IRVINE, Calif. - AskMeNow (OTCBB: AKMN) and The Money Channel Inc. have announced the launch of “MoneyChannel Mobile,” a financial information portal powered by AskMeNow. The fully-automated mobile solution will give The Money Channel’s vast national Radio and Television audience of financial industry investors, consumers and insiders easy access to business, stock market and economic news, stock quotes and up the minute corporate announcements. Additionally, users have the ability to build their own unique portfolio of stock quotes, which can be accessed anytime, anywhere from mobile phones.
MoneyChannel Mobile, powered by AskMeNow, will be made available through on-air and online promotion to The Money Channel’s 4.5 million daily radio show listeners and website visitors. The branded financial information solution will also be offered to AskMeNow’s existing mobile user base and through its network of carrier distribution partners across the U. S. and Canada.
“Extending the Money Channel to the mobile world is a natural fit for our Radio and TV programming on American Scene Radio and ‘WallStreetCast’ and for our millions of listeners and viewers, and we expect this to be widely used by our audience while on the go,” said The Money Channel’s Host and CEO Steve Crowley.
AskMeNow CEO Darryl Cohen stated, “We are very excited to launch our first new publishing partner solution through the AskMeNow 3.0 portal. Stock quotes and financial news are a great fit with our heavy user base of smartphone prosumers who are always looking for relevant info from their phones.”
The portal is free to use (standard carrier rates do apply) and revenues will be generated through relevant targeted advertising placed on the site. The version of the solution launching today will be based on a mobile website, with future iterations planned to include SMS queries, closing bell market messages, and customizable stock quote alerts scheduled to update users on the companies they are watching closest.
MoneyChannel Mobile can be accessed on any mobile web enabled phone by visiting http://money.askmenow.com or by texting the keyword MONEY to the US short code 27563 (ASKME).
About AskMeNow:
Founded in 2004, AskMeNow Inc. (OTCBB: AKMN.OB) is an Irvine, Ca based public corporation trading on the NASDAQ Bulletin Boards. Specializing in mobile and desktop search and content delivery, AskMeNow's solutions for publishers, advertisers and individuals provide singular, relevant answers through a highly sophisticated content delivery system. AskMeNow is also the owner and creator of askwiki.com, a natural language search engine created to provide individuals improved search of the Wikipedia.org knowledgebase. AskMeNow’s consumer mobile search solution offers easy access to news, sports, weather, finance, travel information, comparison shopping and a host of desirable content. It is available using SMS, client applications or the WAP 2.0 site m.askmenow.com.
About The Money Channel:
The Money Channel is a national producer of Radio Programming and Television Programs that are dedicated to investor and consumer education. Founded by Steve Crowley, a former CPA and Money Editor for GOOD MORNING AMERICA, the Money Channel currently produces Steve Crowley’s AMERICAN SCENE which airs on more 500 radio stations daily plus the Internet, and WallStreetCast, a weekly half-hour TV program that airs on FOX BUSINESS every Sunday morning. For more information, visit moneychannel.tv.
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