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Digital entertainment site elHood.com opens doors to Hispanics(Business Wire Latin America - English Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) elHood.com: -- elHood.com delivers digital interaction with an unparalleled user-experience -- Hundreds of artists, including, Andy & Lucas, Boy Wonder, Carlos Jean, DJ Nelson, Javier Garcia, Nesty, and Pitbull lead the way into elHood.com elHood.com, a global online community designed for individuals that share a passion for Hispanic content, has opened its doors today to cater to an audience that is bi-lingual, tech-savvy and which seeks Hispanic music, art and culture via a sophisticated technological platform. elHood.com offers a wide array of digital entertainment options, including social networking, photo and music sharing, artist showcases, blogs and interactive contests. elHood.com delivers a seamless and unique digital user-experience with advanced features offered exclusively through this global community: -- 1 GB of free storage to upload hundreds of songs, photos and videos -- A fully bi-lingual interface for navigation in English or Spanish -- High-end personal site design capabilities, enabling users to fully customize their profiles -- Community-building tools, such as audio and video blogging for a rich web interaction -- Innovative music interface with drag-and-drop functionalities that allow users to create and share music playlists from their favorite artists "We want to solve the limitations that Hispanic audiences who are seeking new and cool content find themselves so frustrated with. There is a wealth of outstanding and relevant content that they do not currently have easy access to. Our goal is to become the bridge--the platform--which delivers this content via every digital medium," said Demian Bellumio, president of Hoodiny Entertainment Group, LLC, the parent company of elHood.com. "elHood combines the best technologies in order to allow artists and users to interact in ways never before possible. At elHood, you are able to have a unique entertainment experience, where, for example, you can discover new artists, rank the best songs, and create customized music playlists; while at the same time, engage in social networking activities, such as meeting new friends, finding old school mates, sharing digital photos and blogging." The music entertainment community was the first to cross the threshold into elHood.com. Since its Beta launch in March 2006, hundreds of artists including Andy & Lucas, Boy Wonder (Chosen Few), Carlos Jean, DJ Nelson, Javier Garcia, Nesty, and Pitbull have joined the global community, recognizing that its features allow them to showcase their art in a powerful and engaging format. In the coming months, elHood will also expand its artist universe beyond music, to also include other arts, such as film, fashion and comedy. elHood.com offers powerful features that have been designed exclusively for artists and which enable them to further connect with their existing and potential fan-base, including real-time statistics allowing them to track who is visiting their pages and listening to their music, broken down by gender, age group and geographic location, among other demographic data. Furthermore, given that the content of elHood.com is "streamed," in other words, it is not downloaded from the site, artists can promote their music without worrying about music piracy. "elHood.com truly captures the essence of entertainment in today's digital world," said Javier Garcia, who is currently signed with Universal Music. "It is a place where we can connect directly with our fans, showcasing our work in an interactive platform that permits full creative expression with cool features for uploading images and video, for blogging and more." Other artists in the elHood.com community include Grammy winners Jorge Moreno and Nestor Torres as well as a wide array of veteran and upcoming artists from around the U.S., Latin America and Spain, including Alexis y Fido, Fanny Lu, Huey Dunbar, Julio Iglesias Jr., Kiko & Shara, Noriega, and Ralfy Mercenario. To become a member of the elHood.com community, please visit: http://www.elhood.com About Hoodiny Entertainment Group LLC Hoodiny was formed to create the leading "digital escapist" of the Hispanic entertainment market. With offices in Miami and Madrid, the Company believes that the digital world allows everyone--artists, consumers and fans--to escape the limitations of the traditional media world and interact in ways never before possible. Hoodiny is committed to developing technological platforms and content that incorporates the latest technologies, with the goal of delivering these in a ubiquitous, personal and interactive format. Hoodiny will deliver its services through a spectrum of vehicles, including TV, radio, PCs and mobile devices. At Hoodiny, we celebrate artistic inspiration and embrace technological innovation; it is this powerful combination that we believe will change the dynamics of the Hispanic media world. 2006 NoticiasFinancieras - Business Wire Latin America - All rights reserved |