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Emeryville, CA (August 27, 2007) – Real estate publishing giant Network Communications, Inc. has tapped Godengo, Inc. as the web platform builders for its portfolio of eight home design titles, it was announced today by Godengo CEO Tim Sullivan.

The site will also become part of the Godengo Online 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.

Each home design title will have its own website with its own domain managed via a central web content management system to support the online publishing of for these sites. NCI selected Godengo’s Rivista Website Publishing system for its ease-of-use and affordability in managing multiple titles. The publications that will be implemented are Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, At Home In Arkansan, Accent On Home & Garden, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, Kansas City Homes & Gardens, Mountain Living, St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles, and Seattle Homes & Lifestyles.

Utilizing Godengo’s web platform, each individual title’s site will be ready-made to drive higher traffic numbers, engage more readers, and execute content and ad sales with more profitability and efficiency. Godengo’s Rivista™ software is designed from the ground up for multiplying traffic volume, search engine optimization and increasing profits at city & regional and lifestyle magazine web sites. Visitors to the site will find it full of useful content that is continually changing.

“Working with NCI provides us an exciting opportunity to help expand their online home design portfolio in a number of proven affluent markets,” Explains Godengo’s Sullivan. “We believe this will be a fantastic, mutually beneficial relationship, leveraging these beautifully designed, highly visible titles.”

ABOUT GODENGO

Godengo provides city, regional and lifestyle magazines with a strong online presence and networked advertising inventory, enabling them to effectively compete online. Godengo’s Rivista™ software is designed from the ground up for multiplying traffic volume, search engine optimization and increasing profits at magazine publisher’s web sites. Typically, after six months, publications using Rivista™ double or triple their web traffic. At the same time, the Godengo™ Online Ad Network harnesses an affluent, upscale consumer audience representing the premier city & regional and lifestyle publications, providing national reach with deep expertise in local markets.


ABOUT NCI

Located in Lawrenceville, GA, a suburb of Atlanta, Network Communications, Inc. (NCI) is the largest national publisher of local printed and online magazines for the real estate market. We distribute more than 13 million magazines each month, representing more than 650 markets in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, NCI distributes its content through a world-class proprietary online network of more than 18 websites serving millions of consumers searching for a home or apartment. No one comes close to matching our high-quality magazines in print and online, and in delivering the most qualified prospects to our advertisers. Simply put, we publish the most recognized real estate magazines in the world and are industry leaders for reaching anyone seeking to buy, sell, rent or improve a home.

Contact: Drew Kerr
646-375-2354
drew(at)four-corners.com