So what do Mozes and MC Hammer have in common? Well, not much. But we do have some history with the Rap/Funk legend. Way back when we were in the garage, MC Hammer visited Mozes to learn more about our business. Hammer and Mozes CEO, Dorrian Porter, discuss this encounter at Stanford’s VLAB last month. Watch the clip here:

During this VLAB panel, Hammer’s  “Hammertime” camera crew kept the cameras rolling. Watch the first episode on Sunday, June 14 at 10:00 p.m. on A&E Network. The schedule listings show the Stanford segment will air the same night, June 14 at 10:30 p.m. Tune in and catch a glimpse of Dorrian!

As a side note, the NY Times yesterday included “Hammertime” in their list of “some of the more noteworthy shows of the summer television season.”

Win tickets to see PJ Harvey & John Parish when they come to your town!

Text PJJP to 66937 and reply ‘Y’ to officially enter the contest. Winners will be notified soon.

For tour schedule and full contest details, click here.

Good luck!

Photo Finish Records and 3OH!3 are giving away a free pair of tickets to lucky winners for every single 2009 US Warped Tour date this summer when they join the 3OH!3 mob on Mozes!

To enter, simply text the code below for the tour date of your choice to 66937. Winners will be notified immediately. All
non-winning entries will also snag a free ringtone for your phone just for entering!

TEXT the KEYWORD to 66937 for a chance to win – For example, text JUNE26 to 66937 to win tickets the the Pomona, CA date!

Check out complete details and tour dates here.

Good luck!!!

We’re rolling out with some great new features and enhancements over the next couple of months. One small, but mighty feature that I’d like to bring to your attention is Mozes Connect’s Broadcast Preview widget.  Once you have your message prepared to broadcast out to your mob, you will see a preview of how this message will appear on the phone, as well as tabulate how many mob members will receive the message based on your narrowcast criteria. For instance, I plan to send the messabe below to only Los Angeles residents. I know immediatey why and who will receive my broadcast.

PICS to SCREEN

Pics to Screen is a new self service campaign offered on our mobile engagement platform, Mozes Connect, that allows people to send mobile photos to a display screen in a live event setting. Participants simply send their photos and watch them appear on screen. You can choose to moderate the photos. Below is an example Pics to Screen in action at SXSW event. Click here to see the example display screen I just made on the spot. I have chosen a custom background skin for my campaign.  This is great tool to get your attendees engaged in your event and interacting with brand sponsors.

PICS to WEB

Mozes is delighted to bring you Pics-to-Web to further engage your mobile audience –  whether they are attending your live event or not!  This campaign allows you to embed a widget on your website that displays mobile images that are sent to keyword@mozes.com. Pics-to-Web allows audience members to interact with your web properties, regardless of their locale. Check out the Mozes MySpace page as an example. You can see I also chose a different display skin as my Pics to Screen campaign above.

Mozes CEO, Dorrian Porter, has been named to the 2009 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s ’40 Under 40′ list, which comprises 40 young professionals under the age of 40 chosen based on their entrepreneurial spirit, community contributions and impact on their respective industries in Silicon Valley.

Porter was selected for his role as an innovator and visionary in the area of mobile marketing. As CEO of Mozes, Porter is responsible for the overall strategy and day-to-day operations of the company and its ongoing efforts to evangelize mobile experiences as a must-have element in today’s marketing mix.

Read the full story here.

Check out the June/July issue of Vibe Magazine. Hip hop phenoms from Los Angeles, Pacific Division, chat it up about their NYC Music-to-Go show, powered by Mozes at the Knitting Factory. Fans texted PACDIV to 66937 to join the group’s mobile fan club and receive a ticket for FREE access to the show directly to their mobile phones. Busta Rhymes was also in the house and closed the show to a packed Factory of mobile fans.

This year’s TiEcon is hosting its first annual showcase of the hottest and most promising startup companies across five segments–Internet Infrastructure, Wireless, Cleantech, Software, and Consumer Web. 1200 nominees were dwindled down to 150.  The 150 TiE50 finalists then underwent a rigorous screening process that included industry experts’ analysis as well as a public vote to emerge with the Top 50 Hottest Startups. Mozes is delighted to announce our inclusion in the Top 50!

A Mozes executive will be presenting on Friday and Saturday evening, May 15 and 16 in the Wireless category.

is the largest entrepreneurial conference in the world, attracting thousands of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other
professionals.  This year TiEcon is being held on May 15-16, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Whether you’re Kid Rock or just a rock star event coordinator, events of all kinds are now adopting mobile due to the critical need it fulfills: a way to engage and interact with an audience in a personal, powerful and cost-effective way.

Mozes live event features can easily be integrated into any kind of live event. More important than its ease of use, mobile is a highly effective tool to keep audiences of all kinds engaged and keep them coming back to your events.

Mozes will be powering live mobile interaction at the following events this month:

• 50^th Annual CLIO Awards
• SF Music Tech
• American Payroll Association’s 27^th Annual Congress
• CMO Club Summit NYC
• Mix Nashville

To read the complete story on how events of all kinds are turning to mobile, check it out here.

To thank their mobile mob, hip hop group Clipse will be giving a free concert on Monday, May 11, at Webster Hall in New York City.

Fans should text CLIPSE to 66937 to join the mob and receive their instructions to gain them FREE access to the show.

Doors open at 8pm and admission is subject to capacity, so get there early!