Imagine taking a hand-held tour of a college campus, or strolling with history downtown. Imagine going on tour anywhere, instantly, at the touch of your cell phone and you have
MoGoes, the latest in cutting-edge mobile technology.
And Pittsburgh has it first.
MoGoes, pronounced moe-goes, won a Phase I award at
Pittsburgh Technology Council's EnterPrize Business Plan Competition last week, and this week it’s all the buzz.
"Cool things happen in Pittsburgh," laughs Christa Ross, company president, clearly basking in the glow of a winning product. "We're launching the product in Pittsburgh, but looking to take it nationally. We plan to expand in a big way, hiring 100 people in the next three years, and we plan to do it all in Pittsburgh."
MoGoes, formerly Mobile Media Ventures, LLC, signed its first contract with
Visit Pittsburgh, the county’s tourist promotion agency, and
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP), which promotes the city and all its amenities. Together they are working with MoGoes to develop tours that hit the highlights of the region.
What makes MoGoes unique from similar mobile technologies is the “user-friendly” package it offers to companies, says Ross: A complete product from creation to distribution and marketing of the product to the users. Mobile video and audio tours tours are just the beginning. See an interesting restaurant? Download the menu. Lost? Tune in to a global positioning system.
MoGoes are informational and entertaining, further proof that Pittsburgh is a vibrant, technologically advanced market, adds Michael Edwards, president and CEO of the PDP.
Writer:
Debra Diamond SmitSource: Christa Ross
Image courtesy of MoGoes