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Shopit Launches the Shopit Media Ad Network

Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:59pm EST

Shopit introduces its highly targeted ecommerce advertising network to social
communities across the internet


LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Shopit, best known for its ecommerce enabling tools in social networks, has
launched a targeted ecommerce ad network, Shopit Media. Currently in private
Beta, Shopit Media will allow sellers to advertise products and services in a
highly targeted manner to over 350 million users across the internet and
specifically within social communities. 

Shopit Media is the first social advertising network to bring Peer to Peer, CPA
and Brand Advertising for ecommerce purposes under one umbrella. It provides
unique Peer to Peer advertising for Shopit sellers to promote their goods and
services both inside and outside the Shopit network. Shopit Media allows large
brands looking to drive ecommerce transactions to take advantage of customized
targeting solutions for their advertising to provide the greatest returns on
campaigns. Publishers can expect maximum revenue results for their inventory
attributable to the richness in targeting within social communities and ability
to bring buyers and sellers together. Shopit Media welcomes publishers from
Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, Bebo, Hi5 and Ning. 

"Shopit Media has enabled us to generate extra revenue on our applications, as
well as our clients, providing a steady flow of advertisers to fill our daily
demands." - says Matt Gaffney of Branded Research. 

"Shopit Media will give our sellers the chance to become advertisers," says Matt
Hill, CEO of Shopit. "A simple and low cost process to drive transactions for
any seller, whether it`s a large brand looking for a specific demographic or
someone coming from eBay that wants to reach people in social communities, our
ad platform will facilitate their needs." 

Shopit Media is available to both publishers and advertisers today. Publishers
that join Shopit Media before February 28th 2009 will receive bonus revenue
share opportunities, guaranteed to pay some of the highest rates in the
marketplace. Click here for more info www.shopitmedia.com. Shopit Peer to Peer
Ad Network is currently in private Beta and will be launched publicly later this
year. 

About Shopit

Shopit is the leader in free social commerce, allowing users to buy and sell
products and services within social networks and beyond for free. The company
hosts approximately 1 million merchant sellers across 40 social communities that
reach 350 million people and is growing fast. The platform enables efficient
sharing and publishing of products and information anywhere online. Products and
services can be directly linked from Shopit to any site, including popular
destination properties like MySpace, Facebook, AIM, Bebo, Friendster, Blogger,
Hi5, Ning and many more. Shopit's free commerce platform also supports the
functionality to import listings from traditional ecommerce sites such as eBay,
and Yahoo Stores. Shopit also recently launched its "Shopit Pro" version for
expert sellers looking to drive real sales in social communities. Shopit Pro can
be found at www.shopit.com/ShopitPRO. 

For more information, go to http://www.shopit.com. 





Shopit
Stephanie Pac, 310-987-7950
Stephanie@shopit.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009



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