By Derek Iwasiuk DomainInformer.com December 07, 2006
A worldwide
land grab is underway as people rush to purchase states and cities at
Weblo.com, a first-of-its-kind virtual duplicate of the world based on
real properties, cities, states and Internet domains. Since its Sept.
26 launch, Weblo.com has sparked a virtual real estate boom. California
sold for $53,000 USD, New York State sold for $18,433 and the Canadian
province of Ontario sold for $16,900. (To view the social media version
of this release, please visit http://www.weblo.com/pr4)
Major cites and properties around the world have sold and resold.
The virtual mayor of Washington D.C. sold his city for a 300 percent
profit. The virtual Empire State Building, originally purchased for one
dollar, recently sold for $250. Members flip virtual properties for
profit just like in the real world.
“It’s like Monopoly on steroids. Every property, city and state from
the real world is for sale at Weblo.com,” says Rocky Mirza, CEO and
co-founder of Weblo.com. “This is social networking with commerce,
where members finally get paid for their popularity. Before Weblo.com
only website founders and shareholders profited.”
Members attract traffic to their Weblo.com websites with compelling
content including photo galleries, forums, polls and videos. Members
profit from advertising revenue generated from their sites. City, State
and airport owners earn a percentage of all transactions within their
territories.
Membership Levels
Five levels of membership define user roles, determine discounts on
purchases and influence the amount of money one can earn. Basic
memberships are free and include a free Weblo Celebrity Fan Site. These
Fan Sites can be filled with interesting content about your favorite
celebrity, your best friend or even your dog. Bronze, Silver, Gold and
VIP levels range in cost from $4.95 to $29.95 per month. Basic Members
earn 10% of revenues generated by clicks on Weblo.com supplied ads on
their pages. The range increases 10% per membership level. VIP members
earn 50% of revenues.
Influential Investors
Weblo.com is backed by Internet and social networking visionaries
including Richard Rosenblatt the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Demand
Media and the former Chairman of MySpace.com and CEO of parent company
Intermix; Fred Harman, the managing partner of Oak Investment; Matt
Hill, the chairman and founder of eForce Media; and William Woodward,
the managing director and founder of Anthem Venture Partners.
About Weblo.com
Weblo.com is the premiere member-rated social networking website for
localized, relevant content about the real world. Content includes
video, audio, images, text and everything in your head. Members have
fun and make money as they create sites, trade assets and rate each
other while connecting to family, friends and communities around the
world. Members earn real money via advertising click through and
selling or auctioning assets for a profit. Headquartered in Montreal,
Weblo.com was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer Rocky Mirza. To
learn more about the experience, visit www.weblo.com
Weblo.com is a registered trademark of Weblo.com Inc. Other product or
service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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