Viigo and Baystreet.ca Partner to Bring Canadian Financial News to Smartphones
Baystreet.ca turns to Viigo to publish its content focused on the Canadian capital markets on smartphones
(June 2, 2009) – Viigo Inc. (www.viigo.com), developer of the popular mobile content and services platform for smartphones, and Baystreet.ca, a leading online Canadian publisher of original, timely and insightful commentary; analysis and opinion aimed at helping Canadian investors make informed investment decisions, today announced the launch of a co-branded version of the award-winning Viigo platform.
Baystreet.ca is now able to present its content, ranging from breaking news to analysis of penny stocks, from global market roundups to economic commentary, in a way that is effortless for people to access, easy to read and always up-to-date, on smartphones.
“Today people wish to access the financial information they want, wherever they are and whenever they need it,” said, Aaron Bodnar, Founder and President, Baystreet.ca Media Corp. “Because of this, it was strategically important for us to make our content available in a compelling way to people on their smartphones. By leveraging Viigo’s platform we were able to advance this initiative quickly and cost-effectively, allowing us to meet the needs of our audience in the most effective way possible.”
In addition to the Baystreet.ca content people will receive by downloading the application at http://getviigo.com/baystreet, the entire catalog of standard Viigo modules, News & RSS, Weather, Sports, Stocks & Finance, Local Interest, Shopping, Social Networks, Entertainment and Flights & Travel, are also included. Batstreet.ca content will also be available to the entire Viigo user community.
“We strive to offer a rich and diverse portfolio of useful and insightful content to our users.” said Mark Ruddock, CEO, Viigo. “The partnership with Baystreet.ca will allow augment our Stocks and Finance offering with some of the most compelling financial analysis available anywhere.”
ABOUT VIIGO
Viigo™ is revolutionizing the way users access information on their smart phone. Every day, people around the world rely on Viigo as their gateway to a vast array of up-to-the-minute content and useful services, wherever they are and whenever they need it. In one simple, fully customizable application, Viigo delivers news, weather, flight schedules and status, real-time sports scores, stock quotes and market data, entertainment, hotel and restaurant reviews, blogs, and much more. Viigo is the one application smart phone users cannot be without.
Founded in 2004, Viigo Inc. is a privately held company with its corporate headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.viigo.com. To download Viigo onto your device, go to www.getviigo.com from your mobile browser.
ABOUT BAYSTREET.CA
BayStreet.ca Media Corp, founded in May 1998 is a leading online Canadian publisher of original, timely and insightful commentary; analysis and opinion aimed at helping Canadian investors make informed investment decisions.