PureVideo
Networks, Inc. announces the launch of
PoliticsUpClose (www.politicsupclose.com)
PoliticsUpClose is a new
political search engine and portal.
The search engine offers
multimedia results, including news, blog
posts, videos and more.
Visitors can also find profiles on every
member of the Senate and Congress, all 50
governors, as well as presidential
hopefuls. These profiles offer exhaustive
and timely information on politicians'
parties, positions, roles, and voting
histories plus their most recent news,
videos, photos, blog posts, podcasts, radio
clips and more.
The Company plans a rapid launch of up to 10
more verticals in 2007 that will leverage
the same technical infrastructure as
PolticsUpClose.
PRESS RELEASE
PureVideo Networks Launches Political Search
Engine and Media Guide, PoliticsUpClose.com
Leading new media company launches 5th
branded vertical with plans to add up to 10
more in 2007
El Segundo, CA, April 23, 2007 – In response
to the unprecedented influence of the Web on
the 2008 Presidential race and politics in
general, PureVideo Networks, Inc., the new
media and technology company behind leading
Web-wide video search site, PureVideo.com,
today announced the launch of
PoliticsUpClose (Beta) (www.PoliticsUpClose.com),
a search engine and media guide to US
politics and policy.
Created as a bipartisan resource for new and
experienced voters, politicos, staffers and
everyone in between, PoliticsUpClose is a
multimedia search engine and content
aggregator of government-related information
and resources. Because of the search
engine's exclusive focus on politics,
PoliticsUpClose offers returns that are more
relevant than those of general search
engines. Additionally, users can search for
a variety of media, including news, blogs,
video, photos and more.
"We wanted to offer the American public a
valuable and easy-to-use resource that
delivers loads of information on critical
and complex political issues, simply and
digestibly” said, Greg Morrow, President and
co-founder of PureVideo Networks, Inc.
"Most importantly, because the site pulls
information from the left, right and center,
users enjoy a spectrum of opinion that's
completely unbiased, helping them make
independent and informed decisions.”
Content on PoliticsUpClose is organized into
tabs: News, Blogs, Politicians, Videos,
Issues, Bills, Humor, Elections and
Resources. Users can find profiles on every
member of the Senate and Congress, all 50
governors, as well as presidential
hopefuls. These profiles offer exhaustive
and timely information on politicians'
parties, positions, roles, and voting
histories plus their most recent news,
videos, photos, blog posts, podcasts, radio
clips and more. Users can also obtain
information regarding bills, controversial
issues, national polls, and voter
information, in addition to humorous content
like video parodies, fake news, and
political cartoons.
The launch of PoliticsUpClose corresponds
with parent company PureVideo Networks'
strategy to create a network of branded Web
destinations that leverage search technology
to aggregate and deliver multimedia results
on popular topics. The Company's flagship
property, PureVideo (www.purevideo.com), a
leading Web-wide video search engine, acts
as a barometer for consumer demand, tracking
popular searches and identifying future
opportunities.
"Trend analysis from PureVideo provides us
with powerful business intelligence that we
use to build new websites consumers care
about,” said Erik Hawkins, CEO & co-founder
of PureVideo Networks, Inc. "It's a system
that has proven successful with
HollywoodUpClose.com, and one I believe will
deliver similar results on
PoliticsUpClose.com and other sites to
come.”
The Company plans a rapid launch of up to 10
more verticals in 2007 that will leverage
the same technical infrastructure as
PolticsUpClose. To date, this strategy of
verticals has worked well for PureVideo
Networks' family of sites, which attract 13+
million monthly visitors, over 2 million of
which visited 8 week old
HollywoodUpClose.com.
According to US online traffic counter,
Compete.com, StupidVideos.com and
PureVideo.com, represent two of the top ten
leading US video sites by market share.
PureVideo.com is the first and only video
search site on the list. PureVideo Networks
was also recently added to the AlwaysOn
OnHollywood 100 list, the power list of the
top 100 private digital entertainment and
media companies.
About PoliticsUpClose:
PoliticsUpClose is the Web's most
comprehensive portal to US governmental and
political media and information. The
bipartisan destination offers a targeted
search engine in addition to timely news,
videos, photos, blog posts, podcasts,
political cartoons and other content
obtained from the nation's most popular and
trusted sources.
For more information on PoliticsUpClose,
please visit: www.politicsupclose.com
About PureVideo Networks:
Based in El Segundo, CA, PureVideo Networks,
Inc. is a new media company that enables the
discovery and promotion of video online.
Funded by Softbank Capital, the Company owns
and operates the broadband entertainment
destinations, StupidVideos (www.stupidvideos.com),
GrindTV (www.grindtv.com), PureVideo (www.purevideo.com),
HollywoodUpClose (www.hollywoodupclose.com)
and PoliticsUpClose (www.politicsupclose.com).
For more information on PureVideo Networks,
Inc., please visit:
www.purevideonetworks.com
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