Blue October Wednesday Slacker launched three new Artist Showcase stations: RJD2 Radio, The Parlotones Radio and Blue October Radio. Each station is curated and hosted by the respective band or artist and features songs hand-selected by them along with exclusive commentary. These three stations join a growing collection of musician-hosted stations from a diverse range of genres. When you tune in to each station, you’ll hear: - RJD2 on wearing homemade clothes to school and traveling around Europe with a Walkman - The Parlotones on complicated reactions to My Chemical Romance and the “hot woman” in an Aerosmith music video - Blue October on songs that make babies cry and putting on a “stage character” - plus more Here are the links to these stations, which can also be found in Slacker's "Artist Showcase" station category: RJD2 Radio: http://www.Slacker.com/station/RJD2-Showcase The Parlotones Radio: http://www.Slacker.com/station/The-Parlotones-Showcase Blue October Radio: http://www.Slacker.com/station/Blue-October-Showcase Exclusive video content of The Parlotones and Blue October in the Slacker studio, including live performances, can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/SlackerShowcaseDec2011 Slacker also launched four new Top 50 stations for 2011, hosted by some of your favorite Slacker DJs with tracks selected by Slacker listeners. These stations represents the most hearted, most listened to and most searched for songs of 2011 on Slacker Radio, perfect for your New Year's festivities. - Top 50 Country Songs of 2011 - Award-winning DJ Cindy Spicer is your host for this countdown of the 50 most popular Slacker Country songs from 2011. Cindy interviewed many of the artists in the Top 50 and shares her insight into the popular songs dominating the 2011 Country charts on Slacker Radio. http://www.slacker.com/station/top-50-country-songs-of-2011 - Top 50 Songs of 2011 - Join Parker, Slacker Radio's most popular DJ, as she returns to host the countdown of the 50 most popular Slacker songs of 2011. This countdown represents the most hearted, most listened to and most searched by Slacker listeners for songs of 2011 on Slacker Radio. http://www.slacker.com/station/top-50-songs-of-2011 - Top 50 Indie Songs of 2011 - Marco Collins is your host for this countdown of the Top 50 most popular Slacker Indie songs of 2011. Get unique insight into your favorite artists as Marco counts down the most popular songs from the Indie, Indie Hits and Indie Electronic radio stations on Slacker Radio. http://www.slacker.com/station/top-50-indie-songs-of-2011 - Top 50 Alt/Rock Songs of 2011 - Join Mat Diablo as he counts down the 50 most popular Slacker Alternative and New Rock songs of 2011. The top 50 songs were the most popular songs on the Alternative, Alternative Hits and Hard Rock stations on Slacker Radio as determined by listeners of those stations. http://www.slacker.com/station/top-50-alt-rock-songs-of-2011
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StarCall App Snapshot in Times Square This month FortyThree PR welcomed a new and exciting client, SK Planet. We have had a lot of fun helping with the launch of some of their apps, including: Sundew, StyleTag and StarCall. StyleTag is quickly becoming popular in the fashion world with bloggers and fashionistas picking it up. Check out the post that popular blog Luxe Life Daily wrote about the app: http://luxelifedaily.com/go-trend-hunting-with-styletag/ Meanwhile, StarCall is helping K-Pop fans and fanatics connect with their favorite K-Pop celebrities. And lastly, Sundew is getting people reliable answers to any question imaginable by connecting them with trusted friends and knowledgable sources. The SK Planet apps have also been displayed on the Las Vegas Strip and NY Times Square. Check out StarCall in Times Square! FortyThree can't wait to continue working with SK Planet with the already released smartphone apps as well as future apps launched by the company. Around this time of the Holiday Season and during the most digital time of the year, Amazon announces their annual must-have gift list for all the late gift shoppers. This year, Smith Micro's Anime Studio Debut 8 was listed as one of the top 10 must have digital software programs of 2012 amongst other top names. Here is the complete list for the top recommendations for digital software: 1. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 2. Office Mac Home and Student 2011 3. TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-file + State 2011 4. Norton 360 Version 5.0 5. Microsoft Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade 6. Quicken Deluxe 2012 7. Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for Windows 8. Rosetta Stone Spanish Level 1-5 Set for Mac 9. PaintShop Pro X4 10. Anime Studio Debut 8 Pricing and Availability: Anime Studio Debut 8 is calued at $49.99 and is available direct at http://www.smithmicro.com/animedebut and from popular resellers, catalogs, and distribution partners worldwide. Current Anime Sudio Debut users can upgrade to Anime Studio Debut 8 for $19.99. Users can Also upgrade to Anime Studio Pro 8 for $129.99 at http://www.smithmicro.com/animeproupgrades. We’re in the last month of Slacker’s “100 Days to Get Personal” giveaway on Facebook, celebrating Slacker’s availability on Facebook as a music partner announced at f8. Every day this month Slacker is giving away incredible prizes including Sony Blu-ray players, BlackBerry PlayBooks, Live Nation Concert Cash and one-year subscriptions to Slacker Premium. Today's prize is a trip to tour ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Slacker is also giving away life-changing meet and greet trips with Jane’s Addiction, Coldplay, Nickleback and Jason Derulo. For the chance to win these great prizes, and to get a free month of on-demand music service Slacker Premium, visit Slacker’s Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/SlackerRadio) and click on the “Slacker 100” tab on the left side of the page. While at Moogfest this year, Slacker Radio interviewed bands and artists to update their Moogfest 2011 station live. Slacker shot an interview video with Moby in which he speaks candidly on topics including: - The rise of electronic dance music - Drug use (including his personal experiences) - Public figures using their celebrity to make the world a better place - American anti-intellectualism Watch Slacker's interview with Moby on Slacker's YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/Slacker) or at this direct link: http://youtu.be/vUTBv8X5NXE Additional interviews with Moog bands/artists can be heard on Slacker’s Moogfest 2011 station: http://www.Slacker.com/Moogfest Tuesday Slacker announced their availability in Ford vehicles with SYNC AppLink. AppLink builds on the award-winning SYNC connectivity system by enabling drivers to access and control apps on their smartphones by simply using their voice and allowing their hands to stay on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road. Ford drivers are able to use their voice or the audio system controls to select Slacker stations to play, skip songs, set favorites or even ban a song or artist they don’t want to hear again. When driving into areas with limited or even no data connectivity, drivers can still listen to their favorite music by storing content directly to their phones for uninterrupted listening. In order to use Slacker with AppLink, drivers just need to update the Slacker Radio app on their smartphones to the latest version. Slacker with AppLink is now available on Android and BlackBerry with iOS pending approval. Also on Tuesday, Slacker announced new Lifestyle stations in conjunction with ABC News to be launched in early 2012. These Lifestyle stations, only available on Slacker, will feature stories about personal interest topics from healthy living and relationships to fashion and technology, and they will include highlights from leading lifestyle magazines. Slacker's Lifestyle stations will add to an already diverse collection of music and non-music listening options. Slacker's growing range of music and non-music content includes ABC News, customizable ESPN Sports, Artist Showcase stations, comedy stations and more. Wednesday Slacker announced its long-awaited availability on Sonos. Sonos customers can now enjoy all three tiers of service and browse, fine tune and enjoy expert-programmed Slacker genre stations or create their own custom stations. Premium users can view and play songs and albums, allowing behind-the-scenes access to the "Top 50" charts for every Slacker station. Slacker artist pages feature the artist biography, all songs by the artist, discography and related artists for an immersive listening experience. Thursday Slacker Radio was honored and excited to announce that they are the title sponsor of the 2012 "Slacker Canadian Music Week", Mar. 21-25 in Toronto, Ontario. In the months leading up to Slacker Canadian Music Week, Slacker will be launching a variety of unique stations with a Canadian focus. These will include a station with music and interviews highlighting the bands/artists playing Slacker Canadian Music Fest, a 30th anniversary festival station and multiple Artist Showcase stations programmed and hosted by Canadian bands and artists. On Tuesday Openbucks, the gift card payment network, announced a partnership with Bigpoint, a widely popular online gaming hub that has over 230 million registered users. Through Openbucks, gamers are now able to use retail gift cards from outlets such as Subway and CVS to buy and pay for digital goods inside their favorite Bigpoint games. Openbucks turns gift cards from trusted retail brands into a convenient online payment method for people who do not have a credit card or prefer to keep their banking information offline when paying electronically. Bigpoint is a leading developer and publisher of casual, core and hardcore browser-based video games, including many massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). The company’s portfolio includes 60+ games and has over 230 million registered users worldwide, a statistic that has doubled in less than two years. About Bigpoint Bigpoint is an online-game developer, publisher and content provider for more than 1000 global distribution partners. Bigpoint’s free-to-play games are played by over 230 million registered users in over 30 languages. The company’s diversified portfolio includes high quality games for browser, mobile and social platforms. Bigpoint’s many distinctions in the industry include the Mashable Best Online Game Award for “Farmerama,” the “Fastest Growing Larger Company,” and “Uniqueness of Offering” prizes at the 2010 Media Momentum Awards, as well as the MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game development. For more information, please visit www.bigpoint.net. About Openbucks The Openbucks Gift Card Payment Network is a fast, convenient and safe alternative to credit cards for online payment. Consumers can get a gift card from a trusted retailer such as Subway, Circle K, CITGO, Hess and Sports Authority, and purchase online gaming certificates at hundreds of online games and ecommerce sites. For more information please visit www.openbucks.com. |
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