I know, I know. It hasn't started yet... but it's getting very close! By now some of you have probably drawn out your brackets and placed your bets, whether they be monetary or just bragging rights for yet another friendly competitive bet.
YOU CAN GET SCORE UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE!!! No more turning down meetings or rescheduling with clients so you can run back to your computer or tv and tune in.
Every year my brother creates a bracket in the Yahoo! Sports and allows other family and friends to get it on it. Although I don't follow many teams but my own Montana Grizzlies throughout the year, who sadly didn't even come close to matching up to the #1 Big Sky Conference seed Portland St, this is the chance for me to catch up and see who's who in the NCAA.
Good luck to all you armchair shooters. Feel free to comment on your choices. I have three #1's in the finals and one #3 seed.
Just another use for text messaging... I'm happy!
"GAME ON"
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Here's the PR as postee by FierceWireless:
PALO ALTO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 9, 2007 -- 4INFO, Inc., the leading mobile search service, announced today that college basketball fans can sign up for free, real-time mobile phone alerts from 4INFO to receive instant end-of-game scores for all 64 games of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. And to make sure that fans don't miss the best of the tournament's heart-stopping, thrill-a-minute action, subscribers will receive an alert in the final minutes of any game where an upset may occur. Subscribers can also select individual teams to follow.
"With 4INFO's NCAA Tournament alerts, fans can free themselves from their televisions and PCs and still be first to know the results of games," said Ted Burns, director of product development at 4INFO. "Knowing that many sports fans live for these three weeks, we created an intelligent alert system that even ensures that they will not miss a historic upset."
To sign up for the full 4INFO Tournament Pass text alert service (score and upset alerts for all games in the championship tournament), fans can text "TOURNEY ALERT" to 4INFO (44636) from their mobile device, or visit www.4info.net/?pr39 to subscribe to individual teams. This service is free, although text messaging fees from your carrier may apply.
About 4INFO
4INFO provides the means to search, discover, and receive relevant information on a cell phone. 4INFO's comprehensive suite of mobile services provides access to stock information, sports scores, weather, flight information, movie times, horoscopes, hotspot locations, news, stock quotes, hotel reservations, package tracking, mobile downloads, and more. Most services are available free of charge to users on all major U.S. carriers. 4INFO's comprehensive suite of mobile services provides answers for consumers, content mobilization for publishers and a dynamic mobile media for advertisers. 4INFO's investment partners include U.S. Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Gannett Company, Inc. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
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