4INFO Partners with Maxim DigitalFree service provides instant mobile access to Maxim contentPalo Alto, CA – (November 5, 2007) – 4INFO, the leader in SMS publishing and advertising, today announced that it has partnered with Maxim Digital, the fast growing family of websites and mobile properties for young men, to deliver free daily text message alerts that provide a link to Maxim's content on the mobile web."4INFO continues to partner with the best publishers to offer consumers easy access to the mobile content they want," said Ted Burns, Vice President of Product for 4INFO. "Now we're providing Maxim's devoted fan base a way to ensure that they're never more than one click away from the latest photos and entertaining content they love." The "Today's Girl" daily text alerts contain a link to the Maxim Mobile web site (http://m.maxim.com) where fans can view daily image galleries as well as other Maxim content, including the joke of the day, original video and more. Mobile users can sign up for alerts by texting the keyword MAXGAL to short code 44636 (4INFO). Maxim is promoting the new service in the magazine and on the Maxim.com web site (http://www.maxim.com). Russell Kern, Director of Business Development for Maxim Digital said, "For the Maxim audience, mobile phones are for more than simply communicating; they're a portal to their favorite entertainment content. By partnering with 4INFO we are able to provide a service that keeps our fans connected to that content, no matter where they are." About 4INFO The leader in text messaging services, 4INFO helps people stay in the know while they're on the go. Founded in 2004, 4INFO delivers millions of real-time SMS answers and entertainment messages - both as a response to a search query, or as an alert on subjects ranging from sports scores and weather updates to stock quotes and celebrity gossip. 4INFO's services work on any cell phone and are free of charge. Companies also partner with 4INFO to connect with their mobile audiences and deliver free ad-supported SMS content. 4INFO's SMS ad serving technology and targeted advertising programs give businesses the ability to reach consumers in a new medium with measurable results. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., 4INFO is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Gannett Company, Inc., Sand Hill Capital, NBC Universal and U.S. Venture Partners. Learn more at: http://www.4info.net or send a text to 44636. About Alpha Media Group Inc. Alpha Media Group Inc. is a multimedia company that includes Maxim and Blender magazines and Maxim Digital. Maxim magazine is the largest young men's lifestyle magazine in America reaching more than 12.4 million readers each month. Blender is the award-winning music magazine for the download generation and reaches nearly 2 million readers monthly. Maxim Digital encompasses Maxim.com, Blender.com and Stuffmagazine.com and reaches more 5 million unique visitors each month. Maxim magazine is published in 43 countries; Maxim Radio is broadcast on Sirius Satellite radio on channel 108. Alpha Media Group Inc. is owned by Quadrangle Capital Partners II LP, a private equity fund focused on the media and communications industries. |
