go2 Launches Local Music Portal
go2 MediaTM (www.go2.com), a mobile media company focused on delivering personalized, local entertainment content for mobile devices, announced today that it has teamed up with Zvents to create go2 Music, the industry's first complete mobile music portal with national coverage and local concert recommendations.
Mobile users visiting http://m.go2.com can set their location and click Music to browse new music reviews, news, venues and local concert picks or to search for known local shows and venues, all for free.
"Local music is an area that has been underserved on mobile for too long," said Dan Smith, president of go2 Media. "Today's mobile consumer needs anywhere, anytime access to trusted, local recommendations that inform and connect them to music events happening in their city. By combining Zvents' comprehensive local event listings with go2's nationwide local editorial network, we have created a complete mobile experience for discovering local music."
go2 has partnered with Zvents to bring its local event content to go2 users in a manner optimized for mobile devices. go2's mobile publishing platform blends Zvents' sourced events and go2 local recommendations with services like maps, directions and local search to deliver a complete mobile site for discovering and connecting with local music.
go2 Media and Zvents continue to work together to deliver additional local entertainment sites to go2's more than million strong mobile audience.
About go2 Media
go2 Media is a mobile media company powering the mobile web's leading local entertainment portal and enabling mobile publishers with local arts and entertainment content. The company helps consumers on the go find what's happening nearby, including concerts, movies, events, dining and nightlife. By leveraging its local writer network and mobile publishing technology, go2 delivers quality local recommendations to consumers in every major US market. Its products are free to users and sponsored by quality advertisers seeking go2's 18-34 year old demographic. go2 Media is headquartered in Boston, Mass. with offices in Santa Ana, Calif. For more information, visit www.go2.com.
