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Contact:                                                                                                                           
Meredith Mobley                                                                                      
Marketing Communications Coordinator
meredith.mobley@forrent.com
Phone: 757-351-7366
Fax: 757-961-4827

Viva La Vie Boheme in your apartment and win tickets to RENT: The Broadway Tour

ForRent.com and RENT: The Broadway Tour launch the “Viva La Vie Boheme” Facebook photo contest

NORFOLK, Va.-(Nov. 19, 2009)-ForRent.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, and RENT: The Broadway Tour, celebrate the apartment living lifestyle with the “Viva La Vie Boheme,” Facebook photo contest. “Viva La Vie Boheme,” is the cry of Bohemians in the musical RENT meaning “Long Live Bohemia.” The contest asks apartment seekers to submit photos showing how they live “la vie boheme” in their apartments.

ForRent.com and RENT: The Broadway Tour will fly the winner and a friend to Sacramento, Calif., to attend the final performance of RENT: The Broadway Tour in February. Three finalists will each receive memorabilia from the show.

To participate, contestants must become a fan of the ForRent.com Facebook fan page and upload pictures of their free-spirited, apartment living lifestyle. In Facebook, visitors will be allowed to vote on their favorite photo through the “like” feature. The five photos with the most “likes” will be submitted to the cast of RENT who will pick the winner.

The contest consists of three phases:

o        Phase I: Submission, Nov. 9 - Dec. 15, 2009

o        Phase II: Voting,  Dec. 16 - Jan. 4, 2010

o        Phase III: Judging,  Jan. 5 - 8, 2010

“The ‘Viva La Vie Boheme’ Facebook contest is an exciting and creative way for apartment seekers to show how they celebrate the apartment living lifestyle,” says Terry Slattery, president, For Rent Media Solutions. “ForRent.com and RENT: The Broadway Tour have established strong followings, we look forward to seeing snapshots into the daily lives of ForRent.com followers and RENT fans.”

Visit the ForRent.com blog for more details. Apartment seekers and enthusiasts of RENT: The Broadway Tour can learn more about the contest through the RENT: The Broadway Tour Web site.

About RENT: The Broadway Tour

Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in “Rent: The Broadway Tour” currently touring across the United States until February 2010. Over the course of its groundbreaking 12-year New York run, “RENT” transformed the definition of musical theater — and changed Broadway forever. Set in NYC’s East Village, “RENT” is a modern take on the classic Puccini opera, La Boheme. It tells the unforgettable story of a group of young artists learning to survive, falling in love, finding their voices and living for today.

About For Rent Media Solutions^TM

Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., For Rent Media Solutions is a division of Dominion Enterprises and a leading resource for choosing your next apartment for rent. As the multi-family housing solution for apartment seekers and property managers, For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine^® and publishes 99 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide. In addition, For Rent Media Solutions operates four addition websites, including ForRent.com. For Rent Media Solutions is a company dedicated to the needs of the apartment industry, bringing prospective residents and apartment communities together.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, enthusiast and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, and employment industries. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., with 5,400 employees nationwide, the company provides a comprehensive suite of technology-based marketing solutions, more than 45 market-leading Web sites, and 450 magazines. For more information, visit http://www.dominionenterprises.com/.

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Contact: 
Wendy Froehlich
Marketing Director
wendy.froehlich@forrent.com
Phone: 757-351-7363
Fax: 757-282-6015

Nationwide Video Contest Finds $10,000 Grand Prize Winner in Pittsburgh

Local College Student Wins Big in ForRent.com’s Video Contest

NORFOLK, Va.-(August 4, 2008) - If you knew you could win $10,000 by creating a video about-of all things-furniture, would you do it? Brendan Walsh did. This 20-year-old, Art Institute of Pittsburgh student received the phone call of his life when he found out he was the grand prize winner of the “If Only Your Apartment Furniture Could Talk” video contest created by ForRent.com, a leading research Web site for searching apartments for rent.

As a digital media production major, Walsh thought it would be worth a shot to submit a video in the nationwide contest that challenged apartment seekers to tell ForRent.com why they deserved to win $10,000. However, the plea had to be made by the apartment’s current furniture. Walsh’s winning video, “Furniture Talk,” gave apartment renters a “fly on the wall” point of view of the interesting couch conversations their apartment furniture has when they’re not around. One couch tells the story of his lazy owners and why they should win $10,000 to add more furniture to their apartment.

Walsh submitted his short video to the contest Web site, where viewers got to vote for their favorite videos. As a freshman in college, he never imagined the effort he made in his first video would pay off so well.

“The day they announced the winner, I went to the site and saw my video,” says Walsh. “I didn’t even realize I had won. I just thought it was cool they put my video on the home page. I really took advantage of social media to get my video in front of voters. Social media is my life! It’s like a chain reaction. I tell 10 people, they tell 10 people and it spirals. I even created a Facebook group for my video submission to gain more views and votes.”

The once-struggling Pittsburgh college student and budding musician learned about the contest while perusing apartments in For Rent Magazine^® and on ForRent.com. Long gone are the days of Ramen noodles at breakfast, lunch and dinner for this self-proclaimed “super stoked” college student. With his winnings, Walsh plans to stock his refrigerator and cabinets, then share the wealth with his roommate and friends who helped create his prize video. He says he might even record a demo tape in a recording studio to help jumpstart his career as a musician.

Walsh’s video can be viewed at http://www.winapartmentfurniture.com/.

About ForRent.com^®

As a product of For Rent Media Solutions, a division of Dominion Enterprises, ForRent.com offers more than 50,000 apartments nationwide, offering multiple apartment search functions.  As a leading internet listing service, ForRent.com gives prospective renters an opportunity to choose their next loft, townhouse, condo, efficiency, house, duplex or apartment for rent. Apartment seekers can view property photos, virtual tours, streaming video, maps, detailed floor plans, pricing and have instant contact with the leasing agents via phone, email, or text. In conjunction with For Rent Magazine^®, which is available in 59 markets nationwide; ForRent.com serves as an additional resource for choosing your next apartment for rent.

About For Rent Media Solutions^TM

Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., For Rent Media Solutions is a division of Dominion Enterprises. As the multi-family housing solution for apartment seekers, property/apartment managers and owners, For Rent Media Solutions provides superior products, outstanding customer service, and tangible results.  For Rent Media Solutions is a leading resource for choosing your next apartment for rent, townhouse, condo, duplex, efficiency, studio or loft and provides a free customizable apartment search from more than 50,000 apartment listings nationwide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine^®, as well as ForRent.com^TM-The Magazine, and publishes 94 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide, including After 55^TM Housing & Resource Guide and Apartamentos Para Rentar^® magazine. For Rent Media Solutions operates five additional Web sites: ForRent.com^®, SeniorOutlook.com^TM, CorporateHousing.com^®, ParaRentar.com^TM and FLCondoGuide.com.  For Rent Media Solutions is a company dedicated to the needs of the apartment industry, bringing prospective residents and apartment communities together.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises, a division of Landmark Communications, is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, real estate, apartment, recruitment and marine markets. The company operates a variety of businesses that offer Internet marketing, Web site design and hosting, lead generation, CRM, and data capture and distribution services. The company has more than 40 market-leading Web sites reaching more than 12.5 million unique monthly visitors, and more than 500 magazines with a weekly circulation of over 5 million. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the company has nearly 6,000 employees nationwide and annualized revenue of more than $946 million. For more information, visit http://www.dominionenterprises.com/.

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