Largest Niche Social Networking Company, Community Connect, Inc., Launches First Online Community for Black Audiences

Largest Niche Social Networking Company, Community Connect, Inc., Launches First Online Community for Black Audiences

Diddy, Janet Jackson, Ruben Studdard, Shareefa, and others to launch individual profile pages and offer content through popular Web communities

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Google(TM) may be the world's most popular "search" engine, but BlackPlanet.com just might be the next great "scoop" engine. Community Connect, Inc., the nation's largest niche social networking company, is introducing the first Online music community dedicated to serving African-American audiences on BlackPlanet.com. With more than 175,000 hip-hop artists already promoting their music on BlackPlanet.com, Community Connect will extend its leadership in the urban music market.

BlackPlanet Music enables a more powerful connection between new and established artists and their fans.

"Listening to our users is how Community Connect has grown consistently and been profitable for 10 years, and the Music is just the latest example," said Community Connect CEO Ben Sun. "Music plays such a vital role in our members' lives, and we are well positioned to help them connect with artists. BlackPlanet Music offers artists the largest online community dedicated to niche audiences."

To kick off the launch of the Music community, artists Janet Jackson, Diddy, and Ruben Studdard have joined the ranks of other musicians with pages on BlackPlanet.com. Each artist has his or her own profile page offering visitors the inside track on new music, artist updates, and appearances.

Each site will feature a:

-- Stats Tool: A unique tool where artists can measure how fans are
interacting with their profile page. This technology empowers artists
to directly communicate with their fans.
-- Ease of Use: BlackPlanet Music and MiGente Music are the only music
community sites that allow artists to immediately express themselves
with highly customizable tools to create, manage, and update their
individual pages.
-- Photos and Announcements: Artists can post unlimited photos and
distribute news announcements or leak exclusive information directly
to their fan base.

Access to BlackPlanet Music and MiGente Music is now available by becoming a member of BlackPlanet.com or MiGente.com. Membership to these social networking sites is free and allows members to network and communicate about the latest in politics, culture, music, and entertainment.

About Community Connect, Inc.

Community Connect, Inc. is the nation's largest niche social networking company. With more than 16 million members, Community Connect, Inc. is a top 50 web publisher (as measured in page views by comScore). Our sites AsianAvenue.com, BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com present marketers with a targeted opportunity to reach US multicultural audiences. Our proprietary technology platform provides members with the most user-friendly tools to connect with members of their community and discuss culturally relevant content. To find out more about Community Connect, go to: http://www.communityconnect.com/ .

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CONTACT: Amakeda Sekou, Office: +1-212-453-2378, or
Cell: +1-317-710-6922, or amakeda.sekou@fleishman.com , or Heather Woodard,
Office: +1-314-982-0289, or Cell: +1-660-864-3836, or
heather.woodard@fleishman.com , both of Fleishman-Hillard

Web site: http://www.communityconnect.com/

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