TechPad Productions to Launch iNetMania– Coming Soon to an Apple® App Store Near You!

Digital evolution of ServerMania for iPhone™ and iPod® touchPhoenix, Arizona– December 3, 2008– TechPad Productions, a social media research and online publication company, will launch its first game, iNetMania, scheduled to be ready for download from the Apple App Store in early December 2008.

A release date and pricing information will be announced in the coming weeks. iNetMania is based upon TechPad’s popular board game, ServerMania, which features players competing to build a successful web hosting company and finish with the most money at the end of the game.

First introduced in 2007, ServerMania has been used by many web hosting companies as an interactive learning tool, and has been recognized by the International Academy of the Visual Arts with a Gold Davey Award as one of the best and most innovative promotional pieces within the“Print and Collateral” category.

iNetMania is based heavily upon ServerMania’s format and rules, with players competing to create the most successful website with the highest amount of visitors. Web traffic translates into money, and as with ServerMania, the player with the largest pile of cash at the end of the game wins.

“We were very excited about the success we enjoyed with ServerMania, and can’t wait to repeat that with iNetMania,” said Ben Fisher, co-founder of TechPad Productions.“iNetMania has all of the great gameplay mechanics that made ServerMania such a popular game, and it takes full advantage of the amazing technology inside the iPhone and iPod touch.”

For more information about TechPad Productions, please visit: www.techpadproductions.com.

To learn more about iNetMania, please visit: www.inetmaniagame.com.

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ABOUT TECHPAD PRODUCTIONS:

TechPad Productions is one of the creative divisions of TechPad Agency, a social media research and online publication company. TechPad Productions owns and operates www.TheGameReviews.com, one of the fastest growing online video game communities, and publishes video games for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch platforms. For more information, please visit: www.TechPadProductions.com or www.iNetManiaGame.com

ABOUT REVERB COMMUNICATIONS:

Reverb Communications is an agency that specializes in launching video game software and peripherals. The agency combines public relations, marketing and sales programs to develop customized communications campaigns that directly contribute to our client’s bottom line. For more information about Reverb Communications, please visit: www.reverbinc.com

TECHPAD PRODUCTIONS MEDIA CONTACT:

Jerry Whitehead III

Reverb Communications

(209) 586-1495 x111s

jerry@reverbinc.com

TechPad Productions was formed to asssit companies with the production of iPhone application and video game development.

As a producer and publisher of iPhone applications, TPP can assist you with the lifecycle of a product from beginning to end.

As a partner here is what TechPad Productions can assist you with:

• Development of a full functional specifications document
• Find the right talent for the right job
• Act as Product Managers for the life of the application
• Managing resources to get the project done on time and on budget

Currently TechPad Productions is working on a Video Game called iNetMania.

We produced every aspect of this title. From finding investors, sourcing a dependable and talented development team, finding a great marketing/PR partner
See an interview in The Web Host Industry Review about iNetMania.

If you would like to talk to us about working with you on your project, feel free to contact us.

Buzz Research Services
Description
Buzz research refers to a Public Relations and Market Research Service that is used to discover where, what and how people are discussing products and services in the blogosphere, forums or other social media areas. Our investigative process allows us to identify:

• Critical discussions, trends, popular opinions, suggestions and rumors
• Major individual influencers in the blogosphere
• PR contacts, Alexa ratings, number of users and postings
• Miscellaneous data useful in customer relations and marketing

Utilizing the data from Buzz Research, it is possible to
determine:

• What the “buzz” is about a product—before, during and post-launch
• Whether marketing/promotion programs are resonating with consumers
• That products and services are having the desired impact and building the right kind of buzz
• What key issues generate and influence buzz and sentiment about a brand (and the competition) and if the issues match the expected behavior
• Who the most influential consumers are, where their online influence is concentrated, and how they can best be leveraged
• If products and services are addressing customer need; and How consumer suggestions, innovations and adaptations can be best utilized.

Buzz Interaction Services
Description
“Buzz Interaction” refers to a Public Relations and Advertising Service that is used to promote products, services, events and ideas of all kinds. The rapid growth of Internet marketing has necessitated more strategic and effective methods of gaining consumer interest, as well as developing and maintaining customer trust.

On Internet forums, discussion sites, blogs, Usenet newsgroups and review/ratings sites, today’s Internet-savvy consumers are creating, sharing and relying on each other for information about what to buy and what not to buy – as well as corporate and brand reputation issues and ongoing marketing campaigns.
Buzz interaction, management and promotion includes Social Media techniques that are used as a component of online public relations and interactive marketing activities. These methods are also employed to influence the messages that exist or are created, using our PN3 system.
The PN3 System
Our PN3 system was created to label social media discussions in blogs, forums and other social areas of the Internet. A previous 15 days of conversation is reviewed, and a discussion is labeled as one of four levels:

1. Positive Buzz
2. Negative Buzz
3. Neutral Buzz
4. No Buzz

We manually read through active conversations and reviews, and document what the PN3 buzz level is of each specific discussion. Using this information along with interaction, we return to the posting on a weekly basis, and benchmark the discussion again, to determine if the interaction has had a positive impact. At that time, we can also determine how best to
proceed, for the most positive results possible. Sometimes the goal or issue is resolved; other times, it may be necessary to create another posting and follow up until the situation is handled in the most desirable way.

For more information, please contact us using our contact form.

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“Chain Reaction Ecommerce is very excited to again sponsor the premierevent at HostingCon; we’re committed to providing web hosts a lucrative ecommerce offering — complete with support and automated provisioning — so they can eat their barbecue with the confidence that comes from additional revenues,” declares Michael Valverde, CEO Chain Reaction Ecommerce.

Entry to the tournament is $10.00 ( But participants may donate as much as
they want ). The winner will keep 1/4 of the prize money and the remaining 3/4
will be donated to a charity of choice from a list of charities.

The game format will be much like a poker tournament, there will be 4 players
to each board and a time limit for each round. At the end of each round the
winners from each table will then compete again. There can only be one true
ServerMania champion!

Spectators are encouraged to come see who the new host with the most is going to be.

What is ServerMania? ServerMania is an easy to learn board game using die and playing cards to progress along a path to a finish line. Along the way there are landing squares that give bonuses or hazards. IT is highly competitive with multiple winning strategies available to win.

Rules

- Click Here to see game rules.

Contact Us to find out if we can customize ServerMania for your company or create a custom game for you or your event.

Object of the Game
To build the most successful web hosting company and end up with the most cash!

Equipment
The equipment consists of 1 game board, 1 die, 1 set of server cards and 4 player pawns. There are also SIGN UPS and CHURN! cards, and SERVERMANIA play money.

Preparation
Place the board on a table and put the SIGN UPS and CHURN! cards face-down on their allotted spaces on the board. Each player chooses one token to represent them on their trip around the board.

Each player is given $50,000 and 2 servers (2 x 1 server cards).

Banker
Select as the banker a player who will be responsible for paying out money and servers from the bank.

The Bank
Besides the Bank’s money, the Bank holds the server cards that players will earn throughout the game. The Bank pays revenues to players earned from PAYDAY squares and SIGN UPS cards. The Bank also hands out server cards as they are earned.

How to Play SERVERMANIA
Each player starts with $50,000 and 2 servers. Note – a player cannot be made to drop below $0 and 1 server throughout the game.

Players roll the die to determine who goes first. The player with the highest roll goes first and then each player takes their turn in a clockwise direction.

At the beginning of the game all players start at the ‘START UP’ square. On their turn each player rolls the die and moves the corresponding number of squares according to the roll.

PAYDAY!
Each time a player passes a ‘PAYDAY!’ square they receive $10,000 for each server owned. If a player lands exactly on the PAYDAY! square, then that player collects DOUBLE the normal amount.

Customer Service Review
Landing on the ‘CUSTOMER SERVICE’ square is a big deal. When a player gets within 6 spaces of a CUSTOMER SERVICE square – they have a decision to make. The player must decide whether to maintain their servers by paying a $50,000 maintenance fee, or simply forego the maintenance to save the money.

If the player pays their maintenance fees of $50,000 PRIOR to their roll – and then lands exactly on the CUSTOMER SERVICE square – then that player DOUBLES the number of servers they own. If the player does not pay the maintenance fees and lands on the CUSTOMER SERVICE square, then the number of servers they own is cut in half. That is, they divide the number of servers they own by 2 and place this number of servers back in the bank. If an odd number of servers is owned, round up.

Also, you can never drop below one server. So if you have one server and land on CUSTOMER SERVICE without paying your maintenance fees – you remain with one server. Note – you must land exactly on CUSTOMER SERVICE to take these actions. Also note – you must pay your maintenance fees directly before your roll which lands you on the CUSTOMER SERVICE square. This may mean paying $50,000 several times in a row as you approach the CUSTOMER SERVICE square – but fall short of landing on it. If a player does not have enough cash to pay their maintenance fees, then they may not borrow this money. They must simply risk losing half of their servers.

All monies paid for maintenance fees go into the CEO BONUS pot.

TechPad Agency
Landing on the ‘TechPad Agency’ space rocks! (That’s because we made up the game.) Land here and you roll the dice one additional time. Whatever you roll – add that number of servers to your hosting company!

STUCK
When a player lands exactly on ‘STUCK’, that player either pays $50,000 to get out and go on – or stays on the STUCK square until they roll a 1, 2, or 3. After rolling a 1, 2, or 3 the player then rolls again and moves that number of spaces to continue their turn. If a player does not have $50,000 – they must remain on the STUCK square until they roll a 1, 2, or 3.

CEO BONUS
Each time a penalty or fee is paid (including CUSTOMER SERVICE maintenance fees, or CHURN! fees) – it is put into a separate pile next to the playing board named the CEO BONUS pot. When a player lands exactly on the CEO BONUS square – they collect the entire pot. If the pot is empty due to a lack of paid-in fees, then the player collects nothing.

CHURN! and SIGN UPS Cards
When a player lands on a ‘CHURN!’ or ‘SIGN UPS’ square – the player picks up the corresponding card and does what it says. Remember, you can never drop below one server. So if you have one server and land on CHURN! – you remain with one server. You can also never go below $0. If you don’t have enough to pay the entire CHURN! penalty – then pay all the money you have into the CEO BONUS pile and go to $0.

How You Win
The player with the most money at the conclusion of the game wins. The first player to reach the ‘FINISH’ square receives a bonus of 10 servers. That player then waits while the remaining players complete the game and pass the FINISH square. At the end of the game each server is converted into $20,000 cash and added to your earnings.