital content services, and with Switzerland’s strong tradition in local news publishing, readers of the dozen or so LocalPoint newspapers make up the largest network of its kind in Europe.
Previous to Mobile Roadie, Consenda worked with another app development company; however, they chose Mobile Roadie as the competitive replacement after seeing our robust offerings, clientele, and superior functionality. Competitive advantages include: easier app set-up, radio and video streaming, extensive social networking capabilities, rich user engagement features such as QR code integration, and highly-flexible programmatic capability. We look forward to working with Consenda, and believe they made the right choice in choosing Mobile Roadie as their app provider.
Consumers are increasingly turning to the Web for news, with time spent on mobile apps jumping by 88% in the past year alone. In many markets, mobile apps are likely to become more important than the Web for news browsing, making mobile apps an integral part of any news publisher’s digital strategy.
Mobile Roadie’s Presence at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2011
posted by Terri KimMichael Schneider, CEO at Mobile Roadie, recently attended FORTUNE Brainstorm TECH in Aspen, Colorado. Brainstorm TECH is “a marketplace of ideas that assembles the smartest people- the world’s top technology and media thinkers, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators, and influencers” from Fortune 500 companies and beyond. Attendees included ABC’s Anne Sweeney, Twitter’s Dick Costolo, and DreamWorks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg, just to name a few.
We not only attended the conference, but Mobile Roadie also powered the official app for Brainstorm TECH available for free download on iPhone and Android. With the app, conference attendees could instantly check the speakers, plan their day’s schedule with the provided agenda, find out where events were located, and see a live Twitter feed with all Tweets about #fortunetech and @brainstormtech, as well as other useful features.
Mobile Roadie was hard to miss at Brainstorm this year. In addition to Michael’s attendance and the official app, we also debuted a live “ticker” that appeared at the bottom of all TV and computer screens with the “Powered by Mobile Roadie” text. This “ticker” aggregated Twitter tweets (based on a #hashtag or multiple #hash tags) and comments in the app to scroll at the bottom of each screen, automatically refreshing on an ongoing basis. So whenever attendees tweeted with the #hashtag #FortuneTech or commented in the App, it would show on the screen.
We can now enable this “ticker” at any event who has an official app, providing attendees with current updates from their peers and encouraging attendees to Tweet themselves with the event #hashtag. The “ticker” is an effective way to increase user engagement and participation, as well to increase brand awareness for the event as it is happening.
Announcing our newest partner: Rockstar Digital
posted by Michael Arcand
Need help building or managing your Mobile Roadie app? Announcing our newest partner: Rockstar Digital.
As one of the first “digital management” agency’s focused on music and entertainment, Rockstar Digital helps artists and entities create and manage their digital content, organically engage with their fans and grow their online presence. From mobile apps and websites, to social media marketing and direct-to-fan campaigns, they connect the dots between the online and offline world in ways that are intelligent, hip and fun. Based in Los Angeles, their roots are in the entertainment world but their branches extend into the growing tech community.
Interestingly enough, before creating Rockstar Digital, Rob Swope worked internally with our team in 2010 as Communications Manager. Highlights of his work included building and managing conference apps for CMJ, Le Web and MIPcom (now MIP Markets), organizing our partnership with Ning, creating and writing content for our blog and the “Why Moro” section of our website, as well as developing case studies for Taylor Swift, Drake and the Miami Dolphins.
After realizing the growing need for hands-on attention and support in the digital world, he branched off and created Rockstar Digital. Since then, his team has been busy building and creating MoRo apps for William Shatner’s Myouterspace, Kenny Chesney, Lake Tahoe and many others. Because of his experience and our close interaction with him, we truly believe that Rob and his agency are in a unique position with a high level of knowledge, experience and insight into our platform. We tracked him down to hear his thoughts about the partnership:
“I can’t say enough about Mobile Roadie and how excited I am to represent them as we bring mobile apps to the masses. The company is a class act with a dedicated team of talented and driven individuals. My mission is to take their hard work and build apps that turn heads and create a lasting impact. As more artists turn to mobile as a way to engage with their fans, MoRo and Rockstar will be there to provide an unmatched combination of a technology and creativity.”
Drop them a line at info@rockstar-digital.com, follow them at http://twitter.com/RockDig, or check out http://rockstar-digital.com for more info.
Happy Holidays from Mobile Roadie UK
posted by Michael ArcandWe wanted to give a shout out and a big thank you to everyone who battled the snow and ice to make it to the Mobile Roadie / Topspin / SoundCloud / Songkick / PIAS knees up at CARGO in Shoreditch last Thursday. The turnout was great and we hope you had a chance to make some new connections as well as catch up with old friends and colleagues. The mood on the night was overwhelmingly positive, so we are looking forward to our next get together sometime in the new year. Stay tuned!
If you did not have a chance to say hello to Mobile Roadie CEO Michael Schneider or any of the team from Mobile Roadie on the night of the meetup, please feel free to get in touch with Stephen O’Reilly, who is heading up our London office in Shoreditch.
Going to CMJ? Get the app – and maybe a free t-shirt
posted by admin
Mobile Roadie announces the official 2010 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival App. Download it here for iPhone or Android: http://road.ie/cmj. CMJ is one of the largest multi-faceted events in the country, with 5 days of shows, education, and networking spread across all 5 boroughs of New York City. The app includes the full schedule, directions to all the venues, ability to make your own schedule, photos, videos, and much more.
We will be participating in 3 events this year:
Tuesday at 3:30pm stop by “Live-stream Your Tour” to hear our Creative Director, Brock Batten (@brocksteady)
Friday at 4:30pm our CEO Michael Schneider (@msfd) will be speaking on the panel “Apps for Bands, Apps for Fans”
Friday from 4-8pm, we will be co-hosting drinks at Idle Hands Bar (along with our partners TopSpin – @topspinmedia).
Wanna free drink or t-shirt? Find Brock, Michael, or our communications director Rob Swope (@rjswope).
See you there!
Mobile Roadie and Ning – Your social network is now mobile!
posted by admin
A groundbreaking partnership was announced today that allows content to flow from Mobile Roadie apps to Ning social networks, and vice versa. Now, when a client is building or managing their iPhone or Android app with Mobile Roadie, they will have the option to sync their existing Ning social network with the app.
If you are a Ning Pro Network Creator, simply sign in to your Mobile Roadie account, click on the Ning sidebar item, enter your credentials, choose which content you want to sync and personalize the user sign in message.
“Integrating with Ning is a natural extension of our desire to have a rich and up-to-date mobile app that is fully integrated with their online presence,” said Michael Schneider, Mobile Roadie’s CEO. “Via this integration, it’s truly effortless for customers to be able to sync between their app and website.”
“Once enabled, new member photos and blog posts added to your Ning Network will automatically appear in your Mobile Roadie app,” said Kyle Ford, Director of Partner Design & Development of Ning. “In addition, our members can sign in with their Ning accounts inside Mobile Roadie apps, allowing them to automatically sync their event photos to their Ning profiles.”
The partnership is officially live as of tonight and will be available to all customer levels on Mobile Roadie’s platform. Congratulations, your Ning Network is now mobile!
FYI – Ning is the leading online platform for the world’s organizers, activists and influencers to create their own social network, giving you the power to mobilize, organize and inspire. Click here to learn more: http://www.ning.com
Don’t Miss Digital Music Forum West
posted by admin
Digital Media Wire, Inc. (DMW) launched in early 2000 with the goal of providing busy executives with a daily briefing of the most important news stories about the business of digital media. Today, the newsletter is considered a “must read” by industry insiders and has a senior level readership at the majority of the major media, entertainment and technology companies. Since 2004, they have come together in Los Angeles to brainstorm with some of the greatest minds, brands and companies in the world in an effort to make sense of the digital music industry and forge a path for innovation in the coming year. Appropriately titled Digital Music Forum West, the 2010 west coast edition of the conference will be taking place at the infamous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood today and tomorrow (October 6-7th).
With over 300 of the most influential music and digital media leaders in the country, DMFW is a “must-experience” event in the heart of the entertainment world. Keynote speakers include Tom Silverman, Tommy Boy founder and Chairman, Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of eBay Tickets/StubHub, Rick Alden,CEO/founder of Skullcandy and renowned author Fred Goodman. Other companies with speakers representing them at the event are Warner Brothers Records, TuneCore, Pandora, UMG, Yahoo!, 7digital, Topspin, AOL Music, Mobile Roadie and many more.
If you are in LA and have anything to do with music, mobile or digital, you simply cannot miss this event. Plus, our Creative Director, Brock Batten will be sitting on the “MOBILE APPS: The Next Frontier” panel starting today, Oct 6th at 4:40pm. This is slated as a panel that will discuss the opportunities around music apps with a focus on how artists and labels are using apps to promote and even distribute music. Joining him on stage will be executives from UMG, Pandora, Slacker and Geodesic; and moderated by Steve Bradbury of GoTV Networks. Come out to meet the pros and hear where digital music in the mobile space will be going in 2010 and beyond.
Mobile Roadie in Japan
posted by Michael Arcand
Mobile Roadie is pleased to announce our latest expansion, this time into the Japanese market! We’re teaming up with All Access Today‘s Japanese office (AATJ), one of Japan’s top entertainment companies. With offices in the U.S., U.K., and Japan, All Access Today is an entertainment company with a global reach. Clients of the company include Cindi Lauper, Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, and Sugarland. Combine that with coordination of events such as the 2008 Projekt Revolution tour where they worked with Major League Baseball Properties to promote special game passes and other rewards for concert goers, and you can see that they are truly a world-class entertainment company. They are already well-known in Japan as a live entertainment company, specializing in managing fan clubs, VIP ticketing, merchandising, and planning events. AATJ plans to utilize Mobile Roadie to offer artists, labels and artist management firms a solution on managing and delivering new services to smartphone users.
While their current mobile offerings include online list building as well as development of web properties such as the artist’s website and social media profiles (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), AATJ will be expanding their product line into the mobile world by providing Mobile Roadie‘s platform as their premiere app-building partner. Their fan-based focus will promote instant delivery of music, mobile updates from the artists, exclusive opportunities via the mobile platform, community connection, and entertainment. Of course, this is where Mobile Roadie comes in, with the CMS that will deliver these exact qualities to their users.
Additionally, we would like to acknowledge our very own Taishi Fukuyama in Japan, who is a key player in the AATJ-MoRo partnership team. You can reach out to Fukuyama via twitter @tshfyhm or Facebook.
Mobile Roadie and Songkick Announce Partnership
posted by admin
Quickly import concert information into mobile apps
LOS ANGELES – September 24, 2010 – Mobile Roadie and Songkick announced a partnership today that allows integration of upcoming concert listings into Mobile Roadie’s content management system. Now, when a client is building their own iPhone or Android app with Mobile Roadie, they will have the option to import their concert schedule via Songkick with a click of a button. The integration is available immediately and at no extra charge.
“This integration will be very important to all of our music artist and event oriented clients,” said Michael Schneider, Mobile Roadie’s CEO. “Imagine entering your name, clicking a button and having your entire tour schedule import automatically into your app. This is a natural extension of our strategy to enhance the user experience and save our clients hours of manual input.”
“Mobile Roadie is a valuable solution for artists and fans who want to stay connected to one another, wherever they are,” said Ian Hogarth, CEO and co-founder of Songkick. “By automatically publishing concert listings and ticket links to Mobile Roadie apps, Songkick makes it easy for fans to find their favorite artists’ concerts, and reduce the burden on artists to update their concert listings in multiple locations.”
As the largest self service mobile app platform, Mobile Roadie is leading the market with its build-once, deploy everywhere technology. After it’s initial debut in April of 2009 with only a handful of apps, Mobile Roadie now has nearly 1,000 live apps in the Apple App Store and Google Android Market including major clients like Taylor Swift, Drake, Madonna, Linkin Park, the Miami Dolphins and The Wynn Las Vegas. Mobile Roadie’s quickly growing staff is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in London and Tokyo. Find our more at www.mobileroadie.com.
Songkick is the home for live music on the web. Fans can track their favorite artists so they never miss them live. With over 120,000 upcoming listings, Songkick is the world’s most comprehensive database of concerts, collecting festival and concert information from over 100 different ticket vendors in 60 countries. Songkick has become the most trafficked live music site after Livenation.com. Songkick allows each music fan to track their favorite artists, discover upcoming concerts, find the cheapest tickets and let friends know which shows they are attending. Fans can also use Songkick to share their concert experiences with the world by uploading photos, setlists, and reviews from past concerts. Songkick helps fans find concerts wherever they consume music online, by syndicating its database of concert information to a network of partners that include YouTube, Vevo and The Hype Machine through an open API. Songkick is backed by Index Ventures as well as angel investors from the technology and music industry. Check out www.songkick.com for more info.
Press Contacts:
Rob Swope
Mobile Roadie
315.416.3319
rob@mobileroadie.com
Caren Kelleher
Songkick
404.309.0289
ck@songkick.com
Where in the World is Mobile Roadie?
posted by Michael ArcandMobile Roadie has been growing by leaps and bounds, not only in our European market, but also at home as well. The best news is that we are going with the flow and have no intention of slowing things down. In fact. we are working towards becoming more vertical in our approach to marketing our services. No matter what business sector you are working with, chances are that our customizable platform can be used by you. We’ve got apps for athletes & sports teams, authors & writers, education & schools, movies & TV, and celebrities, just to name a few. You’ll see this commitment to vertical development reflected in our schedule over the next few weeks. If you plan on attending one or more of these events, be sure and look us up!
Sept. 22nd: Verizon Developer’s Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
Join Brock Batten, Mobile Roadie‘s Creative Director, at this year’s Verizon Developer’s Conference. He will be speaking at a Brand Enablers workshop on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. The conference features two full tracks of sessions to help accelerate app development and expand marketing opportunities. Each day will feature some hands-on sessions that introduce everything from Verizon’s latest API’s and developer enablers to content programming methods.
Sept. 24th: Social Media Week (Los Angeles, CA)
Social Media Week kicked off yesterday with events being hosted in five different locations worldwide, including our very own Los Angeles. Designed as a global platform to connect people into the conversation and trend that is social media, there are dozens of free events being hosted at locations all over LA this week. You can meet up with Rob Swope, Mobile Roadie’s Communications Manager, on Friday the 24th, at many of the events throughout the day. In addition to the days events, Rob will be attending the Closing Night festivities recognizing Mobile Roadie as a worldwide technology partner. Even if you can’t attend these events in one of the host cities, you can still download the free SMW app here.
Sept. 27th: Devcon (San Francisco, CA)
The BlackBerry Devcon is the premiere annual event for BlackBerry developers around the world. You will find not only developers, but also BlackBerry experts, RIM partners and our own Arthur Jinian, Senior Developer for Mobile Roadie. Arthur will be there to further our knowledge of BlackBerry as we build toward a future, full platform release. Learn about the new BlackBerry 6 platform as well as Super Apps, generating revenue and profit and new web-based tools that can help you get started in the world of successful BlackBerry apps.
Oct. 6th: Mipcom (Cannes, France)
MIPCOM is the world’s leading content market for creating, co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment across all platforms. Join Mobile Roadie’s CEO Michael Schneider as he attends this year’s event. At 5:30 p.m., Michael will be part of a Superpanel entitled: “Can Rich Media Apps Generate Significant Digital Revenue?” Even if you can’t be there in person, you can still keep up with the latest official news, photos, and videos by downloading the MIPCOM app.
Oct. 5th: Billboard Music App Summit (San Francisco, CA)
Join Rob Swope as he attends the Mobile Entertainment Live: The Music App Summit and meet the key players that are revolutionizing mobile music apps for today’s leading smartphones. This event is the place to discover new companies, technologies and apps that are setting the bar for mobile music success, not to mention the first ever awards reception solely focused on mobile music applications.
Oct. 7-8th: Perfect Business Summit (Las Vegas, NV)
Join Michael Schneider on Friday at 12:30 p.m. during the Internet and Software Track as he gives a presentation entitled “The Future of Mobile Apps.” During this presentation, he will outline the trends in mobile and apps, then explore what the future has in store. He will also demonstrate a number of ideas on how mobile apps can be used to grow your business and affordable solutions to creating your own app. Whether you are a Mobile Roadie customer or just looking into the idea of getting an app for your business, this is one you won’t want to miss.
Oct. 14-17th: Blogworld New Media Expo (Las Vegas, NV)
BlogWorld New Media Expo is a forum for members of both new and traditional media where you can learn about content creation, distribution and monetization, and discover the current tools being used by the most successful bloggers, podcasters, and other new media pros. Both Michael Schneider and Rob Swope will be in attendance during this event. So, come on out and network with our team.
Nov. 4-7th: Taxi Road Rally (Los Angeles, CA)
Never content to rest on his laurels, Rob Swope will be leading 2 classes (TBA) on how to manage and market your own mobile app at the Taxi Road Rally 2010. Taxi is the world’s leading Independent Artist & Repertoire Company, specializing in giving artists, bands, and songwriters real access to the people in the music business who have the power to sign deals. Come join Rob and be a part of this great networking event.
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