PassAlong Networks' OnTour Nominated for Award at Billboard DEMMX Conference
OnTour—Barenaked Ladies Special Edition Nominated for Best Use of Technology Award
Franklin, Tenn. — Nov. 21, 2006 — The OnTour®—Barenaked Ladies Special Edition is a finalist in the "Best Use of Technology by an Artist" category at the 3rd Annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference and Awards, which honors the leaders in digital entertainment. The winners will be announced on November 29, 2006, as part of the DEMMX Conference.
"This is a huge honor for our company and we are thrilled for OnTour to be represented among companies, products and services of such high caliber," said Dave Jaworski, co-founder and CEO of PassAlong Networks™. "This nomination is a result of our commitment to offering consumers quality services like the OnTour-BNL Edition that truly enhance the digital media experience."
OnTour is a service that matches fans' favorite artists with a concert database so fans "Never Miss a Concert Again!®" The OnTour Widget automatically searches the computer's music library and highlights relevant concerts coming to specified locations. The OnTour—Barenaked Ladies Edition enables Barenaked Ladies management to send unique promotional offers and live concert mixes directly to users who download the special version.
The OnTour-BNL Special Edition is one of three nominees in the "Best Use of Technology by an Artist" category. The other two nominees are BurnLounge 1.0 by BurnLounge and The Backstage Pass by Mozes, Inc. This award is given to the band or individual artist who best utilizes digital technologies in connection with the promotion and/or distribution of music and/or music-related events, such as the use of software, websites, email, games, etc.
Winners will be announced at the awards gala on November 29, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The Billboard DEMMX Conference and Awards is attended by more than 400 senior—level executives and decision—makers in the music, technology, gaming, animation, film, TV, talent, entertainment and video industries. Its focus is the evolving digital entertainment, marketing and media landscape.
About PassAlong Networks
PassAlong Networks is a developer of digital media innovations and services designed to enhance the Connected Consumer™ ecosystem. PassAlong's B2B2C technology engine provides four key services for the digital media marketplace: StoreBlocks™ offers a variety of store—building tools to enable clients to provide their end—consumers with a library of more than 2 million licensed songs and the powerful music referral system, Passing-and-Points™; freedomMP3™ provides interoperability for digital media files across multiple platforms and devices while promoting a balance of artist rights and media empowerment for both content creators and consumers; OnTour™ connects fans to detailed, accurate and relevant concert notifications; and Speakerheart™ enables artists to seamlessly upload, promote and sell their digital music. Founded in 2002, PassAlong Networks is privately held and based in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, visit http://www.passalongnetworks.com.
OnTour, StoreBlocks, FreedomMP3, PassAlong, Connected Consumer, Passing-and-Points and Speakerheart are trademarks of PassAlong Networks.
Franklin, Tenn. — Nov. 21, 2006 — The OnTour®—Barenaked Ladies Special Edition is a finalist in the "Best Use of Technology by an Artist" category at the 3rd Annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference and Awards, which honors the leaders in digital entertainment. The winners will be announced on November 29, 2006, as part of the DEMMX Conference.
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