Social Media Ventures Announces Completion of Redesigned Site

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JERICHO, N.Y., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Social Media Ventures, Inc.. (Other OTC: SMVI.PK – News) announces it has completed the redesign for its popular pet-themed social networking site, www.PetsPlaces.com. Highlights of the new redesigned site include a faster load time as well as a new user interface for enhanced usability for registered members of PetsPlaces.com.

The updated PetsPlaces site features a beautiful design with a multi-faceted registration sign-up, providing members with the ability to register with their Facebook, MySpace or Foursquare account as well as many other popular social networking portals. The redesigned site also offers clearer navigation, focused content and a clean user interface for enhanced usability for all members of PetsPlaces members.

Social Media Ventures CEO, Robert W. Thayer states, “The launch of the new PetsPlaces redesigned site is a step toward our goal of attracting new members and advertisers but also making the site more dynamic for existing clientele so that we may retain a captive audience.”  Thayer continues, “Our vision remains clear in that we want to continue to draw new users and keep them engaged to make PetsPlaces one of the most popular pet-themed social networking sites online for both our members and advertisers.”

According to Alexa.com, the amount of people spending time online at PetsPlaces is up over 36 for the past three moths. The Company plans to announce other new services for pet owners in the very near future as well as a couple of new and exciting contests for members.

About Social Media Ventures, Inc.

Social Media Ventures (SMVI) is an online media venture company, creating and acquiring niche social networking websites as well as revenue generating web sites. SMVI will integrate an online advertising program that focuses on attracting advertisers to its core demographics for each social networking site. Currently SMVI operates the social networking site www.PetsPlaces.com as well as web portals; www.PetInThe.Net and www.PetsPlacesCard.com.  

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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements of future goals or expectations, containing words such as “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will” or similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the successful completion of acquisitions and the integration of such businesses with those of the Company, competition, technological changes, the ability to obtain financing and other factors. The Company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release.

Contact:
Social Media Ventures, Inc.
www.socialmv.com
Email: ir@socialmv.com
Tele: (516) 204-4843

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New social-networking app makes everyone a tour-guide

The most rewarding part of traveling is often discovering the hidden gems of a city—alleyways lined with street art, the perfect spot to watch a sunset, a camera shop stocked with vintage lenses. The new location-based iOS app Trover makes it possible for users to share or find what it calls Discoveries—photos of and information about noteworthy sites and activities in any given place.

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For example, if you’re in downtown San Francisco, you can see Discoveries for Rayko Photo Center’s photo gallery, an iron sculpture of a man sleeping on W Hotel’s roof, garlic fries from Bar 888, and a number of places to find graffiti art.

Co-founders Rich Barton and Jason Karas created Trover to provide a personalized, crowd-sourced travel guide where you can get tips from friends, people you trust, or just locals who know a place best. Like photo-sharing app Instagram, Trover users can take photos within the app, follow one another, and browse through other users’ uploaded Discoveries. Trover is much more than just images; you are also required to include a brief description and the location of an image. The app pinpoints them on a built-in Google map, making it easy for users to get directions to what’s captured in the photo.

Tover’s interface is well designed and easy to understand. When it opens, you are taken to a screen called Nearby, where Discoveries close to your current location are displayed as a matrix of thumbnail images. As you scroll through the matrix, you can see how far away the various Discoveries are in the upper left hand corner. An icon on the right hand corner indicates if you are within walking, skating, biking, or driving distance. You can also search images based on a specific destination, filter images so you only see ones uploaded by people you’re following, or only view Discoveries that were added in the past week. Other browsing modes include Featured, which displays a list of editor-picked Discoveries, and the time-based Feed page that shows a list of most recently uploaded Discoveries.

Clicking on an image opens it a larger view and shows who uploaded the Discovery, a description, a comment thread for that Discovery, and a map that’s compatible with the standard iOS Maps app. You also have the option to “thank” the person who uploaded the Discovery, follow them, leave a comment, or share the item via Twitter, Facebook, or email.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can sign up for Trover through Facebook Connect, Twitter, or using an email address. If you sign up using Facebook, Trover will automatically start following any of your friends who are also using the app. I signed up with this method, but found that I only had one friend on Trover. It’s not a surprise since the app has been in trial mode for the past three months and only officially launched on Thursday. Currently Trover estimates that it has around 70,000 users in more than 150 countries.

If Trover is to function as a go-to guide for a city’s nooks and crannies, it will need to get far more users on board. Barton and Karas acknowledge this, and are focused on scaling the community by creating Trover apps specifically for the iPad and Android devices, and organizing in-person events for people to connect with others in their area.

Trover doesn’t have an extensive catalog yet, but it’s on its way. The app is unique, and useful for anyone who wants to find the lesser-known treasures at any destination. Trover is available for free on the App Store and requires iOS 4.0 or later; there is also a read-only Trover website where you can browse exisitng Discoveries.

[Alexandra Chang is a Macworld intern. Follow her on Twitter: @alexandra_chang]

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