Press Release

Dec. 18, 2006

Vibe Journal: Next generation personal web solution puts the sizzle into blogging with rich-media features

ST. LOUIS – December 18, 2006 – Vibe Solutions Group (http://www.vibesolutions.net) announced the release of Vibe Journal (http://www.vibejournal.com), the next generation personal web page solution that allows consumers to create their own personal, rich-media space on the Internet. Vibe Journal makes it easy for users to publish photos, video, audio or text with drag-and-drop simplicity. Vibe Journal combines this rich-media publishing experience with a robust video content aggregator, called PyroTV, that allows consumers to define their web space with a combination of personal, professional and user-submitted video content.

“Consumers are looking for an easy way to showcase and publish their growing library of rich-media assets, and make professional and user-submitted video content personal, organized and relevant to them,” said Ted Briscoe, CEO of Vibe Solutions Group. “At the same time, broadband and media companies are looking for ways to build these communities in ways that meets their brand and privacy requirements. Vibe Journal accomplishes both of these objectives.”

Vibe has taken core aspects of Web 2.0 applications, including user-generated content, social networking and self-publishing, and made them both mainstream and partner configurable. With Vibe Journal, users can easily generate their own rich-media content, allow others to contribute or comment on their Journal and invite friends to view their site. Vibe Journal’s partner customization options give partners control over branding, community and content distribution.

“Vibe Journal provides both network and service providers a collaborative platform that strengthens the viewer-customer relationship,” said Will Richmond, president of Broadband Directions. “As user-generated content and community building become more appealing to mainstream Internet users, platforms like Vibe Journal are key differentiators for service providers, helping them attract and retain broadband Internet subscribers.”

Similar to Vibe’s acclaimed Video Mail product, deployed by many leading cable broadband providers, Vibe Journal is a turnkey solution that supports a partner’s brand, acquisition and retention needs. Vibe Journal supports the formation of “micro-communities”, or personal online communities joined by similar interests and content.
 
Some of the key features of Vibe Journal include:

• Rich-Media Publishing: With media-centric home page templates, a Media Gallery and support for more than 70 media file types, Vibe Journal is optimized for digital media. The Vibe Media Widget provides a universal interface for users to easily browse and import media from their PC, drag-and-drop to upload or record and publish directly from a webcam. Vibe’s “behind the scenes” Flash transcoding feature provides a consistent playback experience with a range of video formats.

• Personal Web Page Customization: Each Journal comes with default pages that include a Home Page, Blog, Gallery, Calendar and Feeds. Users can personalize their Journal by selecting from dozens of home page template and style combinations, hiding certain pages of their Journal, and by adding their own audio greeting that plays when people view their site.

• Self-Aggregated Video Content: Each Journal comes with PyroTV – a video aggregator that allows users to select from hundreds of video networks and channels, ranging from user-generated to professional content. Users can search, select, preview and subscribe to channels to customize their own personal viewing experience. Integration with Journal allows users to publish video titles directly to their Media Gallery. Content owners can manage their networks, channels and titles to any Journal community via a password-protected Content Administrator site.

• Share and Collaborate – on the Go: Users can easily share their personal Journal with others and allow them to contribute, comment or simply view their site. Shared calendars, the Vibe feed aggregator and the ability to publish to your Journal from a mobile phone are just some of the collaborative features of Vibe Journal.
  
  
• Partner Customization: Like all of Vibe’s products, Vibe Journal is designed for turnkey partner customization and deployment. Vibe’s hosted infrastructure ensures that partners can get to market quickly with a service that is proven and scalable. Areas of partner customization include: application branding, website branding, styles and templates, storage limits, pre-populated content, PyroTV network content, and ad-supported Journals.

About Vibe Solutions Group
Vibe provides a suite of rich-media consumer web services that allows consumers to easily express themselves, foster community, and communicate with family and friends. Vibe’s suite of broadband-enabled products allows consumers to combine highly personalized communications with rich-media content tailored to their interests. All of Vibe’s products are designed for turnkey partner customization, ideal for broadband providers, media content companies and leading Internet portals. For additional information, visit http://www.vibesolutions.net/  or http://vibejournal.com/.