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'''1-800-FREE-411''' is an [[United States|American]] service offering advertising-supported [[directory assistance]], operated by [[Marchex]].
'''1-800-FREE-411''' is an [[United States|American]] service offering advertising-supported [[directory assistance]], operated by [[Marchex]].


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==Service==

Callers dial 1-800 (888 or 866)-FREE411 [373-3411] from any phone in the [[United States]] to use the [[toll-free]] service. Sponsors cover part of the service cost by playing advertising messages during the call. Callers always hear an ad at the beginning of the call, and then another after they have made their request. Callers then identify the city and state for the desired information, and can then search either by name or by business type. Free directory assistance is also available from an application for the [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile phones,<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23838322 Jingle Networks, Inc.] Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2011-03-13.</ref> and from their website.
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==Corporate overview==
==Corporate overview==

Revision as of 12:06, 6 June 2014

Marchex
Company typePublic
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2005 in Burlington, MA
HeadquartersSeattle, WA, U.S.
Key people
Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
Products1-800-FREE411 directory service
ParentLiberty Media (9%) [1]
Websitewww.free411.com

1-800-FREE-411 is an American service offering advertising-supported directory assistance, operated by Marchex.

Scintilla Digital Academy offers a wide selection of film courses for students to hone their skills in their choice of fields. Each course is aimed at taking the students learning experience to a new high through a practical, hand-on approach. The modules live up to the challenges of starting a career and enable an unsurpassed prospect to develop the skills needed to get established as a film professional.

List of Courses 

   Avid
   Final cut pro
   After Effects
   Photoshop
   Nuendo
   Voice over and Dubbing
   Camera training
   Sound Engineering

Trendsetting Training 

   Interface (in-depth training)
   Editing techniques (with highly professional teaching)
   Short cuts (international standards)
   Secrets of editing (innovative shortcuts and options)
   Telecast standards (National & International)
   Camera training with real shooting in the field
   Trouble shooting (project saving, retrieving, software and hardware)
   Colour correction, grading (international standards)
   Special Effects (exclusive training)
   All 3rd Party plug-ins (in-depth training)
   Shot composition (Fight scenes, songs, dialogues, documentaries)
   Documentary editing
   Serial editing
   Corporate film editing
   Movie editing
   Promo editing
   Separate projects given for each segment
   3 hrs a day classes
   Real project work with personal monitoring
   Valuable Certificate

Salient Features

Avid 

   In-depth training on interface
   Short-cuts and techniques
   Capturing visuals
   Colour correction and grading in avid
   Avid editing techniques
   All 3rd Party software training
   System settings and changing interface
   Formats and frames and shots training
   Hardware assembling and system maintenance
   Trouble shooting and data recovery
   Effect editor
   Chromo keying
   Serial editing
   Promo editing
   Voice Over editing
   Creative editing
   Visual diagnosis
   Export and imports

Final Cut Pro (FCP) 

   Apple interface
   Final cut pro interface
   Short-cuts and techniques
   Editing and creative editing
   Serial editing and voice over editing and film editing
   All 3rd party plug-ins
   Live type
   Motion
   Colour
   Sound booth
   Export and imports
   Capturing and output
   Colour correction and grading
   Conversion techniques
   Secret short-cut keys
   Interface link with other software like Photoshop and After Effects
   Deck connections
   Audio and video settings
   Decklink settings
   International broadcast standards

Corporate overview

The original parent corporation, Jingle Networks, was formed in 2005, and received its initial funding from First Round Capital of $400,000.[2] By the spring of 2008 it had, according to TechCrunch, "captured a six percent market share of directory assistance calls." At that time, Jingle Networks received 20 million calls per month.[2] Since that peak, the company has reported fewer calls, around 15 Million calls per month as consumers shift to smart-phones to get directory information.[3]

On October 23, 2006, Jingle Networks announced that it raised $30 million in fourth round financing from Goldman Sachs and Hearst Corporation. This came after a $26 million round in April 2006, and a $5 million round in December 2005. Also on that date, Jingle Network's CEO volunteered on TechCrunch that his company was losing on average 5 cents for every call they processed.[4] On June 25, 2008, TechCrunch repeated Jingle's press releases that they had reached per-call profitability.[5]

Jingle Networks aims at attracting customers away from an existing fee-based market. The Wall Street Journal described it as "inspired by the business model of Google".[6] From 2005 through the early 2010, Jingle Networks guessed they saved consumers $1 billion[3] based on an inflated rate of $2 a call for directory assistance.

In April 2011, Marchex bought Jingle Networks for $62.5M in combination of cash and stock. Marchex says Jingle Networks will generate more than $26 million in 2011 revenue, up more than 40 percent over 2010. Marchex said it expects call-driven revenue to make up 75 percent of the company’s 2011 revenue.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Liberty Media assets
  2. ^ a b Michael Arrington (2005-10-03). "1-800-free-411: Free directory calls". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2011-02-03. Cite error: The named reference "Peak" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "1-800-FREE411 Expands Reach Into Mobile Search With Launch of iPhone and Android Apps". EON. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  4. ^ TalkCrunch » Blog Archive » Interview With Jingle CEO and Venture Capitalist
  5. ^ Jingle Networks Proves Their Free Business Model Works
  6. ^ Rebecca Buckman (2006-04-20). "Your Listing, and a Word From Our Sponsor". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2006-11-03. Article reprinted on kelseygroup.com.
  7. ^ Greg Lamm (2011-04-11). "Marchex buys mobile ad company Jingle Networks for $62.5M". Tech Flash. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

Further reading

External links

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