EDGE Press Room
Southern Nevada Association of Pride and EDGE Media Network Announce Free Las Vegas Pride App Available for iPhone
For Immediate Release August 27, 2012
The Southern Nevada Association of Pride announced today that the official Las Vegas Gay Pride iOS App is now available as a free download from the iTunes App Store. The app, a joint development effort with EDGE Media Network, will allow iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users to view up-to-the-minute information about Las Vegas' annual Gay Pride Parade, Festival and associated events.
"We are excited to launch our Las Vegas iPhone app and make it part of our social media network," said Ernest Yuen, president of Las Vegas Pride. "I think it is important to be in touch with everyone in our communite and communicate the latest events and news going on in our organization."
The app includes news stories, event listings, interactive maps, sponsor and hotel listings, plus photos from official photographers and revelers at the yearly event. Developer EDGE Media Network is the largest network of local Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) news and entertainment portals in the world, serving about 1 million dedicated readers from a variety of metropolitan areas around the United States and beyond.??
"Gay Pride is going mobile," asserted David Foucher, chief executive officer of EDGE. "These new platforms bring information and interactivity directly to the LGBT public who are celebrating at Las Vegas Pride; they can upload their own photos and get late breaking news. We're thrilled to launch this innovative product with the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, and we can't wait to see how Las Vegas takes the party to their phones."
Las Vegas Pride includes a variety of social events already underway, and the celebration culminates in a nighttime parade on September 7th and a festival on September 8th. The iOS app is immediately available for iOS mobile devices from the iTunes App Store.
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