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March 4, 2008
ContactVariety Board. LLCP. O. Box 4668-76104New York, NY 10163-4668Tel: 646-688-4316
Variety Board Releases Free Online Classifieds to Campaign for Diversity.
Variety Board has released a regional online classifieds service that allows freeposting of advertisements that include attachments, videos, pictures and addressmapping. The service is designed to raise awareness on issues of equality forwomen s rights, racial equality and GLBT acceptance when using regional classifieds.The website www.varietyboard.com promotes a message of acceptance when using localclassifieds. Visitors will find that these added benefits highlight and enhancetheir advertisements on the site.
Existing online classifieds advertisement does not allow the buyer or the seller tohave control over the attitudes of the persons they interact with during thetransaction process. VarietyBoard is releasing a free online advertising servicethat promotes and encourages acceptance of diversity within communities.
The major Variety Board categories include employment, merchandise, personals, andreal estate. The classifieds are free to use and includes options such as addingvideo or document attachments to help supplement the listings. The site allows formapping of addresses and confidential postings throughout the site. There is apremium listing option that allows listings to remain at the top of their categoryfor 14 days. All listings stay posted for 45 days.
Variety Board hopes the service will help women, minority, and gay & lesbiansubscribers to conduct transactions that require face-to-face encounters withassurance of tolerance. Visitors to the site are encouraged to shop with equality inmind.
The site presents a strong social message for the e-commerce industry and encouragesa policy of inclusion. The company has pledged thirty-percent of its annual profitsto be divided equally among equally among foundations.
Initial launch of the VarietyBoard service is limited to seven metropolitan areas.The areas include the D.C. metro area, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta,Philadelphia and Houston. The company is determining larger expansion by siteparticipation.
VarietyBo ard.com is a privately funded venture designed to enhance online shoppingexperiences by promoting equality and diversity. The website can be reached viawww.varietyboard.com.
For additional information or media inquiry contact:
Media RelationsVariety Board, LLCpress@varietyboard.comhtt p://www.varietyboard.com
