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ChicagoMag.com constructed for increased traffic and readership;
Joins Godengo’s ad network of regional magazines

Emeryville, CA (July 23, 2007) – Chicago magazine has partnered with Godengo, Inc. to upgrade the web platform of its online edition – www.chicagomag.com -- enabling it to drive higher traffic numbers, engage more readers, and execute content and ad sales with more profitability and efficiency, it was announced today by Godengo CEO Tim Sullivan. Chicago is owned by Tribune Company.

Chicagomag.com is now powered by Godengo’s Rivista™ software, designed from the ground up for multiplying traffic volume, search engine optimization and increasing profits at city and regional magazine web sites. Visitors to the site will find it full of useful content that is continually changing.

In addition to the articles and columns found in its print publication, Chicagomag.com now offers searchable databases for dining, shopping and events, six new blogs, a business marketplace, photo galleries, video content, podcasts and category targeted advertising and sponsorship opportunities.

The web site has also joined the Rivista™ Ad Network, consisting of 19 publishers around the country, representing 73 regional magazine web sites. The Ad Network harnesses an affluent, upscale consumer audience representing the premier city and regional lifestyle publications, providing extensive reach and expertise in local markets.

Chicagomag.com is the essential guide to the Chicagoland area, with the latest information on dining, nightlife, culture, news, politics, communities and trends in the city – everything to help make the most out of living in and around the city.

Produced by the city’s best magazine editors and writers, Chicago magazine is the definitive voice on top dining, entertainment, shopping and real estate in the region. It also offers provocative narrative stories and topical features that have won numerous awards. Chicago magazine is the nation’s largest monthly city magazine circulating more than 180,000 copies reaching 843,350 readers.

“We are so excited to be partnered with Chicago magazine to help bring their award winning content and new interactive features to the online channel,” explains Godengo’s Sullivan. “They have an amazing team that is really pushing the boundaries of what a city magazine can deliver to their online audience. We have already seen a dramatic increase across all traffic metrics.”

In addition to Chicago, the companion publication Chicago HOME + Garden and www.chicagohomeandgardenmag.com will also be served by Godengo.