Advertisers and consumers to benefit from Apartment Guide’s
continued innovation in mobile products
Apartment
Guide, a leading resource for apartment
searches nationwide, today announced that its free Android™
application, which allows users to search, view, call and e-mail
apartment listings directly from mobile phones running on Google
Android, is now available in Android
Market.
“Meeting the consumer demand for free, quality content anytime, anywhere
is paramount,” said Arlene Mayfield, president, Apartment
Guide. “We continue to innovate in mobile with our iPhone app and
now with our new Android application. In the coming year, there will be
a lot more devices and carriers supporting Android and we’re very
pleased to provide advertisers with another way to reach people
searching for a place to live.”
Apartment
Guide launched the apartment industry’s first iPhone app in October
2008. As of June 17, 2009, it had over 250,000 downloads, was listed as
a top
20, free utility app and was featured in one of Apple’s iPhone
television commercials.
The Apartment Guide Android application is free to download in Android
Market – enter the search term “apartments.” The Apartment Guide
iPhone application is free to download on ApartmentGuide.com
or from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch – enter the search
term “apartments.”
Google Android is Google’s open source operating system for mobile
devices.
About Apartment Guide
A 34-year apartment industry expert, Apartment Guide is the flagship
product of Consumer Source Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRIMEDIA
Inc. (NYSE:
PRM). Apartment Guide helps millions of consumers nationwide find
an apartment through innovative print, Internet and mobile
solutions. A trusted brand, it is a primary apartment search resource,
offering potential renters content-rich apartment
listings and information. Apartments
for rent are displayed and distributed in 77 publications in 74
markets and nationwide online. For more information visit www.apartmentguide.com.
About PRIMEDIA Inc.
PRIMEDIA Inc. helps millions of consumers nationwide find a place to
live through its innovative print, Internet and mobile solutions. From
publishing its flagship advertising-supported Apartment Guide since 1975
to launching industry-leading online real estate destinations such as ApartmentGuide.com,
Rentals.com
and NewHomeGuide.com,
PRIMEDIA continues to simplify the consumer home search and drive leads
that result in occupancy for property managers, landlords, new home
builders and real estate professionals. For more information, visit www.primedia.com.
PRIMEDIA, Apartment Guide, ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com and
NewHomeGuide.com are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of PRIMEDIA
Inc.
© PRIMEDIA Inc. 2009. All rights reserved. Apple, iPhone, iPod, and
App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. Google, Android and Android
Market are trademarks of Google. Other company, product or service names
may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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Apartment Guide
Nichole Bigley, 678-421-3494
nbigley@primedia.com
