'American Idol' Finalists Answer Questions from Fans via Mobile Phone.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Upoc Networks Teams with Cingular Wireless to Provide Fans with REAL-TIME Access to the Idols with Idol TXT TXT Text TXT Text File (filename extension) TXT Textile TXT Teletext TXT Tecnologia per a Tothom TXT Textron Corporation (stock symbol) Chats Ever wondered how it feels to become famous overnight? Or what it's like to be the target of a Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol critique? Answers to these questions are just a text message away for "American Idol" fans from coast to coast with Cingular's Idol TXT Chats powered by Upoc Networks. As America votes, Cingular Wireless customers will have the opportunity to participate in text chats with each finalist as they are eliminated from the show. "Over 60 million viewers tune in to 'American Idol' each week," said Upoc Networks CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Friedensohn. "We are excited to be able to provide mobile chats to the televised contest and bring these fans one step closer to their American idols via Upoc's LIVE mobile message platform." As part of a group chat, fans can text in their questions to the featured "Idol" contestant and then receive a text back with the idol's response. Cingular customers can join the chats by texting the word CHAT to 7007. Customers will be charged a subscription fee of $0.99 per chat session to participate. For more information, visit www.cingular.com/idol/chat. Upoc Networks Upoc Networks is the most comprehensive mobile community solution for carriers, consumers, media companies and marketers to communicate via SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (text messaging), WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. (wireless Internet), voice, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. (multimedia messaging), BREW, Java and more. With more than three million registered users, the Universal P.O.C. is the greatest community of mobile messaging subscribers in North America with the most direct connections to wireless carriers. More information on Upoc can be found at http://www.upocnetworks.com. About "American Idol" Fourteen-time Emmy-nominated "American Idol" is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment Ltd.; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe, president, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, executive producer, FremantleMedia North America Inc. |
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