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Enhancing the Connection between Members and Opportunities Introducing the accuracy of structured information technology for the monetization of Social Networks Brought to you by: TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Enhancing the Connection between Members and Opportunities

Introducing the accuracy of structured information technology for the monetization of Social Networks

Brought to you by:TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Times are changing…“Our culture and economy is increasingly shifting away from a focus onmainstream products and markets and moving toward a number of niches.Companies must shift their focus from mainstream marketing to the massesto a strategy of targeting vast numbers of underserved audiences via the Web.”

The New Rules of Marketing & PRby: David Meerman Scott

Consumers are demanding that products and services speak to them and address their specific needs

The delivery of product and service advertising must be tailored to monetize social networking sites

Structured information technology provides a solution to delivering targeted opportunities to individuals

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The Power of Structured Information

Precise data filtering engine to match individuals and opportunities

Structured information captures a lot of data about an individual and builds a profile about who an individual is and what they need

Smart portal technology connects individuals to tailored results for: Jobs Business Opportunities Education and Training Products & Services

… and provides customized market search engine technology for organizations seeking certain highly qualified profiles: Job Candidates Leads Students Customers

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What are individuals looking for?

* Data from comScore.com0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Dating

Other

Health info

Job Search

Downloading software

Travel

Games

Entertainment

Communication

Online banking

Shopping

Research Information

33% of Internet users are

searching for a job

Top internet uses:

89% Research Information71% Shopping (products)56% Communication

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The “underserved audience” is growingSTATISTICS Total active online users (North America): 248 million* Of total jobseekers, 3 out of 5 use the Web to view job posts US Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (11.6M people)

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates unemployment will hit 8.3% in 2009 and reach 10% in 2010

January unemployment rate (over 20 years of age) Adult men - 7.6% Adult women - 6.2% Whites - 6.9% African Americans - 12.6% Hispanics - 9.7% Asians - 6.2%

Industries in decline include Construction Finance / Real Estate Manufacturing Retail Transportation/Warehousing

•Data from Nielsen/Net Ratings, International Telecommunications Union•Department of Labor

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Target Audience Web Usage Trends Generation Y (ages of 18-32) “The social generation”

40 Million in the US Play games: 50% Watch videos: 72% Send instant messages: 59% Use social networking sites: 67% Create a social networking site profile: 60% Read a blog: 43% Create a blog: 20%

Generation X (ages of 33 and 44) “The researchers” 55 Million in the US

Play games: 38 percent Watch videos: 57% Get job information: 55% Send instant messages: 38% Use social networking sites: 36% Create a social networking site profile (29% Read a blog: 34% Create a blog: 10% Research: Use the internet more than any other group

Buy online: 80%

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Top Requested Career/Service Tools 572 recent registrants between ages 18-44 surveyed Based on a 1-5 scale (Likelihood to Utilize)

0 1 2 3 4 5

Video Interview

Education Matching

Discussion Forum

Career Aptitude Testing

Personalized Mentoring Services

E-Learning Career Modules

Job Management/ Search Tools

Resume Blast Capability

Business Opportunity Matching

Users are asking Users are asking for a for a

one-stop solutionone-stop solution

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Connecting Opportunities to Individuals

MARKET TRENDS 142M Jobs in the US 2% of total jobs are open

(…and shrinking) Trend of hiring freezes

nationwide “Employers Market” with

a surplus of talent Inundated with thousands

of unqualified job-seekers

JOBS BUSINESSES

MARKET TRENDS Over 3,000 franchise

concepts covering 80 different industries

Generate over $1 Trillion in annual sales

Franchises account for 10-12% of all businesses and 50% of total annual revenue

EDUCATION/TRAINING

MARKET TRENDS In the past 10 years the

number of for-profit colleges have doubled with 4X enrollment

For-profit schools spend 23% of profit on advertising (1-2% spent by non-profits)

For-profits are largely funded through federal student loans

Challenged to place 85% of graduates into jobs

JOB POSTING MODEL Employers currently use

advertising and pay-per-click model for job openings

REVENUE POTENTIAL

FRANCHISE LEAD MODEL Franchisors currently

utilize advertising and pay-per-lead model

REVENUE POTENTIAL

STUDENT LEAD MODEL For-profit universities

currently utilize pay-per-lead (Overall investment $1,500 per student)

REVENUE POTENTIAL

Advertisers are Advertisers are asking for more asking for more

targeted targeted solutionssolutions

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Structured, mapped keyword technologyFilters through information for accurate matches

Libraries full of thousands of skills, interests and data map directly so that users only see the opportunities that make the most sense

MEMBER PROFILES

• Certifications

• Competency

• Industries

• Interests

• Education

• Skills

• Military Information

• Work Status

OPPORTUNITY PROFILES

• Certifications

• Competency

• Interests

• Education

• Skills

• Military Information

• Work Status

OPPORTUNITY RESULTS

An accurate results list of:

• Job Opportunities

• Business Opportunities

• Schools

• Products/Services

Our technology

takes…Maps to… To drive

accurate…

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The Solution for Social Networks

MANAGE CAREER FUNCTIONS: Skills Translation Resume Building Attachment Management Skills/Certification Tracking Skill Gap Analysis

My Ideal Portal: A Complementary Revenue-Generating Service for Social Networking Sites

IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES: Jobs Business Opportunities Education/Training Products/Services

RESEARCH INFORMATION: Career Coaching/Mentoring Education Information Business Ownership Resources Financial/Transitional Information Product/Service Information

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Other Benefits to Consider Expand functionality beyond chat and text communication

Expand/Target your audience A broader appeal to users of all ages Expands functionality for Gen X “researchers” (55% use web for jobs)

Expands apps in a format that is appealing to Gen Y “social generation”

Maximize membership services, value and revenue potential Provides an alternative to traditional job boards

Higher valued job posting model (repeat business based on quality of service)

Capture structured and valued member data Become the trend experts based on the information gathered

Differentiation from your competition Captures individuals’ data and hook in users saving you from your top threats*:

Social Media’s "Inevitable slide into uncoolness” (29%) Lack of advertiser interest (15.3%) Inevitable SPAM problem (13.4%)

*Abrams Research survey of 200 social media founders, bloggers, journalists, entrepreneurs survey during Social Media Week

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For more information:

Contact:

Bruce Culver

Email: [email protected]

Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/a2a/54b