TransMedia Introduces Glide Shops: The First Truly Interactive Online Shopping Experience with Drop & Shop(TM) and Share and $ave(TM)

TransMedia Introduces Glide Shops: The First Truly Interactive Online Shopping Experience with Drop & Shop(TM) and Share and $ave(TM)

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedia today unveiled Glide Shops with its patent pending Drop & Shop(TM) the first browser-based drag and drop shopping environment which will be available to consumers on November 15th at www.glidedigital.com.

TransMedia also unveiled its patent pending Share and $ave(TM) shopping which enables consumers to share product information through Glide Shop's integrated and ecommerce enabled email, sharing and video, audio and text conferencing. Consumers sharing product information with friends automatically receive a discount on their next purchase. Consumers receiving shared product information can instantly make a purchase!

"Glide Shops is the first on-line shopping environment to feature integrated communication, product information sharing, contact management and community building tools with drag and drop shopping," said TransMedia Chairman and CEO Donald Leka. "It is truly a win-win for retailers who are looking to promote viral sales and to provide consumers with a totally new, interactive shopping experience."

TransMedia is announcing four initial Glide Shops with plans to open more in the coming weeks.

1) Glide Music Shop: The music industry's first interactive music store with integrated and ecommerce enabled video, audio and text conferencing, streaming preview sharing, contact management, community building tools and a new solution to protect digital media content. The Glide Music Shop will initially make music tracks available for download at .99 cents a song. In addition, users can share non- downloadable streaming previews with friends and receive a discount on their next purchase!

TransMedia and Mediaguide are also announcing their joint intentions to work together in a content and technology relationship. Mediaguide is the first and only company to electronically monitor college, non- commercial and commercial radio stations. TransMedia and Mediaguide will work together to provide consumers with premier independent music and videos through the Glide Music Store. The featured music and videos will be based on the Mediaguide airplay charts that are compiled by electronic monitoring of radio stations across the U.S. Record labels, distributors and artists receiving airplay and working with Mediaguide can reach Glide Music Store visitors, who can access interactive Mediaguide charts, preview and purchase both music and videos.

TransMedia also plans to integrate Mediaguide's digital fingerprinting technology to work with its digital asset management, communication, secure sharing and distribution platform. Any music that is uploaded to Glide will automatically be identified, fingerprinted and matched against the database of millions of songs that Mediaguide has built and continues to grow around its music monitoring business.

2) Glide Ringtone Shop: TransMedia is announcing a partnership with BlingTones, a division of Lagardere Active North America (LANA), Hachette Filipacchi. As the popularity of ringtones soar, BlingTones represents the next level in the ringtone phenomenon, bringing exclusive and original content to cell phone users, including music, wallpaper, voice ringers, ringbacks, images, video, etc. T-Mobile, Sprint, Cingular/ATTW, Nextel, and Boost Mobile all carry BlingTones, which includes original tracks from hip hop talent such as Lil Jon, Rockwilder, Q-Tip, Jay Dee, PitBull, Dre, Hi-Tek and All-Star. Consumers can simply drag and drop their favorite ringtones into a Blingtone Shopping bag to purchase and share with friends to receive a discount on their next purchase!

3) Glide Gourmet French Chocolate Shop: A 200-year-old legend from Paris' Left Bank, Debauve & Gallais is opening its first on-line storefront on Glide Shops. Once the official chocolatier of French Kings Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis Philippe, Debauve & Gallais is considered the finest chocolate in the world with a strong cult following. Now there is no need to jet to Paris to pick up your favorite truffles. Consumers can simply drag and drop them into a Debauve & Gallais Shopping bag on Glide Shops. By sharing these sensual chocolates with friends they can receive a discount on their next purchase!

4) Glide Photo Print and Personalized Product Shop: TransMedia is announcing the availability of Photo Print and Personalized Product services enabling Glide users to order professional-quality prints and other photo merchandise including T-shirts, cups, cards and towels directly from their photos, photo albums and slideshows. Glide provides a full suite of non-destructive image browser based editing tools including Brightness, Contrast, Hue/Saturation, B&W, Resize, Crop, Rotate and Red Eye Reduction with 11 levels of undo. Consumers can share photos, photo albums and slideshows with family members, friends and colleagues who in turn can order prints and merchandise as well. By sharing photos with friends, consumers receive a discount on their next purchase!

For More Information Contact: Marcus Farny 212.675.6664 ext. 105 Mobile: 917.403.0913 media@transmx.com

Source: TransMedia

CONTACT: Marcus Farny, +1-212-675-6664, ext. 105, Mobile: +1-917-403-0913, media@transmx.com

Web site: http://www.transmediacorp.com/ http://www.glidedigital.com/

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