Pensacola, Florida 4/2/2008 7:00:00 PM
News / Business

Tinbu's U.S. Gas Price Module Now Live on Over 1500 HelloMetro City Guides

Consumers all across the U.S. can search for the lowest local gas prices at any of HelloMetro's online city guides.

Tinbu, a leading provider of interactive data modules featuring patent-pending technology, is pleased to announce their U.S. fuel pricing module is now in use with over 1,000 HelloMetro city guides across the U.S.

"The price of gas is a leading news story on almost every online media web site across the nation on a daily basis. As a result of the demand for consumers to know the lowest prices of gasoline in their communities our interactive gas pricing module has gone live on over 1000 online city guides run by HelloMetro," said John Brier, Tinbu's CEO.

HelloMetro is a leading provider of local content, featuring a network of over 1500 City Guides from around the world where online visitors can find local and hyper-local content.

"Gas prices effect the majority of American's. Our interactive fuel pricing module allows people to search their specific city by name or zip code and instantly find the lowest and highest priced fuel in their area. With over 140,000 gas stations included in our fuel pricing module consumers now have a valuable tool that allows them to save money every time they fill up their tank. The demand for this product has exceeded our expectations in just its first few months of availability, and we now expect this fuel pricing module to be on 1000 or more media web sites by the time the summer travel season arrives. HelloMetro is a leading provider of local and hyper-local content and we are pleased to be working with them in regards to making our interactive fuel pricing module available to their considerable online audience," added Brier.

Tinbu's interactive fuel pricing module shows the highest and lowest current gas prices across the U.S. and includes an interactive map of all 50-states. Consumers can enter in their zip code, or type in their city or town, and then get online maps to the station they want to purchase fuel at. Consumers can also set up customized alerts to notify them of price changes in their area. Another feature of the gas pricing module is an integrated database of over 20,000 automobiles that lets consumers compare fuel efficiency for virtually every make and model automobile on the road today, as well as calculate their estimated annual fuel costs based on their individual driving habits.
 
U.S. Gas Prices Module can be seen at this link, and includes the interactive features listed below  http://www.tinbu.com/gas/
  • Daily gas station price monitoring on over 140,000 stations in U.S.
  • Available in English or Spanish.
  • Searchable by zip code or city name.
  • Shows top 10 highest and lowest prices in every location.
  • Built in mapping feature showing location of every station listed.
  • Interactive map of U.S. showing current high and low for each state when moused over.
  • Site visitors can set up customized alerts to notify them of desired gas price changes in their selected location.
  • Current crude oil price with percentage change
  • U.S. average gas price.
  • U.S. lowest gas price with location.
  • U.S. highest gas price with location.
  • Historical fuel price information by state.
  • Gas saving tips for consumers.
  • MPG analysis for 20,000+ vehicles from 1985 to today.
  • Personal annual fuel cost estimate for people based on their driving habits and current vehicle.
  • Tell a friend feature.
Media groups interested in adding the Tinbu U.S. Gas Pricing module to their web sites can contact Tinbu at Info@Tinbu.com  for more information. To learn more about the interactive data products offered by Tinbu visit their corporate web site at http://tinbu.com/script/news_item/www.Tinbu.com.

About Tinbu, LLC

Tinbu, LLC, and their wholly owned subsidiaries Gaming Solutions International, LLC, and CyberIntegrations, LLC, use patent pending technology to provide interactive data products to leading online and wireless companies worldwide. Tinbu's clients include AOL, AOL Latino, AOL Canada, Telemundo, MSN, MSN Espanol, MSNBC, USA TODAY, Bell South, ATT, Media General, Clear Channel Television, CBS Television, ABC Television, Fox Television, CBS Radio, Quepasa, Boston Herald, Tribune, Toronto Star, CBC New Media, Fox Interactive Media, My Red Fish, Local Solutions Networks, Motricity, uClick, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Hello Metro, The Boston Globe, The New York Daily News, Terra Networks, Univsion, Ask.com, Yahoo!, Rogers Communications, and many others.