One Laptop Per Child Partners With Macintosh Software Publisher In Pioneering Fundraising Campaign...
First such promotion aims to help laptop charity help kids...
07.31.2009 – San Diego, CA--August 4, 2009--One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries “learn learning,” today announced it will partner with PocketMac software in a unique fundraising promotion. This is the first time Macintosh software has been used as the lynchpin
of a fundraising campaign.
All fundraising efforts will be related to PocketMac’s RingtoneStudio 2 for iPhone, their flagship software to create iPhone ringtones. For every copy of RingtoneStudio 2 for iPhone sold, PocketMac will donate $10.00 to OLPC.
"OLPC is happy to be working with PocketMac,” said Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop per Child. RingtoneStudio for iPhone is a creative way to raise resources that will equip more of the world''s children with rugged, connected laptops filled with dynamic educational content."
PocketMac RingtoneStudio 2 for iPhone is an easy drag-and-drop solution for iPhone users looking to create ringtones from almost any music and movie file.
"I’m so excited to be working with OLPC," said Tim Goggin, PocketMac’s VP of Sales & Marketing. "OLPC is such a wonderful cause and we’re glad to make our customers aware of the great work that they do."
RingtoneStudio 2 for iPhone is available now for $29.95. For every copy sold during the months of August & September, $10.00 will be donated to OLPC by PocketMac.
A YouTube video preview of PocketMac RingtoneStudio for iPhone can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9QvTKvIuHU
More information about both products can be found at:
http://www.CreateiPhoneRingtones.com/ and http://twitter.com/pocketmac
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- Pioneering fundraising campaign aims to help OLPC give laptops to kids...
- Ringtone creation software is the basis of promotion.
- OLPC will get $10 for every copy sold.
- RingtoneStudio creates ringtones from movies and music files.
- Users can drag and drop files to create ringtones.
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- One Laptop Per Child
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