Prodege Launches Search Win Merch(com) -- A New Search Engine with a Twist: Every Search is a Chance to Win Tickets to Coachella, Official Band Merchandise and More

SearchWinMerch.com is the world's first search engine for music fans; search the Web and win tickets to Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and official merchandise from AFI, Green Day, Tool, Beck, NIN and many more. No registration required.

Los Angeles, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) February 21, 2007 -- SearchWinMerch(.com) is a new web search engine with a compelling twist: Every search is a chance to win concert tickets, official band merchandise, autographs and more. Dubbed the "Rock Star of Search Engines' by its base of users, SearchWinMerch.com is the first search engine with an affinity program catered toward music fans. Every day Prodege pre-selects a handful of winning times, if you are the first person to search after this time, you win -- instantly. SearchWinMerch.com does not require any pre-registration or sign-up. Prizes include tickets to the sold-out 3-day Coachella Valley Arts & Music festival that will feature headlining performances from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Bjork. Other prizes include official band merchandise from artists like: AFI, Beck, Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, Green Day, Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, The Ramones, NOFX, No Doubt, Slayer, Social Distortion, Sonic Youth, Sublime, Taking Back Sunday, The Smiths, The Clash, The Beatles, Tool and more. New prizes will be added regularly.

Prodege the company behind SearchWinMerch.com, has previously launched a series of branded 'Search & Win' engines in partnership with major musicians including Hinder (www.searchwithhinder.com), Wynonna Judd (www.searchwithwynonna.com), and Meatloaf (www.searchwithmeatloaf.com). Since launching these branded search engines in late 2006, over 150 prizes have been given out to web searchers including autograph guitars, meet & greet passes, and on March 1st, trips to both Hawaii and New York. SearchWinMerch.com will follow suit and give out hundreds of prizes throughout the remainder of 2007.

According to Prodege's Director of Business Development Scott Dudelson, the question is not why use SearchWinMerch.com but rather why not? "SearchWinMerch.com gives its users search results from leading search providers which ensures a stellar user experience; We all search the web every day anyway, we figure, why not win cool prizes doing it?"

SearchWinMerch.com is also accessible through Internet Explorer toolbars and Firefox plug-in's which makes winning an even easier proposition. Additionally, PRODEGE has created a self-publishing toolbar software -- CreateMyToolbar.com -- which allows fans to build branded toolbars of their favorite bands in only minutes. The toolbars feature exclusive Search Win Merch search tool, RSS, a place to upload a logo and three buttons which are fully customizable. Other features include: pest scan pop-up blocker, autofill, tools, and many more.

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