EMERYVILLE, CA and BOULDER, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 25, 2008 -- WellcomeMat, an online video management platform where site members market properties and local businesses, today announced a partnership with TurnHere, Inc., the rapidly growing online video production company. As part of the initial relationship, TurnHere will become a trusted video production partner for WellcomeMat community members and will provide at least 250 local neighborhood videos for WellcomeMat's new video search product.

Through the agreement, WellcomeMat will gain a video production partner with unparalleled local reach, a proven authentic style and extensive experience in the real estate and SMB verticals. In addition, TurnHere will be represented in WellcomeMat's filmmaker directory, providing the company with access to prospective clients seeking videos for their local business or real estate listing. WellcomeMat will also display TurnHere video content on its search pages, directing prospective customers to TurnHere's WellcomeMat profile page where visitors can hire a filmmaker, request a quote or contact TurnHere directly. Through the partnership, WellcomeMat will more than double the number of local video producers available through their proprietary platform.

WellcomeMat, which was recently called "indispensable" in NAR testimony before the FCC, will use the partnership with TurnHere to augment its initiatives to help more local businesses and the real estate industry. TurnHere has a demonstrated track record of successfully connecting local businesses and real estate professionals with its network of more than 5,000 filmmakers to create engaging, authentic and relevant videos at an affordable price point.

"There is no question that video is the best way for local business owners and real estate professionals to stand out online," said Christian Sterner, co-founder of WellcomeMat. "Our mission is to use video to connect people and places. By working with TurnHere, we'll be able to offer our partners and customers access to a well-established production company with wide geographic reach and outstanding experience."

"Our partnership with WellcomeMat will enable us to pair our skilled independent filmmakers with a growing set of partners who have production needs in geographically diverse areas," said Morgan Brown, director of marketing, TurnHere. "We've had tremendous success in pioneering authentic online video ads for local businesses and real estate brokers, and look forward to working with WellcomeMat to reach even more people in need of professional online video services."

TurnHere's founder and chairman, Bradley Inman, has a deep real estate background. An accomplished entrepreneur, Inman previously founded Inman News, a leading source of independent real estate news, as well as HomeGain, which he sold to Classified Ventures in 2005.

About TurnHere, Inc.

TurnHere, Inc. is a leading platform for online video production and provides studio-quality Internet video advertising and Web distribution for companies in a wide range of industries including media, publishing, travel, local and real estate. The company leverages its growing network of more than 5,000 professional filmmakers across more than 50 countries to create affordable Internet videos that deliver emotionally engaging and authentic content to the right audiences. With deep backgrounds in media and video production, TurnHere works with customers on creative treatments to help produce effective venues for building online traffic. Founded in 2005, the company is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville, California, and offices in New York.

About WellcomeMat

WellcomeMat.com is the creative center of hyper-local, commercially applicable video, and is best known as the video site that is making the real estate marketplace more efficient. WellcomeMat provides homeowners, business owners, real estate professionals, brokerages and local personalities with all the resources, technology and professional help they need to win listings, gain leads, and stand out against the competition. The result is stand-out video marketing in the place where outstanding marketing is most needed: the Web.

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     Kasey Fleisher or Zoe Vandeveer
     LaunchSquad for TurnHere
     Phone: 415-625-8555
     Email: turnhere(at)launchsquad(dot)com
      
     Jason Damata
     Fabric Media for WellcomeMat
     Phone: 917-279-8706
     Email: Jason(at)fabricmedia(dot)net or jdamata(at)wellcomemat(dot)com
      
     Christian A. Sterner
     Co-founder
     WellcomeMat
     Office: 303-499-0589
     Mobile: 303-522-0130
     Fax: 303-459-4141
     Email: Christian(at)wellcomemat(dot)com