Key Features

Users have their personal media library to store purchases in or stream playlists from, and can promote their music selections on their entertainment profiles. An activity feed and cross‐network integration publicizes user interactions inside Akazoo and on other popular sites such as Facebook.

Music Store

Akazoo’s music store offers a rich selection of music downloads based on the user’s location. Where available, Akazoo offers up to 13 million music tracks sourced from major and independent labels. As each territory has its own local tastes, the music store presents different charts and featured content on a territory basis, with a strong focus on what is trending in each country.

One of the main features of the music store is its intelligent search, through which users find just the right tune they are looking for. Music searches can be made by artist, album title or track name, mix of genres, price, release date or popularity criteria. Similar genre-­‐based recommendations are promoted on each search result to drive new searches for music discovery.

Cloud storage

A user’s Akazoo account offers generous cloud-­‐based media storage, allowing people to keep their favourite music online and access their tracks, albums and playlists from both mobile and desktop. The library collects downloads, tracks and albums and allows users to store and generate new playlists and playback their purchased content online through the web-­‐based streaming player. Users can playback their library music free from streaming interruptions while they browse the Akazoo store or chat with friends through the network’s chat messaging service.

Unlimited Streaming Subscription Service

Akazoo is a credit-­‐based social entertainment hangout and digital media store. Users spend Akazoo credits to purchase and listen to individual tracks or albums, or can sign up for a flat fee to unlimited music streaming subscriptions. With the web-­‐based streaming player, users have the ability to adjust their playing queue, generate new playlists or tune into web-­‐based radio channels directly.

Social Networking and the Entertainment Profile

In Akazoo, private listening can become a social event just as much as being in the front row of a live performance. Relationships in the community can be struck up on the basis of compatible entertainment profiles, each user’s media-­‐rich community ‘face’.

In Akazoo, users publicly share their music preferences and can expand their horizons by following links to other individuals or music genres. Interaction and communication make for a much more enjoyable and communal experience, and this positive spiral effect continues to generate a sense of belonging and deeper integration.

Cross Social Integration

The digital identity of users on Akazoo can be directly connected with their online persona and general social presence on Facebook. Users are encouraged to transfer their established presence to Akazoo, so that they can initiate their community presence without the delay of another character build-­‐up curve.

Users are also able to share content, preferences or even contacts on their Facebook timeline, achieving exposure and enhanced cross-­‐social interaction on both platforms. A merged social activity takes advantage of both worlds, allowing for endless possibilities in setting engagement activities.

Mobile Support

Akazoo Anywhere, Anytime

Akazoo is a converged & cross-­‐channel platform. Its users can access and stream their favorite music and socialize anywhere, anytime through their mobile.

The Akazoo Platform is available via:

• an Android app for syncing device content with the user’s cloud-­‐based personal library
• an iPhone app for access to music streaming & social features
• mobile Internet (HTML5) for multi–device support
• limited WAP versions for legacy phones

Multi-Channel Payment Options

Simple & reliable billing infrastructure

The Akazoo platform supports multi-­‐channel payment options, creating multiple user monetization scenarios, direct and indirect revenues as well as clear billing models. Transactions on Akazoo are based on Akazoo credits that have a fixed exchange rate with all currencies. The platform supports free and premium users and provides a simple, flexible, and reliable billing infrastructure (single & subscription payment methods) through:

• credit based payment options
• single & recurring payment options
• online payment system: Credit Card & Paypal
• mobile payment system: PSMS,MT, MO,WAP URL Billing

These billing methods allow any user to top-­‐up & check-­‐out quickly, easily and securely.

Online, Mobile and Social Advertising

With the complex segmentation that Akazoo enables, social activity noise is distilled into meaningful market sense. Promoting your campaign through our platform results in true behaviorally targeted advertising. Your campaign will be customized to fit your exact marketing needs: options for online and mobile messaging are vast and opportunities for display, sectional and in-­‐app ads are endless. Akazoo has proven success with brand sponsored, cross-­‐channel campaigns for both global & regional marketing content. For more specific needs, co-­‐promotions and merchandising are available and guaranteed to bring users onboard.