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New Company Partners with Cell Phones for Soldiers to Help US Troops Send Special Messages to Loved Ones This Holiday Season

New York, NY – December 7, 2011: What if your gifts and greeting cards could come to life this holiday season? Imagine a world like Harry Potter, where letters read themselves and newspapers have interactive videos that speak to you.

stkr.itis bringing that reality one step closer by today unveiling a new way for people to easily connect, share and forever archive their memories by creating digital connections to physical items like greeting cards, gifts, scrapbook pages and much more.

stkr.it provides special stickers that can be easily linked to online content and can be accessed simply via stkr.it’s iPhoneand Androidapp, or directly on the web. Once saved, the digital content is linked forever, and the stickers can be placed wherever someone wants to share or save a memory.

“Imagine 20 years from now, opening a greeting card from your grandmother, and hearing her voice, or opening a scrapbook and being able to view a video that brings your favorite vacation to life,” said Mike Newman, CEO of stkr.it. “We founded stkr.it to do just that, and to help bridge the gap between your real life and your digital world.”

To help US troops share special memories this holiday season, stkr.it also announced its partnership with non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers. stkr.it is providing 15,000 stickers to military personnel globally, so they can send interactive, personalized messages home to families and friends.

“Our mission at Cell Phones for Soldiers is to help troops to communicate with family back home,” said Brittany Bergquist, co-founder of Cell Phones for Soldiers. “stkr.it’s technology makes any greeting card an interactive greeting card, helping troops surprise their loved ones with videos, photos and messages on the gifts and cards they’re sending home for the holidays.”

"The stkr.it stickers are a great way to send a glimpse of myself home for the holidays,” said PFC Jay Staley. “It’s easy to use and gives my family a sense of comfort when they can see my face unexpectedly. For all of us so far from home, we are thankful for programs like stkr.it that allow us to connect with our family.”

 How stkr.it Works:

• Purchase a pack of stkr.it stickers
• Upload images, video, audio or text to connect to stickers
• Place stickers on scrapbook pages, greeting cards, children’s books or anywhere you’d like to embed a memory
• Retrieve the content on any smartphone or computer, by scanning its code or entering it into the stkr.it website

Product Details:

stkr.it content can be created and accessed on any device, with or without stkr.it’s app installed. Content uploaded to stkr.it has no expiration date, so memories are there to be treasured forever. Only you and the people you share your content with will have access to it. The content is stored on the secure servers of one of the world’s largest technology companies.

stkr.it stickers are available onlinefor $2.99 for a three-pack, $8.99 for a 10-pack, and $4.99 for a 10-pack of  holiday gift tags.

About stkr.it

stkr.it was founded by Mike Newman, a veteran from the mobile phone industry, who wanted to help people connect and share their digital world with their real life. The company is backed by a group of investors with extensive mobile phone and software experience. For more information, visit stkr.it.

About Cell Phones for Soldiers

Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc. (CPFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing deployed and returning troops cost-free methods to communicate with family while serving in the United States military. Based in Norwell, Mass., CPFS was founded in 2004 by Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, then 12 and 13 years old. From the recycling of used mobile phones and cash donations, the organization has raised more than $7 million, collected more than 8.3 million cell phones and provided troops overseas with more than 114 million minutes of free talk time. For more information www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com. Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/JoinCellPhonesforSoldiers.

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