BLACKPLANET.COM IS NAMED THE LARGEST MULTICULTURAL NICHE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE OF 2007
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March 21, 2008

New York, New York – January 28, 2008 – African American social networking site BlackPlanet.com, part of the Community Connect Inc. family of niche social networking sites, has been named the fourth largest social networking site in 2007. According to Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, BlackPlanet.com ranked after MySpace, Facebook and Bebo. It is the only site targeting a multicultural community in the top 10.

Historically, the full potential of online engagement with the African American community has been under realized,  noted Kay Madati, VP of marketing at Community Connect Inc. We re thrilled with the results of the Hitwise study, which serve to validate what our audience and current partners have known for almost a decade -- BlackPlanet.com is the platform of choice for African American consumers who seek more

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