-- send email and instant messages through personal addresses tied to
their schools -- for example, Richard@burnsvilleblaze.com;
-- create their own yearbook pages;
-- share photos, videos and personal updates;
-- compete in virtual online sports competitions across conferences,
states and the country based on their actual school teams;
-- form personal cliques in their school, town, conference, state and
across the entire country with others who share the same interests,
passions and dreams.
As high school kids move on to college and career, DigitalTown evolves with
them, making it simple for them to reconnect with former classmates and
strengthen their bonds to each other, their schools and their hometowns.
Their personalized DigitalTown can be as big or as small as they like --
the decision is theirs.
"High school students bond deeply with each other and dream that they
always will stay connected. That has been hard to achieve until now,"
Pomije said.
At DigitalTown former classmates, ardent school boosters and volunteers
will be able to:
-- renew old friendships and form new ones;
-- communicate easily by using the school-oriented domain email system;
-- plan class reunions;
-- organize teams and clubs and their boosters;
-- interact easily with parents, school administrators and faculty.
Approximately 16 million students attend U.S. high schools, and each year
about 25 percent graduate into the alumni ranks while a similarly sized
group -- four million -- enter as freshman. The student population is
stable, and the alumni group ever-expanding, making the domains at
DigitalTown self-perpetuating.
According to an October 2006 report from Compete Inc., online social
networks such as MySpace, Facebook and YouTube "have grown 109% since
January 2004 and are on pace to eclipse web titans Google and Yahoo in the
early part of next year....When online socialites join a service, the
network effect is profound. Ever-expanding member bases create new content
as each new member generates profiles, posts and connections for the
community as a whole to consume."
As construction booms in DigitalTown, online updates and information can be
found by visiting www.digitaltown.com.
About DigitalTown
DigitalTown is a division of BDC Capital, Inc., based in Burnsville, MN,
and is developing a social-networking community for high school students
and alumni. Any statements contained herein related to future events are
forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
BDC Capital, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to
reflect actual events.
Contact Information: Contact: BDC Capital, Inc. Marcia Appel (952)890-2362 Email Contact