Joins Forces with 5 Rockets to Create the Leading Online Community for Game Audio Professionals

San Francisco, CA – The Game Audio Network Guild today launched its new global social network at www.audiogang.org. The web presence includes new and emerging technologies that facilitate online interaction geared towards interactive audio professionals, including audio portfolios, personal blogs, live chat, content sharing, forums, rss feeds, and dynamic calendars. G.A.N.G. tapped 5 Rockets, Inc, a leading social media and design consultancy, to help originate and develop this ambitious project.

\"Having worked with Steve and 5 Rockets on a number of previous projects, we knew that we had to collaborate to bring G.A.N.G. to the next level\" says Paul Lipson, President of the Game Audio Network Guild and VP of Business Development at Pyramind, Inc. \"Our Guild is a global organization, with members in almost thirty countries. It was time to bring our online community to the next level and integrate next generation web technologies to support our membership and sponsorship base.\"

The new G.A.N.G. website offers members unprecedented access to networking and professional development tools, while simultaneously providing Sponsors with direct online communication and channel marketing frameworks. The result is a tightly knit community for both professionals and inspired young talent.

\"The Game Audio Network Guild is uniquely positioned to take advantage of social media tools to promote and enhance its already strong brand\" says Stephen Years, President of 5 Rockets, Inc. \"We worked closely with the Guild\'s leadership to understand how their membership could best take advantage of social media tools to promote themselves globally while simultaneously cultivating a tighter knit community.\"

For general information, and membership, sponsorship, and partnership information; please visit www.audiogang.org, or email info@audiogang.org


Game Audio Network Guid (G.A.N.G.) - www.audiogang.org

The Game Audio Network (G.A.N.G.) is a global non-profit organization established to advance the interactive audio industry by providing information, instruction, resources, guidance and policy to its members, content providers and listeners throughout the world. G.A.N.G. empowers all game development communities by establishing resources, publicity, and recognition for education, business, and development professionals. G.A.N.G. also supports career development for students and aspiring game audio professionals, and works through sponsorship and partnership frameworks to empower and unite like-minded organizations. For more information, www.audiogang.org


5 Rockets, Inc. - www.5rockets.com

5 Rockets, Inc. is a social media consultancy and design firm that helps businesses realize the value of Internet communities. We are a passionate team of web designers, developers & visionaries. We are completely committed to designing, programming & growing web sites - while priding ourselves on leveraging the possibilities of the Internet. We combine our expertise as strategists, designers, developers, copywriters and marketers to create rich Internet experiences and communities that advocate your values and reinforce a shared vision.