Zvents and Americantowns Announce Agreement To Expand Local Online Community Resources

SAN MATEO, CA and FAIRFIELD, CT – April 2, 2008 – Zvents, the local search engine for things to do, and AmericanTowns, a national network of hyperlocal community based websites, today announced an agreement to increase online awareness about grassroots activities, neighborhood organizations, and local events across the United States, reaching beyond the big cities to vibrant but smaller communities.

Zvents will power the “Things to Do” platform for AmericanTowns, adding millions of important cultural and recreational events, venues and performer listings to AmericanTowns’ extensive database of over 10 million community events and 100,000 organizational listings. Zvents will also share AmericanTowns’ rich local content with the millions of unique users around the world already using Zvents’ cutting-edge local search technology products as part of the Zvents Media Network. As a result, users of both companies’ sites will be able to find, share, contribute and promote a broader range of events to a wider audience.

“We realize that the majority of online resources focus on ‘big events’ in metropolitan areas, which is why we want to provide a solution for people to find things quickly and easily at their own doorsteps,” said Ethan Stock, Zvents CEO and co-founder. “By collaborating with AmericanTowns, Zvents will give people more direct access to what’s going on at the local level in their respective communities.”

“While AmericanTowns is strong in hyper-local community events, our users also want to know about the big “Things to Do” that are nearby,” added Ted Buerger, chairman and co-founder of AmericanTowns. “Zvents has that content with related information on venues, performers, etc., and has solid existing distribution channels to help our community organizations ‘get the word out’ as broadly as possible. It’s good for both of us, for our users and for the communities we serve.”

Zvents currently powers search and local content for more than 200 media partners such as LA.com and Boston.com, as well as newspapers including the Detroit News, Denver Post, and the San Jose Mercury News.

Under the agreement, AmericanTowns will join the Zvents network and it will distribute Zvents’ content to AmericanTowns’ 10,000-plus distinct community-based websites. In turn, Zvents will syndicate AmericanTowns’ town and local community listings across Zvents’ entire distribution channel.

About Zvents
Zvents is the leading local search engine featuring things to do. Zvents provides a complete and compelling local user experience, enabling users to discover, contribute, share and promote local businesses, entertainment, sports activities, retail promotions, events, and performers. The company aggregates rich business and event information from the open-web, user-contributed content, 3rd party event sources, and links high-quality editorial partner content with its search index. With the Zvents Media Platform, Zvents’ local content index and search engine powers hundreds of media partners and publishers across the Zvents Media Network with dynamic local content. For more information, visit www.Zvents.com.

About AmericanTowns
AmericanTowns is a national network of community-based websites where residents can find and share local information. For every town in America, AmericanTowns has created a “community webspace” that brings together the nation's most extensive online database of community events, community groups, news, maps, videos, local resources and special tools for organizations. Dedicated to connecting citizens, community organizations and locally-focused businesses and strengthening the bonds of our nation's communities, AmericanTowns has featured more than 10 million community events in the last 12 months, and offers powerful tools to help more than 120,000 listed community organizations interact more effectively with local citizens. Founded in 2000, AmericanTowns is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Visit www.AmericanTowns.com.