CityVoter.com, the leading social platform for the insider's scoop, today announced that Daniel Jaye will be joining the company as an advisor.

Cambridge, MA - January 26, 2009

"Since CityVoter's inception, we've been fortunate to surround ourselves with industry experts who truly understand how to take advantage of the disruption in traditional media and advertising models", said Josh Walker, CEO of CityVoter. "We will seek Dan's strategic counsel to help us improve our user experience and take advantage of the rich consumer preference data we receive through our local promotions."

Mr. Jaye, most recently was President of TACODA / SVP AOL at AOL. Prior to this role he was Chairman, CTO and Founder of Permissus, Inc. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Jaye was with Engage, Inc. (Andover, MA) as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer where he was in charge of Product Strategy and Delivery and Operations. Mr. Jaye was CTO of CMGI, Engage's parent until the Engage IPO in July, 1999. He is a recognized industry expert on privacy matters. While with Engage, Mr. Jaye invented the concept of "anonymous profiling" and conceived of and created Engage.Knowledge, a database of actionable anonymous web-wide behavioral profiles. He also patented a system and method for building user profiles and "dual-blind" identification and a method for inferring demographic information of web site visitors.

"I've followed CityVoter for the past several months and really admire the approach they taken to engaging local markets," Dan Jaye said. "There is a lot of opportunity here to take advantage of local brands and the loyalty we see building with local merchants. I'm excited to be involved with this growing young company and look forward to influencing its growth."

In 2009, CityVoter plans to expand into all of the top 50 US markets. Last year, the company engaged more than 6 million consumers and collected more than two million votes.

About CityVoter

CityVoter.com is the leading social platform for the insider's scoop. It allows insiders who know a city best to share their insight with information, ratings, and reviews on everyday decisions. By eliminating the guesswork from daily life, CityVoter.com helps people make the best decisions in all aspects of their lives, not just around the big events. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CityVoter.com helps leading media companies like Barrington Broadcasting, Belo, FOX, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, Post-Newsweek, Raycom and the San Francisco Chronicle, a division of Hearst Corporation to engage and monetize their local audience, successfully converge with digital media, and immerse their brands into the local social experience. For more information, visit www.CityVoter.com.

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