July 4TH

Listeners of the World,

The 4th of July is coming up very quickly and everyone seems to either be getting ready to set out on their long weekend adventure or is already on their way. You will see most people traveling to lakes, family, or nice vacation spots. Others will be throwing parties and meeting at bars to celebrate this great weekend of Independence. But will anyone be truly celebrating and remembering why this weekend is so great?

Over the years I feel that the American people have lost the true meaning of the 4th of July. Just last week I overheard someone talking to a man from another country telling him to have a great 4th of July! Now something tells me that not too many other countries will be celebrating OUR Independence day.

Now I know that their will be people who are out "celebrating" or partying that will keep the idea of what this is all for in the back of their mind, but will they really do anything patriotic? All I am asking for for each person to just stop and take a second to remember why we celebrate this day and to honor the men and women who made this possible for us.

And if anyone wants to express their feelings on the holiday via an article, song, poem, etc. please send them to Support@OurTown.com and we will post them all!

Your OurTown Superhero,

Chris

World Cup

Listeners of the World,

Today I wanted to take a break from reporting about OurTown and spend some time on the World Cup. Most of the time the World Cup is ignored by many Americans due to the lack of interest overall in the sport. Well this year it seems a bit different, but why?

It could be due to the fact they we have a team that is acutally ranked within the top 15 in the world. Maybe it's because of all the attention that has been expanding around the World Cup the past decade. Or maybe it's because soccer is actually expanding in popularity in the US. I don't think you can choose just one of these to be the reason, but a combination of all.

No matter what the reason I think it's great that Americans are joining into the festivities. It is a great tournament with the best teams and players in the world competing for the respect of the world. The only thing that could turn off Americans now would be a very disappointing defeat today against a team that they should win.

So until next time......GO USA!!

Your OurTown Superhero,

Chris

vADz on OurTown!

Listeners of the World,

We are still in middle of preparing the new OurTown site for its launch this summer and I wanted to talk today about one of the new features that will help make the new site GREAT! It's the addition of vADz on OurTown.

vADz is a new concept of video advertising for the small to mid-sized businesses that gives them the advertising quality of a top company. vADz is an easy to use video editor that allows advertisers to combine video, images, sound, transitions, and text into a video that will be able to been seen from a vADzLink or an embedded video on the page.

vADz also offers many options that you can add to your video. Once you are completed with your editing you will be able to add your own coupons, maps, attachments, and a click to buy option. This way your ad becomes more than just a video.....it becomes a sale!!

vADz.com doesn't stop with the video editing tool, or the great options; it continues with a great online ad campaign solution. So after you have finished creating your video ad, and adding all the options you want; you will be able to set up your ad campaign right on the same site!

Now all the local editors on OurTown will be able to use the video editor and the options to create great video ads for all their local businesses giving them an edge when obtaining local advertising!

Just remember this is just one of the great new features coming very soon! Please stay tuned for some other feature details.

Your OurTown Superhero,

Chris