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OURSPACE.COM OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES AFRICAN-AMERICAN ONLINE COMMUNITY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2009

CONTACT:
Bridgett Mullins
Urban Communications, LLC
443-203-1977
mullins@ourspace.com


OURSPACE.COM OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES AFRICAN-AMERICAN ONLINE COMMUNITY

Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) - Baltimore based Urban Communications, LLC (UC) today announced the official release of OurSpace.com (www.ourspace.com), formerly a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Portal.

"Within the last five days OurSpace.com generated 15,000+ new users who have posted more than 30,000 pictures," said Sterling McKinley, Lead Web Analyst of UC. "This type of momentum will propel OurSpace.com as the leading African American Social network."

"Urban Communications is focused on providing our members with a superior user experience that will further extend OurSpace.com's network," said Robert Butler, COO / Co-Founder of Urban Communications, LLC. "Over the next few weeks, 500,000+ users from recent acquisitions will be notified via email that OurSpace.com has opened beyond HBCUs."


About Urban Communication, LLC:
OurSpace.com is a Social Network that provides African Americans a superior way to connect with others who share similar experiences and perspectives. OurSpace.com enables users to share pictures, video and music. As a member of OurSpace.com you'll notice that it is easy to make new friends through our secure online social environment. For more information about OurSpace.com please visit: (www.ourspace.com/about)

BlackPower.com (www.blackpower.com) / "Black Power" a daily online magazine designed to inject wit, hipness and edge into the discussion of viewpoints currently shaping black culture. Using intelligent, out-of-the-box, thought-provoking discussion of issues from a variety of black perspectives, Black Power challenges the myth of monolithic black thought. Top journalists, bloggers and trend-setters come together in a form that will change the face of "black news." News, commentary, and opinion blend with satire, music and multi-media technology to create a unique online platform devoted to the totality of the black experience in the United States and all over the world.




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