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Goalwire.com launches Sport Bar in social chat app Friendbase®

Football fans all over the world are gearing up for the World Cup in Brazil kicking off on the 12th of June. The leading web site for live score results, Goalwire.com, is proud to present the launch of a pop up Sport Bar in the social chat app Friendbase. The Goalwire Sport Bar will feature a screen where football scores will be streamed and updated in real time, allowing fans to hang out and follow the games. For the fans there will be outfits in the teams’ colors, flags and other accessories available to further show their support of their favorite teams.

This is the first time Friendbase opens up the app for partners to come join Friendbase creating a live event and time limited activity. Head developer and founder Andréas Rehnberg says: “This is an important step for us in the development of Friendbase. Our aim for the near future is to have many ongoing events in Friendbase so people all over the world can meet up around a passion, regardless if it is sports, music or fashion. Over the next few months there will be many more events and activities to come with several new partnerships”.

For Goalwire.com, this is a completely new way of reaching out to a larger audience. Johan Ejermark, Chairman of NewsMe, owner of Goalwire.com explains: “We are partnering with Friendbase to experiment with new fan experience. We hope to develop a whole new experience with the matches as social objects in Friendbase.”

The updated version of Friendbase is available for download now for iPhone, Android and web browsers. Please find direct links for download on:

www.friendbase.com.
www.friendbase.com/media/sportsbar.zip
www.friendbase.com/media/mediakit.zip

About Friendbase®
Friendbase is a fully cross platform virtual Facebook chat application, where users can interact with each other through all offered platforms. It is free to download and monetization is achieved through virtual sales of items and clothing as well as VIP status enabling access to certain VIP areas. Friendbase offers a neutral meeting place for anyone that wants to meet new Facebook friends from all over the world in an easy, friendly environment. Since the launch in August 2013, the app has been downloaded more than 180 000 times. Friendbase is developed by game developer Palderio AB.

About Goalwire.com
Goalwire.com is the leading live score site in Scandinavia. On Goalwire.com you can find live scores, fixtures, results and statistics from all over the world. Goalwire.com is a part of the NewsMe.com network of sports sites incorporated in Sweden.

For more information, please contact us at:

Friendbase: Deborah Lygonis, info@friendbase.com tel +46 70 833 0090
NewsMe: Johan Ejermark,  johan@newsme.com,  +46 70 776 7733


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About Friendbase®
Friendbase is a fully cross platform virtual Facebook chat application, where users can interact with each other through all offered platforms. It is free to download and monetization is achieved through virtual sales of items and clothing as well as VIP status enabling access to certain VIP areas. Friendbase offers a neutral meeting place for anyone that wants to meet new Facebook friends from all over the world in an easy, friendly environment. Since the launch in August 2013, the app has been downloaded more than 180 000 times. Friendbase is developed by game developer Palderio AB.

 

For more information, please contact us as info@friendbase.com.