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The primary product of DiscoverPlaces.com, the Community Online™, is an interactive reflection of the actual physical community it serves. It is both a portal, and entry point, to a comprehensive collection of Web sites from the region and a place for interaction, networking, and activities of the community’s users.

The Community Online™ is composed of key components, designed to work together synergistically, creating something beyond either a Web portal or online community.

The Community Online™ is composed of the following components:

Community Magazine—fresh, dynamically published information on local living, working, playing, shopping, and learning, offering the top‐level view of what the community has to offer. The magazine has categories for Live, Work, Shop, Play and Learn.

Community Social Networking — provides local residents the ability to register and create a profile to share with other local residents. Users can share messages, photos, links, videos, and much more with existing and new friends. Includes integration with Facebook and MySpace.

Community‐Wide Calendar— sophisticated calendar of events system designed to serve a very diverse set of interests offering an unlimited number of individual calendars with a master calendar to show all events.

Community Business Directory—a comprehensive directory and search engine of local Web sites, guiding users to Local Businesses in the region.

Community Classified Ads—a comprehensive directory and search engine of local items for sale by individuals who have registered for a free account on the DiscoverPlaces.com Content Network.

Community Real Estate Listings—a comprehensive directory and search engine of local Real Estate Agents and the Properties they represent.

Community Employment Listings—a comprehensive directory and search engine of local Employers and Job Openings.

Community Automobile Listings—a comprehensive directory and search engine of local Automobile Dealerships and their inventories.

Community Forums— integration of existing interactive forums, with specific forums strategically sponsored by the Community Online. ™

Advertisement Manager — a robust database driven component which allows DiscoverPlaces.com to display configurable banner advertisements on any or all portals. Includes the ability to configure ads to be served on an impression or per click basis and includes performance reporting as well as integration with the Google Analytics engine.

Community Online™ puts forth a regional brand and image for a local area, facilitating a unified message and access. It also provides community and business leaders with an attractive and cost effective opportunity to implement a comprehensive and unified Internet portal into a community or geographic region.