Searchme Makes Playlists a Little Sweeter with Valentine's Day Contest

Searchme Makes Playlists a Little Sweeter with Valentine's Day Contest

Creator of most romantic playlist wins a trip for two to Los Angeles to see Britney Spears perform at Staples Center

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Web search innovator Searchme Inc. has launched the "Share the Love" contest, a nationwide search for the most romantic Valentine's Day playlist. Using Searchme Music, a cool new way to search and share music at www.searchme.com, people can create an unforgettable playlist and win more than just their sweetheart's affection: the playlist deemed "most romantic" by a panel of judges will win a trip for two to Los Angeles to see Britney Spears perform in concert at the Staples Center.

How the Valentine's Day Contest works:
1. Go to http://www.searchme.com/. Click on the Searchme Music tab and
create a playlist, or "stack" of favorite romantic tunes, for your
sweetheart. Here's a sample playlist:
http://www.searchme.com/?sm=1/#/&stack=3f275/
2. Submit your playlist or "stack" here by February 14, 2009 (midnight
PST). Include a minimum of 5 songs, but no more than 10.
3. Stacks deemed "most romantic" by Searchme's panel of judges wins
4. The grand prize winner will be notified by February 20, 2009

Searchme Music, powered by imeem, is an entirely new way to search the Web for favorite songs, albums and artists. The innovative search engine delivers search results in a slick visual format. Users can stream an unlimited amount of songs right from the Searchme website. The music is free and there is no download required. Once the user finds a song he or she likes, they can drag and drop the page into a playlist or "stack" to save or easily share with someone special by email or posting it for the world to hear on a blog, on Twitter or other social networking services like MySpace and Facebook.

"Like mixtapes of the 1980s, a Searchme playlist is a very personal -- and inexpensive -- way to tell someone how you feel about them," said Randy Adams, CEO of Searchme. "With Searchme Music, our users get free, unlimited full-song streams so they can find the perfect playlist for their Valentine. We hope this contest inspires our users to have some fun with Searchme Music and gives them a creative gift idea for their Valentine. We're looking forward to seeing what our users come up with this Valentine's Day."

The Searchme "Share the Love" Valentine's Day contest is open to anyone 18 and older in the U.S. Details on entering the contest can be found here; all playlists must be submitted by February 14, 2009 (midnight PST). The winner will receive round-trip air tickets and hotel accommodation for two, along with two tickets to see a performance by the legendary Britney Spears at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

About Searchme

Searchme is an innovative way to search the Web that uses patented visual search and category suggest features to deliver relevant, meaningful results faster, to every kind of Internet user. Searchme was founded in 2005 by Randy Adams, CEO, and John Holland. The company received initial funding from Sequoia Capital. For logos, images and web/broadcast material, please visit www.searchme.com/press.

(C) 2008 Searchme is a trademark of Searchme, Inc. All rights reserved.

Source: Searchme Inc.

CONTACT: Andrea Roesch of Tier One Partners, +1-650-644-1700, for
Searchme

Web Site: http://www.searchme.com/

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