Compliments Are An App Away, All You Have To Do Is LISTEN

LISTEN Celebrates World Compliment Day With Fun Audio Recordings Consumers Can Play To Callers - Available Today

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Feb 26, 2015, 09:00 ET

SEATTLE, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of World Compliment Day on March 1, LISTEN, developed by RealNetworks, is celebrating with more than just a few kind words. Starting today, LISTEN is offering its users free compliment status messages and words of inspiration to brighten someone's day. LISTEN is an innovative smartphone app that allows consumers to easily customize their callers' experiences with music ringback tones and status messages. While thoughtful words can be hard to come by these days, companies and consumers alike are empowering one another through acts of kindness. Although it's not considered a commercial holiday, World Compliment Day is celebrated globally, offering a feel good way to celebrate the power of positivity when people share it with one another.

"Rather than wait until Christmas, Valentine's Day or birthdays, we want to give consumers a way to share positive energy with others all year long," said Laura Nolte, Head of Global Mobile Entertainment Marketing, RealNetworks. "A few kind words can make someone's day and World Compliment Day is the perfect excuse to share kindness with others."

To access the free compliments, users can download the LISTEN app on iOS or Android and simply click the "Status" feature from the menu and choose the "Compliments" option. With over 25 custom compliments available, LISTEN will have you covered and your callers will be delighted to hear the nice things you choose to play back to them.

Additional ways consumers can leverage LISTEN compliments and other features include:

1. Status Features:

Manage how their mobile device responds to inbound calls by easily allowing them to change their status when they can't answer.
Easily designate a compliment status greeting to a specific caller to offer words of praise when they're unable to answer their phone, such as:
- Hi! I can't take a call right now, but I just want to let you know your taste in music always makes my playlist. It's World Compliment Day, give someone a compliment…. every day…
- I'm busy at the moment, but Happy World Compliment day! And wow, your hair game is on point today. Spread the love and share a compliment with your friends today.
- In honor of World Compliment Day, I just wanted to praise you for picking up the phone and calling. Texting is overrated.

2. Music Library:

Let your callers hear music by assigning specific songs to different contacts from LISTEN's extensive, up-to-date, high-quality catalog of music containing thousands of songs.
Enjoy intuitive features such as an automatic "top callers" list based on the user's call history, and song-matching based on music already on their phone.
Auto-set songs for holidays or special occasions like birthdays – to ensure Mom's birthday is never forgotten.
Let your friends choose what song they want to hear when they call.

To learn more about LISTEN, please visit www.listen.com.

About LISTEN
From RealNetworks (the pioneering company that originally brought streaming video and audio to the web), LISTEN is the first direct-to-consumer smartphone app that allows consumers to quickly and easily customize their callers' experiences with ringback tones. With LISTEN, users can replace the traditional 'brrng brrng' that plays as calls are waiting to connect by assigning songs for them to hear or leaving status messages explaining why they can't answer the phone. It also incorporates music sharing and productivity tools.

About RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks creates innovative products and services that make it easy for people to connect with and enjoy digital media. RealNetworks invented the streaming media category and continues to connect consumers with their digital media both directly and through partners, aiming to support every network, device, media type and social network. Find RealNetworks corporate information at www.realnetworks.com.

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