HeyCosmo Gives Everyone Their Own Personal Concierge

SAN DIEGO (Map) - SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding a "Pinch of Awesome" to everyone's lives, HeyCosmo(SM) (http://www.heycosmo.com/) announced the launch of two new free social (http://www.heycosmo.com/) utilities at DEMOfall 08 -- the premier launchpad for the world's most promising technologies, products, and services. The new services, HeyCosmo Concierge (http://www.heycosmo.com/myconcierge/myconcierge_myconcierge.php) and HeyCosmo Blaster (http://www.heycosmo.com/blaster/blaster_blaster.php), mix social networking, the telephone -- whether cell phone or landline -- and location- based services to help change the way people organize, communicate, and gather information in their busy lives.

HeyCosmo Concierge (http://www.heycosmo.com/myconcierge/myconcierge_myconcierge.php) eliminates the time wasted on everyday tasks -- anything from tracking down a plumber who can fix a leak at 3:00, to finding an Italian restaurant that can seat a party of six at 8:00 -- by placing actual phone calls to the restaurant and the plumbers. Users simply enter their location and the type of business or service they need into HeyCosmo's site, along with a list of specific requirements or questions. Concierge takes over from there. Using the company's advanced robo-call technology, it calls all vendors or services to identify the ones that fit the user's specific criteria.

In no time, HeyCosmo users receive a complete listing of all plumbers, limousines, restaurants, or hair stylists that can meet their particular budget, needs, and schedule -- and all without having to place a single call or sending a single email.

"The concept behind HeyCosmo Concierge is simple. Who hasn't spent way too much time trying to find an electrician or a ride to the airport? Online directories and search engines are great, but there's still a lot of manual work involved to see who is available for your timeslot and project, and can work within your budget," said

Likewise, HeyCosmo Blaster (http://www.heycosmo.com/blaster/blaster_blaster.php) applies the same philosophy to social planning with friends, co-workers, and family -- finally delivering what has been promised to us for years from the phone companies! With Blaster, users simply enter a date, time, and place to meet up, along with the names and numbers of friends. HeyCosmo's instant planner blasts simultaneous calls to all the user's chosen recipients, complete with a personalized message and interactive options (i.e. 'press 2 to meet at 1:30').

By using a simple phone call to communicate with recipients, HeyCosmo Blaster lets event organizers keep track of RSVP status far better than with email, IMs, or other tools available on the Internet. With HeyCosmo, organizers know, in real-time, who answered the call, listened to the message, and responded. Additionally, HeyCosmo's model enables advertisers to deliver highly targeted messages to users. For instance, a group planning an overnight trip to Las Vegas can be given the option to hear specials on airfare, shows, restaurants, or clubs at the end of the call depending on the context of the message being delivered to the recipient.

"HeyCosmo has succeeded in developing new uses for traditional communications technology that will have a big impact on our daily lives. Its social utility applications are perfect examples of how technical innovation can make our lives easier. I look forward to following HeyCosmo's future after DEMO," said Chris Shipley, executive producer of the DEMO Conferences.

HeyCosmo was hand-selected among hundreds of aspiring companies to launch at DEMOfall 08 (http://www.demo.com/). The invitation-only event has established a reputation for spotting emerging trends in the technology industry and identifying innovative products and services most likely to have a significant impact on the marketplace in the coming year. Companies that launch at DEMOfall are companies to watch! The conference runs from September 7-9, 2008 and is held in San Diego, California.

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About DEMO

Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the semi-annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information, visit www.demo.com.

About HeyCosmo

HeyCosmo(SM), a service provided by Arsenal Interactive, Inc., mixes Social Networking, Web 2.0, Telephone and Location Based Services in free, fun, new, and powerful ways to make your life awesome! We have succeeded in rearranging traditional communications technology to provide a revolutionary social utility to change the way people communicate using the Telephone and Web to keep in touch with their friends and getting your errands done with a confirmation in 60 seconds or less. For more information, visit www.heycosmo.com.