PODLINEZ NOMINATED FOR BEST MOBILE MARKETPLACE & SERVICES FOR THE 12th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

            
Podlinez.com on the Shortlist for "Oscars of the Internet"

Kingwood, Texas – 04/10/ 08 - The 12^th Annual Webby Awards today nominated Podlinez.com for the Internet's Best Mobile Marketplace & Services website of 2008. The service and utilities are produced by Bandtones, LLC of Kingwood, Texas, whose other online services include phonecasting.com and Songnumbers.com.

Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at a star-studded gala in New York City on June 10th.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Websites. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person organization whose members include Internet co-inventor, Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief, Bob Greenberg, "Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding Websites that are setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. Podlinez's Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

Podlinez.com CEO, Michael Sharp, states, "The nomination is the highest validation our new startup company has ever received.  The Podlinez.com team is absolutely thrilled that the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has nominated Podlinez for this award. Accordingly, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind all Podlinez fans to support our rise to the top by casting your vote for us to win the Webby Award in our category! Go now and cast your vote for Podlinez…it makes every phone a podcast player. You can vote at: http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com/."

From now through May 1st, online fans around the world can cast their own votes for podlinez.com The Webby People's Voice Awards are presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com.

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")

About Podlinez:

§  Podlinez is a free service that lets you listen to podcasts on your phone.

§  Enter the RSS feed URL for a podcast in the box above to get a phone number you can call to hear it, or browse our directory for a number to try. If your favorite podcast isn't already in our directory, you can add it immediately and it'll be available to call within minutes.

§  Use the * and # keys on your phone to skip forward and back in one minute increments through the recording. Podlinez always keeps the latest version of the podcast on hand.

§  Podlinez makes every phone a podcast player.

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; .ORG; The Barbarian Group; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Variety; Wired; IDG; Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail; and, Museum of the Moving Image.

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