MySpace to Host MySpace Café at The Sundance Lift
2009 Sundance Film Festival
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WHAT:
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MySpace Café
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WHEN:
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Friday, January 16, 2009 - Friday, January 23, 2009
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Hours: 8:00am- 4:00pm daily
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WHERE:
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825 Main Street at The Sundance Lift, Park City, UT
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MySpace Café is an official media partner of The Sundance Lift at the
2009 Sundance Film Festival. The MySpace Café is open to celebrities and
industry tastemakers to get warm from the freezing temperatures, enjoy
delicious food, for press to conduct interviews and for all to
experience MySpace Celebrity. MySpace Celebrity (http://celebrity.myspace.com)
is a global community focused on Hollywood culture, news, content and
events. It serves as the premiere place for celebrities to connect with
their fan base and raise awareness for their passion projects and
special causes. More than 600 celebrities are currently featured across
all MySpace verticals including actors, directors, screenwriters,
musicians, and athletes.
The MySpace Café will be open from 8:00am - 4:00pm daily and will
provide complimentary food served by famed Chef Tom Symon. The custom
menu will include classic breakfast items, comfort food favorites,
various gourmet salad options and many warm beverages to choose from.
Each table in the MySpace Café will feature HP computers thus creating a
fully interactive dining experience. The following exciting events will
occur in the venue throughout the week:
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Daily Photos: Each day in the MySpace Café will be
photographically documented and images of celebrities will be easily
accessible throughout the week.
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MySpace Karaoke: Computers will feature MySpace Karaoke
allowing celebrities and press alike to record video and audio of
their favorite songs. For more information visit: www.myspace.com/karaoke.
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MySpace Games: Diners will be treated to a Scrabble Bar where
they can play the famously addictive game online. For more information
visit: http://games.myspace.com.
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Celebrity Guest Waiters/Waitresses: Stars give back as they
donate their time to be guest waiters/waitresses at the Café with all
tips going to Global Green (www.myspace.com/globalgreen).
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Presidential Pledge Videos: In honor of the upcoming
Inauguration, Katalyst Media (Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg’s
production company) and MySpace Celebrity will welcome celebrities to
record a pledge of service to President-elect Obama, reflecting the
ways in which they plan to take actions that lead to the nationwide
change he has incited. The videos, directed by Demi Moore, will post
exclusively on MySpace Celebrity the week of the Inauguration.
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Celebrity Profile Pages: Established and rising stars are
invited to create MySpace profile pages at the Café. MySpace recently
launched Profile 2.0 allowing for even more creativity and control of
profile layouts. Users may drag and drop modules, delete and privatize
information, and skin their pages with themes created exclusively for
and by MySpace.
Additionally, January 2009 marks the 5-year anniversary of MySpace, a
milestone the company is proud to mark at the MySpace Café. Since
officially launching in 2004, MySpace has become a household name with
nearly 76 million users in the US, making it a leader and innovator in
the digital space and a powerful influence on popular culture.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle
portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and
making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected
global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging,
e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified
listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums.
MySpace's international network includes more than 30 localized
community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America,
Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia,
India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of
News Corp. (NYSE:NWS)
(NYSE:NWS.A)
(ASX:NWS)
(ASX:NWSLV).
Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, November 2008. For
more information on comScore, please go to www.comscore.com.