Inauguration Channel from Zannel Provides Front Seat to Washington’s Historic Day
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/—Can’t make it to D.C. for Inauguration Day? Zannel, the instant media network used by millions to share pictures, videos and text from mobile phones and the web, has a solution. Today the company announced a dedicated channel for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. The channel, which will provide instant mobile multimedia updates by political microbloggers in Washington D.C., will cover local events, briefings, galas, and other activities during the week of the inauguration.
Follow the bloggers in real time on the Web by going to: http://www.zannel.com/inauguration09 or on mobile by texting “DC09” to 58888. iPhone users can follow Inauguration Day by downloading Zannel’s CityWatch iPhone application. CityWatch provides a map view of Zannel and Flickr photos taken at the Inauguration. To get CityWatch go here or to the iPhone App Store. To find inauguration activities and updates, enter “1600 Pennsylvania Ave DC” (The White House address) or “1 Constitution Ave DC” (Capitol Building address) in the Location Search Field within the application.
Zannel’s inauguration coverage follows the PoliticsBlue channel, which featured 12 political bloggers from around the country, who broadcasted live from the floor of the Democratic National Convention last October.
About Zannel Zannel is the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Network(TM), which allows people to instantly and visually communicate what’s happening now across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Zannel won a Webby for Best Mobile Social Network in 2008, serves million of unique visitors per month, has over 50 partnerships with leading operators, media companies, and brands. Founded by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in the US, Zannel combines the best of mobile messaging, media sharing, and social networking into an intuitive, compelling user experience. Located in San Francisco, Zannel is backed by USVP, Alloy, and Palomar Ventures.