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MAY
31

Leading Spanish Apartment Listing Web site forms Exclusive Partnership with Leading Spanish Media and Entertainment Web site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           

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

Leading Spanish Apartment Listing Web site forms Exclusive Partnership with Leading Spanish Media and Entertainment Web site

ParaRentar.com Becomes the Exclusive Apartment Listing Provider for Batanga.com  

NORFOLK, Va.-(May 31, 2007) - For Rent Media SolutionsTM, a leading apartment resource for searching apartment communities nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, is proud to announce the exclusive partnership formed between ParaRentar.com and Batanga.com. ParaRentar.com now provides all apartment listings for Batanga.com on a co-branded Web page.

“Created by For Rent Media Solutions, ParaRentar.com is the first fully-translated Spanish Web site that caters to the Spanish-speaking apartment seeker;” said Terry Slattery, vice president and general manager of For Rent Media Solutions. “We are ecstatic to partner with such a leading Web site in the Hispanic community as Batanga.com. This partnership will go a long way in solidifying our relationship with our Spanish-speaking customers.”

As the exclusive apartment listing provider on Batanga.com, ParaRentar.com provides Spanish-speaking apartment seekers a variety of apartments to choose from nationwide. Batanga.com has added the “Apartamentos” sub-header to their “Vida” page, specifically for the apartment seeker who chooses to search their site for ParaRentar.com’s listings. Spanish-speaking apartment seekers can either utilize the mini-search box on the “Vida” page to select the city and price range of their choice, or click on the “Apartamentos” sub-header, where they will then be brought directly to the co-branded Web site. Since January, apartment seekers have been able to access the Para Rentar Web site through the ParaRentar.com banner ads located through out Batanga.com. The new co-branded page now brings the audience to the apartment of their choice without having to leave Batanga.com.

“ParaRentar.com will provide a consumer-driven apartment solution directly on our Web site,” said Rick Marroquin, chief marketing officer of Batanga. “We are excited to have the opportunity to work with ParaRentar.com and For Rent Media Solutions, because they are such a recognizable name within the multi-family housing industry.”

As Batanga.com grows in popularity, it is generating a significant amount of online traffic. comScore Media Metrix, the industry standard for Internet audience measurement data, reports a 371 percent growth in Web site traffic when comparing April 2006 to April 2007. Both comScore and the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies Conference note that Batanga.com is the fastest-growing Hispanic multimedia Web site.

About For Rent Media SolutionsTM

Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., For Rent Media SolutionsTM 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 search from more than 50,000 apartment listings nationwide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine®, as well as ForRent.comTM-The Magazine, and publishes 89 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide, including After 55 Housing & Resource GuideTM, Apartamentos Para Rentar®, Florida Condominium Sales and Rental Guide and Atlanta Townhome and Condominium Sales and Rental Guide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates five additional Web sites: ForRent.com®, SeniorOutlook.comTM, CorporateHousing.com®, ParaRentar.comTM 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 ParaRentar.com

As the companion site to ForRent.com, ParaRentar.com is owned and operated by For Rent Media Solutions, a division of Dominion Enterprises. By providing a fully-translated Spanish apartment listing Web site, For Rent Media Solutions is giving the Spanish-speaking apartment seeker the freedom to shop without a language barrier. Offering more than 4,000 listings, ParaRentar.com is a leading resource in the multi-family housing industry for locating apartments for rent that cater to the Hispanic community. ParaRentar.com is also the online companion to Apartamentos Para Rentar® magazine, which is located in 13 key markets across the nation.

About Batanga

Batanga is the leading media and entertainment company reaching New Generation Latinos across multiple platforms, including a top online entertainment destination (www.batanga.com), social networking, nationwide events as well as targeted Hispanic publications.  One of the top 100 fastest growing websites with 4.5 million+ unique visitors per month, Batanga.com is the premiere online destination for Hispanics delivering passion-driven content categories such as music, sports, autos, style and entertainment, the largest inventory of streaming media -video/audio- featuring 24 exclusive online Latin radio stations, over 5,000 user-programmed radio stations, a Latin music download store and 1000s of on-demand videos. Complementing the interactive online destination, Batanga music magazine delivers edgy, thought-provoking articles that dig deep into Latino culture, identity, and style through the music that bonds young people together across the country. As the leader in Latino scholastic marketing, Batanga boasts the largest Latino college tour series in the U.S. visiting 10 cities and 50+ campuses every academic school year, a Latino Comedy Series, multiple Latin Alternative Music Series and three NGL publications including Batanga music magazine, Latino University and Latino High School magazines.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., is a leading media and information services company serving employment, real estate, automotive, recreation and industrial markets in the United States. The company operates a variety of technology businesses that offer Internet marketing, Web site design and hosting, lead generation, CRM, and data capture and distribution services including Advanced Access, PowerSports Network, and Dealer Specialties. The company has more than 500 paid and free magazine titles such as The Employment Guide, For Rent, Harmon Homes, Boat Trader, Cycle Trader and RV Trader with a combined weekly circulation of over 5 million, and more than 40 market-leading Web sites such as EmploymentGuide.com, ForRent.com, Homes.com, and TraderOnline.com, reaching more than 8 million unique monthly visitors. The company has nearly 7,000 employees nationwide and 2006 annual revenue of more than $850 million. For more information, visit DominionEnterprises.com.

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Posted: May 31st, 2007

MAR
11

ParaRentar.com™ Gears Up for the Calle Ocho Celebration in Miami as an Event Sponsor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                           

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

ParaRentar.comTM Gears Up for the Calle Ocho Celebration in Miami as an Event Sponsor

Spanish Apartment Listing Website takes part in the Nation’s Largest Hispanic Festival

NORFOLK, Va- (March 11, 2007) - For Rent Media SolutionsTM, a leading apartment resource for searching apartment communities nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, is excited to announce that ParaRentar.com will be celebrating the Hispanic culture as a sponsor of the 25th annual CALLE OCHO celebration, the largest Hispanic festival in the nation. ParaRentar.com is For Rent Media Solutions’ fully translated Spanish website that helps apartment seekers search find their apartment for rent.

For one week in March, the streets of Miami are transformed into a fiesta for CALLE OCHO. This world renowned street party takes place on Sunday, March 11 and covers 23 blocks in Miami. CALLE OCHO is a culmination of the two week long event known as Carnaval Miami, which celebrates the Hispanic culture and invites others to learn more.

“ParaRentar.com will have prime positioning on 8th Street and 10th Avenue,” says Sarah Malone, vice president of sales for the Western region and Hispanic Initiatives. “Those in attendance will have the perfect opportunity to learn more about what ParaRentar.com can offer. In conjunction with Apartamentos Para Rentar® Magazine, ParaRentar.com is a leading resource for the Spanish speaking apartment seeker. We hope to increase our exposure to the Hispanic community by participating in such a culturally enlightening event.”

The CALLE OCHO celebration gives ParaRentar.com the opportunity to receive face to face interaction with its target audience, as well as potential clients to increase brand awareness. ParaRentar.com will also be sharing a booth with The Employment Guide (www.EmploymentGuide.com), an additional Dominion Enterprises publication which can be found at EmploymentGuide.com, giving attendees the opportunity to find an apartment for rent and get started on their ideal career path.

About For Rent Media SolutionsTM

Headquartered in Norfolk, VA, For Rent Media SolutionsTM 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 search from over 50,000 apartment listings nationwide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine®, as well as ForRent.comTM-The Magazine, and publishes 85 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide, including Senior Outlook®, Para Rentar®, Florida Condominium Sales and Rental Guide and Atlanta Townhome and Condominium Sales and Rental Guide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates five additional websites: ForRent.com®, SeniorOutlook.comTM, CorporateHousing.com®, ParaRentar.comTM 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 The Employment Guide and http://www.employmentguide.com/ 

The Employment Guide is a division of Dominion Enterprises. The Employment Guide and EmploymentGuide.com offer businesses a comprehensive recruitment solution for hourly workers through a nationwide series of publications, award-winning websites, and series of job fairs. The free weekly publications are published locally in over 79 markets with a combined circulation of two million copies nationwide. The job board, www.EmploymentGuide.com, attracts over one million unique visitors each month and features a candidate database and job postings. Niche websites have been developed to serve in-demand industries such as transportation and healthcare. Face-to-face recruitment is available through The Employment Guide’s job fair program, with over 220 job fairs conducted nationwide each year.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., is a leading media and information services company serving employment, real estate, recreation, and industrial markets in the United States.  The company has  over 500 paid and free magazine titles such as For Rent, Harmon Homes, The Employment Guide, Boat Trader, Cycle Trader and RV Trader with a combined weekly circulation of  over 5  million; over 40 market-leading websites such as  http://www.forrent.com/,  http://www.homes.com/, and  http://www.traderonline.com/ reaching over 8 million monthly visitors; data capture and distribution businesses such as Dealer Specialties; and web services businesses across all the company’s industry categories.  The company has nearly 6,600 employees nationwide and 2006 annual revenue of $850 million.  For more information on Dominion Enterprises, visit http://www.dominionnterprises.com/.

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Posted: March 11th, 2007

OCT
9

For Rent Media Solutions™ Expands Online Exposure to Hispanic Audience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact:
Wendy Froehlich
Marketing Director
  Wendy.Froehlich@forrent.com
Phone: 757-961-4695
Fax: 757-282-6015

For Rent Media Solutions Expands Online Exposure to Hispanic Audience

ParaRentar.comTM launches to provide a fully-translated, apartment listing website in Spanish

Norfolk, VA-(October 9, 2006) -For Rent Media SolutionsTM, a division of Dominion Enterprises, launches ParaRentar.comTM, the fully-translated, Spanish apartment listing site, which offers over 4,000 apartment listings for the Spanish-speaking community.

“With an all Spanish website, ParaRentar.com will give apartment seekers the freedom to shop without a language barrier,” says Terry Slattery, vice president and general manager of For Rent Media Solutions. The Hispanic community is one of the largest and fastest growing minority groups in the U.S. This website demonstrates the company’s commitment to the Hispanic market.”

The U.S. Census Bureau found that 53% of Hispanics were renters and by the year 2010, nearly 20 million Hispanics will be searching for apartments in the United States.  According to research completed by www.eMarketer.com, one million more Hispanics are using the internet in 2006 than 2005.  eMarketers.com predicts this trend will continue to grow resulting in a 33% increase of Hispanic internet users by the year 2010.  In conjunction with Apartamentos Para Rentar® Magazine, ParaRentar.com was created to fulfill the needs of this growing market as a resource for apartment seekers.

“The option for the Hispanic consumer to shop for an apartment exclusively in Spanish is one of the most exciting features that For Rent Media Solutions and ParaRentar.com have to offer,” says Elsa Morales, director of Hispanic Initiatives.  “We currently offer print advertising in Apartamentos Para Rentar Magazine in 13 metropolitan areas across the country giving our advertisers a complete media solution for all of their advertising needs.”

The end user will find that ParaRentar.com’s search options are user-friendly, allowing better results for the apartment seeker, as well as the communities listing their apartments for rent.  Apartment seekers will also have the option to customize their price range to better fit their needs.

After selecting a city on the ParaRentar.com homepage, apartment renters will be automatically directed to the amenities page, helping them refine their search and bring them closer to a community of their choice.  ParaRentar.com also offers a details page, providing an in-depth description of the apartment community.  Here, the end-user can find floorplans and photos of the community as well as a map for directions. The site offers a variety of listings for the apartment seeker, with an amount that far surpasses any other apartment listing service that specifically caters to the Hispanic audience.

About ParaRentar.comTM

ParaRentar.comTM, owned and operated by For Rent Media Solutions, is a fully translated, Spanish apartment finding website with an extensive database of over 4,000 apartment community listings, featuring a presentation of property photos, detailed floorplans, e-maps, and pricing information. ParaRentar.comTM showcases listings provided by Para Rentar Magazine® and For Rent Magazine® and offers property managers and owners the ability to utilize virtual tours of their properties.  In addition, our exclusive online Management Console provides property managers and owners their own personal ID and password allowing unlimited access to add or update listings 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

About For Rent Media SolutionsTM

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 search from over 50,000 apartment listings nationwide.  For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine, as well as ForRent.com®-The MagazineTM, and publishes 84 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide, as well as Senior OutlookTM and Para RentarTM.  For Rent Media Solutions operates four additional websites: ForRent.comTM, SeniorOutlook.comTM, CorporateHousing.com® and ParaRentar.comTM.  We are a company dedicated to the needs of the apartment industry, bringing prospective residents and apartment communities together.

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises, headquartered in Norfolk, VA, is a leading media and information services company serving employment, real estate, recreation, and industrial markets in the United States.  The company has 503 paid and free magazine titles such as For Rent, Harmon Homes, The Employment Guide, Boat Trader, Cycle Trader and RV Trader with a combined weekly circulation of nearly 6 million; over 40 market-leading websites such as ForRent.com, Homes.com, and Traderonline.com reaching over 8 million monthly visitors; data capture and distribution businesses such as Dealer Specialties; and web services businesses across all the company’s industry categories.  The company has 6,600 employees nationwide and estimated 2006 annual revenue of $850 million.  For more information on Dominion Enterprises, visit http://www.dominionenterprises.com/.

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Posted: October 9th, 2006